Chapter 6---Picking Daisies

You say you don't care. You say you don't notice it. But in the end who are you kidding? You think no one knows. You think no one sees but once again you are wrong. And being wrong isn't a crime. Being wrong is what makes us human. It's what makes us who we are and reminds us that the clock is ticking. One minute you feel this way and the next…who knows what the future holds. You say you don't care. You say you don't notice it. But in the end who are you kidding? In your eyes, your voice, your smile it's all there. You think no one knows. You think no one sees but once again you are wrong. People look at you and see you wearing a transparent mask so why bother denying it. You say you don't care. You say you don't notice it. But in the end who are you kidding?

As Harry ran out the door, Hermione behind him, he felt as though his heart was beating faster than his running. If something happened to Luna, it would be his fault. He was the one that reminded Luna of the interview. He was the one to blame. But if something happened to Luna…he wouldn't know what else to do. And this left him questioning himself. Why was he feeling this way? Why did his heartbeat wanted to challenge his speed. Why did Luna surviving mean so much to him now?

"What are you two doing here!" Mr. Weasley cried through the angry cries from Bill.

Bill was someone larger than usual but he was still human. His teeth became sharper and longer, his eyes were as fierce as a car in the race track, his cry sounded like a dragon dying, slow, loud, and dreadful.

Mad-Eye Moody, Charlie, Mr. Weasley, Shacklebolt, Fred, and George were all putting their weight to bringing Bill down while Tonks tried to get the rope around. The scene was horrifying seeing that Bill was raging and forcing his way past the group. But with a glance Harry quickly looked past the group trying to catch a glimpse of Luna.

His heart once again started pounding and his legs told him to move and so he did. He started running back towards the end of the hall.

"Harry!" Hermione yelled but he ran as fast as the speed of light around the church.

From the distant he can still hear people's cries of terror and Bill's cry of pain, perhaps. He ran around the side of the church, through some rocks and at last stopping in front of the mosaic window. Through the panes, he can still see the group struggling for Bill and in the room at the far corner he spotted Luna. Harry was shocked at this seeing that Luna looked as calm as ever. She had her parchment and quill in her hand as she sat on the chair beside the desk. She had her eyes focused on the struggling as though it was some interesting action movie.

Harry looked around and realized that he didn't have his wand with him. Damn it! He thought. He needed to get Luna out before they had Bill tied up. He needed something. He looked around rapidly trying to spot anything sharp or strong but found none. His heart once again was jumping and he was losing his patience. He was now angry for not bringing his wand, for not thinking of something fast. And then…he started running quickly the way he came.

He grabbed the biggest rock he found in the pile and rushed back, although it took him longer seeing that the rock was extremely heavy. And once he came to the window he threw the rock right through the window causing crashing and breaking noises. Luna looked up and walked over to Harry as she spotted him.

"Hello Harry." She smiled.

Harry couldn't believe that she was smiling when her life was at risk but now wasn't the time to ask questions.

"Luna, you've got to get out of there. Climb out this window." Harry said quickly and out of breath.

"I suppose," she said and luckily the hole was big enough to fit her seeing that Luna seemed to be rather small for a 6th year.

Once Luna was out of the room Harry seemed to calm down and he felt a sensation of happiness cover him. They walked back.

"Are you ok?" Harry asked concern, hoping she was fine.

She smiled dreamily, "I'm perfect."

Harry smiled and maybe Luna was perfect. Wait…what is he saying? It's Luna for goodness sake!

"Why didn't you yell for help?" Harry asked.

She said dreamily, "It was quite fascinating to watch, you know."

"You could have been hurt."

She laughed at this, "But I wasn't. This would make an interesting Quibbler edition, don't you think?"

"Yeah…it would." Harry said.

"Daddy will be pleased," Luna beamed.

Harry just nodded thinking this wasn't something to be happy about. It was dangerous and can cause problems.

"Thanks for helping me," Luna smile before she left with her father.

"It was nothing," Harry lied.

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It was in the afternoon the next day and Ron and Hermione had decided to take a break from packing since they have been packing all morning. Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley were at the church while Fred and George went back to their shop. Charlie had left. So the only ones home were the trio, Fleur, and Ginny seeing that Bill was sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

"You could have been hurt," Hermione said as the trio sat in Ron's room.

"But I wasn't" Harry said.

"That was luck," Hermione said.

"Hermione get off it. Harry's fine." Ron said relaxed.

"I didn't see you running off risking your life to save someone," Hermione glared at Ron.

"I would have if my mum didn't stop me," Ron shot back.

"So you would risk your life saving Luna!"

"Yes, I would!"

"So you say you like Luna?"

"Maybe I do!"

"What?"

"You are allowed to like Krum so why can't I like Luna?"

"Because---"

Harry decided to ignore this conversation and left the room. He can still hear Ron and Hermione bickering as he climb down the stairs. Ron likes Luna? Does Luna likes Ron? Have they been in contact? Why was he bothered by this? Harry didn't understand.

Harry found Ginny sitting in the kitchen with a newspaper in her hands. Harry would have chosen to be anywhere else but here…but Hermione was right. He had to get this straight. He can't avoid Ginny forever. At least not at the moment. Her red hair was being reflected by the sun causing it to be an auburn which fitted her nicely. After standing in the doorway for a few minutes he finally found the courage to walk up and sit in the empty seat by Ginny.

"Hi Ginny," he said.

She looked up, "Hi Harry."

It was silent.

Harry didn't know what to say. It felt so awkward and it seemed as though sitting next to Ginny was a crime. Why does she have to be so radiant in the sunlight anyways? Harry thought viciously.

"So…what are you reading?" Harry asked breaking the silence, although he knew perfectly what she was reading.

"The Daily Prophet." she answered.

"Anything new?"

"No…it's all old news." She said and folded the paper up. "Harry, you want to take a walk?"

"Yeah," Harry said. He was happy to be anywhere but here.

They started walking up the road in silence. It was quiet and peaceful and Harry liked this feeling. For once he didn't have to deal with anything. For once he can just relax and breathe the innocent air.

"Look Harry…I don't want us to stop talking to each other," Ginny said.

Harry looked at her for a while then said, "Me too. I still want us to be friends."

"That's good because I don't want us breaking up to stop us from being friends," Ginny said quickly.

Harry smiled and Ginny did the same.

She look so pretty when she's calm, Harry thought.

As they walked they spotted a row of daisies growing on the side of the road. Ginny walked over to them.

"Who do you think planted them here?" Ginny asked.

"Luna, probably" Harry answered instantly, "she likes daisies."

"Do you think she'd mind if I have one?" Ginny asked but before Harry could answer Ginny already pulled one out the ground.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!"

Author's Note: Sorry it's taken me a while to update. I was going to update sooner but something went wrong with my computer so all my info and data to this story was erased so I had to go back and collect them. Well I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and please review! And thanks to all my reviewers! I can't thank you guys enough…