I rolled over arm stretched to turn off an annoying alarm clock, that I don't even remember setting last night. I slammed my hand furiously at the clock, throwing myself back under my comforter. Why must mornings be so violent, trying to go back to sleep on my comfy pillow, blocking out the sunlight daggering through cracks of my curtains swaying in the wind.
Knock…knock "Luna, did your alarm clock just go off? I think its time to wake up, you wouldn't want to be late for when your cousin comes," a husky voice called behind her door. "Breakfast will be ready in fifteen minutes so wake up pumpkin,"
I hate it when he calls me pumpkin; I'm not a squash. I threw the covers off me unwanted as I sat up in my bed. Today I would be going to Diagon Alley with my cousin, who I haven't seen since last year. I hardly spent time with her, and when I did it was always doing errands for the family or small talk, nothing big or personal. I rolled out of bed still dizzy, and walked towards my dresser pulling out my usual style of clothing. I took a quick shower to rejuvenate my senses or to seem as though I'm awake. (You can add the clothes over here…what ever you want…I don't care.) Before heading down stairs I grabbed my Ravenclaw robe and my wand.
"Good morning Pumpkin, would you like some breakfast" said Mr. Love good, as he flicked his wand making the pan empty eggs onto a plate.
"Thanks Dad," she said, sitting down at the table. "Dad did the new edition of the Quibbler come out yet," sounding excited, as she began to butter some toast.
Mr. Lovegood placed the pan on the stove and walked towards his briefcase on the side of the table, "As a matter of fact I have a copy, hot off the press right here," he said, reaching down into his briefcase, pulling out the Quibbler.
She grinned widely taking the Quibbler from her father thankfully, "so are there any new mysteries or incantations in this edition, the last one was quite interesting," placing the Quibbler next to her. She then picked up her juice to drink, looking at her father for an answer.
"Why yes, I believe there is something rather interesting," he said, slightly amused. "But I wouldn't want to give away anything," he chuckled.
"No, I guess you wouldn't, because it's half the fun," she said picking up a fork, and taking a bit into her meal that her father placed in front of her. "Dad, what time is Shantell supposes to be here? I think it was ten, am I right?" chewing her food.
"I believe so," sipping his drink while scanning the Daily Prophet. "It's been a while since we've seen her, I think the last time she came over was a week after school let out, and she stayed with us for a week before my brother moved to Hawaii to expand his company,"
"Right," added Luna, chewing on her toast as she gulped, "I can't wait to see her," sounding enthusiastically, but could really care less.
After breakfast, I sat on my favorite chair in the living room, reading the Quibbler to pass time before my cousin arrived.
A crash disturbed the silence of the house, "Will you ever get your nose out of that paper and read something reasonable," said a tall slender woman with dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes, standing in front of Luna.
She tilted the paper forward to look who was talking to her, "It's about time you showed up Shantell," closing the Quibbler and placing it on the small table next to her, "I thought I would have had to ask Dad to make a new edition of the Quibbler," she teased.
"Well its better late then never," she said, wearing fitted khakis and a blue long sleeve turtleneck under her Ravenclaw robe, with a Head Girl badge pinned to her robe. "Got your things ready,"
Luna stood up from her seat and grabbed her wand and a bag of coins her father left for her and walked to the fireplace, she grabbed a half a hand full of Floo Powder stepping into the fireplace and said, "Diagon Alley,"
She rolled out first, followed by her cousin as they whipped out their wands to clean themselves off from the soot. "So where off to first, supplies or books?" asked Shantell, putting away her wand.
"Let's get school supplies first, I don't think I want to lug around my books just yet," she said grinning as they walked out of a busy shop. "I see you've been chosen to be this year's Head Girl, congratulations cousin,"
She blushed a little, "Thanks, but how did you know?"
She pointed at the badge on her shirt, "the badge never lies," chuckling, "besides, I thought mostly Gryffindors become Head Boy and Girl, it's been that way for a long time now hasn't it,"
"You're right; I guess it was time for a change," she said, walking into the store with busy students looking around for supplies. "You think you'll meet any of your friends while we're here that you keep talking about, since you and your friends seem to be famous in your father's magazine,"
"I don't know, may be," she said, grabbing a few inkbottles and parchment, and walked up to the counter followed by Shantell. "Why did you ask?"
