A/N: here you go ya'll chapter 14! Hooray! So yea make sure you tell us what you think, I loooooooooooooooooooove getting reviews and we try to use as many ideas as possible as long as they won't make us completely rewrite the plot. Enjoy everyone!
CA/N: This chapter is dedicated to pettybureaucrat for their idea that we're using later in the fic. Thanks muchly! And Luna's a bit out of character since she's not all in her whole world in this chapter. So yeah.
Chapter 14 Gooses, Ginny, and Giggles
Luna clutched the folder that Neville had handed her and dreamily walked down the corridor. The snog had put her back into her, um, normal state of mind. Her head was spinning with thoughts of Neville and the snog. Oh, she was in love. Well, it's not like Neville was any different at the current time. He walking down the corridor in the other direction thinking of how Luna's eyes resembled the bulbs of his favorite conifer, the
Innencara Bulbous.
"Luna! LUNA!" he heard, turning around to see Ginny running towards Luna. Neville nodded happily to himself and walked off. 'I'll be seeing Luna later.'
- - -
"'Lo Ginerva." said Luna.
"Hey Luna." Ginny stared at her friend, "Um... what happened? Did you have too much to drink! I mean, you were twirling around and everything... and even you never call me Ginerva."
Luna broke into a wide smile, giggled and continued twirling. "I'm drunk on looove!" she exclaimed.
Ginny broke out laughing, "What!"
"It's true!" Luna replied. She held up the Snog Folder and smiled.
"Ohh," Ginny nodded in understanding, "you've been snogged. By who?"
"Neville Longbottom!" she said proudly, "Have you had the snog yet?"
"Yes, I snogged Harry which was a big mistake." Ginny said, "But I bet Neville isn't a good of a snogger as Harry is! He's perfect with his black hair and green eyes... and he's not that unintelligent either." (CA/N and A/N: Can these hints be anymore subtle!). Luna nodded to be polite though Ginny didn't notice since she was in her own little Harry-filled world. "So..." Ginny said, breaking out of her thoughts, "Any idea of who you're going to snog?"
Luna's eyes grew big. "I completely forgot about that!"
- - -
"Hey, 'Mione!" Harry called.
"Hello Harry. No, I don't know where Ginny is this time, so don't bother asking." Hermione replied, frustrated that she ran out of studying time.
"I wasn't looking for Ginny!" he replied, "I was wondering if you knew where," he sighed, "Dean was."
"What am I, the bloody map? Go find him yourself!" she angrily responded.
"Geez... okay 'Mione. And don't worry, you'll be able to snog your little Ronniekins soon enough." Harry smirked at Hermione. She glared, 'Oh, you're going down Potter.' She threw a book at the poor kid, who took that as his cue to run from the library.
'That girl can teach Voldemort a thing or two.' He thought.
...30 seconds later...
"Um... Granger!" a voice called. Hermione looked around to see who it was. The library, where she was, was completely empty asides from Madam Pince and a few Slytherins. She must be hearing things.
"Granger!" Okay, she definitely wasn't hearing things. She turned around and was face to face with Blaise. "Oh, um, hello." She said.
"Hi. You're friends with Ginny, right?" Hermione nodded slowly. 'Does Ginny have her own fan club or something?'
"Alright... um... do you know where she is?" Blaise asked nervously.
"Why do you need to know?" Hermione questioned. No way was she going to let her best friend get beaten up or raped by a group of Slytherin losers.
"Well, IsnoggedherandnowIcan'tstopthinkingabouthowprettysheisandshe'samazingandIreallywanttotalktohereventhoughshe'saGryffindor." Blaise exhaled, "So, yeah, can you... tell me where she is?"
"Um..." She had only heard about three words in what he had said and since Blaise was as nice as a Slytherin could get, she didn't think he'd hurt her. "Sorry, but I don't know."
"Alright... I'll just keep looking for her..." Blaise thanked Hermione and walked out of the library.
'Alright... this is getting weird. Time to owl the twins.'
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"You mean... you don't know who you're going to snog?" Ginny asked.
"No!" Luna said panicking, "I read through the folder and I don't want those symptoms! Who is there to snog anyway?"
