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A/N: I'm trying to update ASAP…so yeah…
Ginny Weasley was walking down to the lake when she saw Luna's expression. She was smiling broadly and her head was being supported by her hands.
Ginny smiled. "Hey Luna…wow, you're happy!" she exclaimed as she walked to Luna and sat down beside her.
Luna nodded. Her eyes were shining brightly.
"What made you so happy anyways? I haven't seen you look like that since you went on your vacation!"
Luna looked at Ginny dreamily. "Harry said I'm going to have someone who will love me…which I hope is someone decent."
Ginny giggled. "I'm sure of it, Luna! Who wouldn't love you anyways? We're all bound to have someone we love, and that loves us back..."
Lunanodded, then remembered what she was supposed to do for Harry.
"Hey, Ginny…what's your favorite type of clothing?"
Later…
"She likes wearing pink dresses and red sweaters. Her mum's jumpers are always her favorites."
Harry wasn't listening. He was busy staring at Luna's concentrating eyes. Her blonde hair was waving in the wind and her fingers were playing around with the grass.
"And…um…Harry…are you alright?"
Her eyes fixed on Harry as he felt himself flushing.
"You're turning red…are you sure you aren't ill?" she asked with concern. Harry laughed a bit.
"Nah…nope…I'm fine," Harry answered.
"Well, alright. She also likes…"
Harry found himself absorbed into Luna's beauty again. 'Damn hormones,' he cursed himself. He looked at Luna's lips, which were moving, and then he realized that she was talking.
"Ginny thinks that when she wears lip gloss, the light pink ones that Hermione gives her, she looks prettier, especially when she puts on faint eyes-shadow."
Harry nodded. "Do you like to use make-up, Luna?" he asked.
Luna shook her head. "I don't think that I should waste my money on those. I'm saving up so I can study nargles…"
Luna can be so weird sometimes.
After their usual meeting on Ginny, Harry figured something out. He shouldn't waste Luna's time about Ginny anymore; but that was the only way they could meet and talk so casually. Not thinking of where he was going, he ended up at the Ravenclaw's common room entrance.
The portrait was busy studying her reflection. "Oh dear, I didn't see you there. Ah-hem…where are my manners? Password…oh…I've never seen you before, mister. Are you new? Well, of course not…you have a Gryffindor colored scarf! What are you doing here?" Harry looked appalled. This wasn't where he wanted to end up…or was it?
"I'm…waiting for a friend," he answered staring into the portrait. The portrait scoffed. "Alright, just…don't stare at me. It makes me uncomfortable."
"Harry?"
Harry turned around.
Oh no…it's Cho Chang, his past girlfriend, a seventh year Ravenclaw. Ever since their break-up, Cho dated Michael Corner, Ginny's old boyfriend. But when Cho and Michael broke up, Cho started being miserable again and went to seek out Harry.
"Uh…hi…Cho," he said awkwardly.
Cho blushed. "Well…I'll see you around…" she said as she muttered the password to the portrait. Harry sighed. 'Hope not…' he thought as he walked away.
"Hey, your friend won't be pretty happy you know!" the portrait called after him.
Well, that wasn't as planned.
Harry was mentally thinking that over and over ever since. He wished he remembered the way to the common room. He wished Cho would hurry up and graduate. He wished for a lot of things, and among all of those, he wished Luna would be his.
"Hello Harry."
Harry spun around with hope and smiled. "Hey, Luna…"
Luna looked quite different today. She put on some clips and tied her hair into a braid. She had something on her lips…her eyes…her cheeks?
"Harry, pretend that I'm Ginny," she said. Harry laughed. Make-up.
"Luna, I can't. Ginny and you are…different." Harry cursed himself for saying something like that. Luna could take that as an insult. Apparently, whether she did or not, Harry never found out. Luna was too unpredictable.
"I know that. But just pretend."
Harry laughed again. "No Luna. I can't. You know that." 'It's because you're the only one for me…' he thought.
"I understand. It's alright. I know you wouldn't want Ginny to see you with me. It won't make her any closer to you…"
Harry sighed. He wanted Luna to understand.
"You're our friend, Luna. She won't mind at all!"
Luna smiled and muttered a cleaning charm on her face. Harry grinned. She was so beautiful…
"That's much better, don't you think so?" she asked. When she saw his vacant expression, she decided that staring at him was much more interesting then his answer.
"Anybody there?" she questioned.
Harry blushed. "Yeah…yeah…………"
"Well, that's good. I was afraid you've gone far away…maybe to Uranus. Hermione, you know, your friend, said that they should change that planet's name. I think they should too. What kind of planet would be named after a body part? That's just queer."
Luna and Harry started walking together to the Great Hall.
"Hm…by the way, Harry, Ginny enjoys the summer because she's a bright person. That's another thing that's different from me. I enjoy winters, because snow is magical, Christmas is wonderful and mistletoe has nargles, which I can examine."
Harry shook his head smiling.
It was after that day when Luna received a letter during breakfast. She was surprised that it didn't say "WEEKLY QUIBBLER" or anything in her father's handwriting. No, it looked different; saying 'Luna Lovegood' on the front in neat scrawl. Her curiosity grew immensely when she opened it, with a picture of mistletoe; tidy and colored. Below it, it said:
I wish to catch you under here this Christmas.
Is it already time?
I'll bring my love
And try to make you understand
That you will be mine.
Luna stared at it. Christmas was a month away. She never got kissed…by no one other than her mum and dad…and never under a mistletoe. She sighed as she flipped the paper, hoping for a signature.
None.
She took a bite out of her bacon and stared at the letter even more. If people didn't know she was examining it, they would've thought that she was trying to burn a whole in the parchment. Was it a joke, or something serious? She decided to keep it in her pocket, for examination. She had a feeling it was a riddle.
Review Responses:
The Modern Poet: Uh…you're welcome?
Lunafan: I'll try! I really lurve Harry/Luna pairings!
DayAfterPotter: I'll write more, I promise!
Joou Himeko Dah: Yeah…that part was quite sad. We don't really know about Snape anymore, but keep on holding onto that thought.
SculderXPhile: Thanks! I really appreciate it.
Kat: Everyone is allowed to dream. I'm hopping that JKR would make a Harry/Luna thing soon.
FlutterbyButterfly: Love your name, by the way. I hope that the no Neville/Luna thing is going to happen. Ginny would be with Neville, Harry with Luna! Yeahhh.
Kevin: Yep! Luna will always be Luna. She is always the most interesting character.
Thanks for all your reviews. Sorry I took a while to update!