"We'll the way you keep talking about everyone seem to me that they're very nice people, even though I don't know them personally, just by word of mouth or newspapers and books," she said, watching Luna give the cashier twenty three Sickles, and three Knuts.
Luna waited for her cousin to buy her supplies, after which both walked out of the store and onto the Alley walkway.
"Hey let go see the Quidditch shop I want to pick up a broom that I order." Shantell said dragging Luna to the shop quickly, by passing the bustle on the Alley.
We walked in to find, everything and anything a Quidditch fan or player might need. "I think I'll wait for you by the counter," suggested Luna as her cousin walked behind the line of customers.
"See you in a bit,"
Luna nodded to her cousins, as her cousin bumped into a red tall red headed boy, who just nodded and walked behind a girl with her brunet hair up, chatting next to a red headed girl, and a black haired boy with a familiar smile.
He really changed since the last time I saw him. Ginny you are so lucky and you don't even know it. I guess I was too afraid to confront him when I had the chance. Please don't look at me; I don't want them to see me. Oh, no. They're coming this way. I turned around and picked up a magazine hoping they don't see me.Luna whispered to Shantell who seemed to be at the counter, "Shantell are you done yet?"
"No, they're checking if my broom is in the back," Shantell said mad at the service, as her fingers rapped on the counter.
She turned around holding the Quidditch magazine slightly covering her face, as someone caught her eye.
"Luna!" Ginny shrieked walking over to her, as her friend dropped her magazine from her face, placing a fake smile. "It's so good to see you, and here of all places. I thought you don't like Quidditch,"
"Well I don't actually," she said placing the magazine back on the display clumsily, but got frustrated and just held on to it. She then turned around to see Harry walk up behind Ginny, "I'm here with my cousin, she's waiting at the counter for her broom," pointing towards the blonde girl with a Ravenclaw patch, continuing her rapping on the counter, till a man holding a packaged broom walked out.
"Sorry about the delay, your broom has here for the past week," said the store clerk, handing over the package to Shantell.
She took her broom from him, "thank you," she said, trying to seem happy turning towards her cousin, "oh hi. I'm Luna's cousin Shantell,"
Ginny looked at this girl next to her and smiled, "your Luna's cousin, never seen you before?" she asked puzzled.
"Well, it's not everyday you make friends with Ravenclaws who are two years older than you," she laughed.
"That makes sense," said Ginny nodding, as the rest of her company showed up around her.
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"So how have you been over the summer?" Luna asked, trying to change the subject.
"Oh! I'm great actually. I've been meaning to owl you during the summer, to ask you if you want to spend the rest of the summer at my house. So do you?"
I didn't want to be mean and not refuse her offer, but I didn't want to seem over excited. I also don't want to see Ginny and Harry making out when ever I would walk into an odd situation. So I placed a delightful smile and said.
"Well I should bring it up with my dad…"
"Of course Luna can stay at your house! I'll talk to her dad and she can leave with you today!" Shantell said out of nowhere. "I'll send her by Floo Powder with her things and trunk."
Why does she do this to me? Why oh why. I hope she's not doing this because she's trying to get me out of the house more. I hope it's not because she thinks that these are my really good friends, when they really aren't, and how I should spend time with them.
"That sounds like a plan," said Ginny, and then turned to search for her brother in the store. "Bill, where are you?" she called.
Bill came around a display of Quidditch Protection pads, "Yeah Ginny, what do you want, Kim and I were looking at the new model posters," he replied, holding a girl's hand that seemed to be slightly shorter than him.
"Shantell is that you," said Kim, releasing Bill's hand to walk over to her. Both women greeted each other in slight hug.
"Hi Kim, it's so good to see you. I see you have a boyfriend," said Shantell smiling, leaning into her friend, "not a bad choice,"
Kim gave her a playful slap blushing at her comment, as they women continued to chat.
"Bill, can you tell Mum that Luna is going to be staying with us at the Burrow," informed Ginny.
"Sure, I'll tell her. Are you three done here, we need to go to Flourish and Blott's before the line for books gets too long," he suggested looking down at his watch.
"Fine," said Ron, "let my purchase my equipment," walking away from them to stand in a line, with Hermione next to him.
"I'll go with you," said Harry, holding his equipment also, "Ginny you want me to get you're stuff also,"
"You don't have to Harry, I can manage,"
"No I insist," he said taking the equipment from her, "would you like to for me to purchase that magazine for you Luna," looking at the magazine fumbling in her hand.
"Oh, no it's alright Harry; I was just skimming through it. You know how I like to read," she trying to make up an excuse for holding the magazine.
"Alright, see you two in a little bit," he said, walking towards Ron standing in the line talking to Hermione.
We chatted for a few minutes on how our summer was going, and how things have changed since last year. But we tried not to discuss too much about it, since we're in public. Bill Apparated to the Burrow, leaving Kim and Shantell to watch us. After we finished at the Quidditch shop, we headed to purchase your books, which didn't take that long, surprisingly, since mostly Ginny and Ron's books were already at the Burrow, being passed down. Harry, Hermione, Kim, Shantell and I bought our books and walked over to the fireplace in the store.
"Well see you in a little while," said Ginny stepping in the fireplace grabbing a hand full of Floo Powder from a bag that Bill had given Kim. Hermione and Ron followed after her.
Harry looked over at Luna, who seemed to look depressed a bit, "don't feel to bad about going to the Burrow," he said lifting up her chin with his hand, "you'll have fun, if not you can always go home and I'll understand," releasing his hand, as she placed a warming smile on her face.
"Thanks see you in a while," she said, as he left with a smoke floating from the flame.
Kim looked at Shantell for an answer at what just took place. Shantell just shrugged her shoulder unknowingly, looking back at Kim.
"See you later Luna, and Shantell. You better tell me everything when we get back on the train," she said pointing at her, walking into the fireplace.
"You bet," she replied, as her friend left with a flash.
"How do you know her, she's my age, and she's in Gryffindor," questioned Luna walking into the fireplace holding a small bag.
"Well let's just say, there are places in Hogwarts no one has yet to discover," she said, opening a pouch of Floo Powder, as Luna reached into grab some and disappeared with a flame.
"What took you so long," teased Shantell, watching Luna stand on her feet from falling out of the fireplace.
"You know just because you can Apparate doesn't mean you need to be all sarcastic about it," she said, dusting at her clothes with her hands as he clothes changed to being dust free again. "Thank you," she mumbled under her breath walking away from her cousin.
"You're welcome, and your things are in your room," she called after her, shaking her head and took a seat on the chair by the fireplace.
I walked back to my room trying to think about what just happened there at Flourish and Blot's with Harry. Why did he act that way to me, when I know that he's seeing Ginny, but I wonder if he knows that I know? What am I saying? I can't be thinking about this. I opened the door to my room roughly, trying to find my things to go to the Burrow. I grabbed my robes and books that my cousin brought upstairs for me and placed them in my trunk. I was half way through packing my belongings as I wonder, why am I rushing to get there so fast? I don't want to be there or even go there for that matter. If my cousin would have kept her big mouth shut and her nose out of people's business, I wouldn't be packing my bag and acting this weird and funny. After a few minutes have passed of packing my trunk, I dragged it down stairs to the living room where my cousin sat waiting for me with a smile on her face.
"What are you smiling about Shantell?" asked Luna, dragging her trunk towards the fireplace by Shantell.
"Well nothing really, you'll see when we get to Hogwarts this year," she replied calmly, and then pulled something out of her pocket. "Here I want you to have this?" handing Luna a tattered package.
"What is it," she questioned, receiving the package puzzled.
"Let's just say, if you want to come back early, because you feel uncomfortable about what happened to you last year," she said remorsefully, "then I'll come and get you. If that's alright,"
"Okay, so you want me to open it now," she said trying to open the package.
"No, open it when you decided you feel unwanted," she said placing a hand on her shoulder, "I know you don't like making friends as much, but try to have fun okay. And I'll see you on the train in a week or so,"
"Fine," she said stuffing the package into her robes, "I'll try to have fun," walking towards the fireplace, and picked up a handful of Floo Powder.
"Wait you forgot something," she said walking over to the small table by the armchair, picking up the Quibbler from the table. She walked over to Luna in the fireplace and placed it under her arm, "just in case you get bored," she suggested with a smile.
Luna smiled back and spoke, "the Burrow," releasing the Floo Powder from her hand and disappearing with green flames.
A/N: I would like to thank all of you who review, lol next Ch will be about what happens when Luna stay at the Burrow, so if you have any ideas for it tell me lol, and I have a Journal and I will update it regularly about updates and what might happen later on lol have a happy Christmas to those who celebrates it!