The two had continued walking thinking of people to snog when they had arrived at Defense Against the Dark Arts and were waiting for the rest of the class to arrive. Colin Creevey appeared with his little brother Dennis.
Ginny arched an eyebrow at Luna. "Are you crazy?" she said, "that's just what I need another Potter freak to befriend me."
Ginny stared at Luna. "What? Oh, I didn't mean you! I meant that he's a Potter freak and he'll probably ask me all of these questions about the end of last year and whatnot." She looked at Ginny expectantly. Ginny nodded, "Right. Well, I meant Dennis! He can snog his brother if he wants."
"I don't know. Should I?" Luna asked, eyeing Dennis skeptically.
"Yes! Snog the little bugger! You've only got fifteen minutes and unless you want to spend your Defense Against the Dark Arts class snogging Snape – Luna cringed - you better hurry up and snog him."
"Give me some time to think about it, okay?"
"Well, hurry up, because Dennis will leave any second now!"
"Alright!" Luna replied, "Just... hold on." She walked up to Dennis and smiled, ""Lo Creevey." Dennis, who's a very nervous little boy, backed up since he obviously wasn't used to being approached by anyone.
"Um... h-h-h-hello..." he stuttered. Colin pushed his little brother aside. "Why, hello Luna. Pleasure to see you on this fine day."
"Yes... we're in the same class so I was bound to see you sometime. So, anyway, Dennis, how are you?"
"I'm f-fine and y-you?" Dennis replied.
"Oh, Dennis, no need for petty small talk right now," Colin interjected, "Luna, you're friends with Harry, right?"
Luna nodded carefully. "I'm splendid Dennis, thank you. What's your next class?"
"Oh, Dennis has Potions next. Well, anyway, do you have any pictures of Harry?"
Luna stared at Colin. 'Can you shut up? I need to snog your brother!' She turned around and looked at Ginny for moral support who, instead, was laughing like the madwoman she is.
"No. So, Dennis..."
"If you get any, can you give them to me?" Colin asked eagerly. Luna snapped.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP? NO, I WILL NOT GIVE YOU PICTURES OF HARRY! NOW LET ME MAKE SMALL TALK WITH YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER SO I CAN SNOG HIM! Is that so much to ask for!"
Colin's eyes widened, Ginny was literally on the floor laughing and the entire class had formed a circle around Colin, Dennis and Luna. Unfortunately, Snape, who had just arrived at the class, had heard too...
- - -
"Hippo... hippo... GOT TO FIND A HIPPO! GAH!" said George franticly flipping through catalogs.
"How goes it, brother?" said Fred smirking
-light bulb flash-
"Hey," George said getting an idea. "What do you say we do double or nothing?"
"Alright..." pondered Fred, "You have my interest."
"Okay, if Luna does snog someone then you owe me a mongoose and I don't have to give you a hippo, if not, I owe you 2 hippos." stated George.
"Fine with me but why in the world do you want a mongoose?"
"I have a plan involving Swiss cheese, duct tape, a paper clip and a mongoose and I can't find the mongoose." Stated George as if the answer were obvious.
"Do I even want to know?"
George shook his head.
"Thought so."
- - -
"Pity, Lovegood. Can't keep your love life private?" Snape sneered, obviously thinking up some cruel, unfair punishment in that greasy head of his, "Well that deserv-"
Luna cut him off. "Oh, bugger, get over here Dennis."
Snape's eyes grew, "Lovegood. 10 points fr-"
"Dennis! Don't leave! Get over here!" Dennis ran down the corridor and Luna ran after him.
"LOVEGOOD, GET BACK HERE!" Snape cried. Luna ignored him and continued chasing after Dennis.
"Get away from me!" Dennis yelled.
"I just want to snog you, hold still!"
Luna finally caught up to Dennis but ended up crashing into him, falling to the hard ground right on top of the poor kid. She pinned him to the floor, bent down and gave him a nice, long snog. When she finally finished, Luna wiped her lips and stood up, lending a hand out to Dennis.
"That wasn't so bad, was it?" She handed Dennis the Pass the Snog folder, walked back towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts class where Snape could still be heard yelling and left the poor boy standing in the middle of the corridor, dumbstruck.
- - -
"I get a mongoose! I get a moooooooooooooongooooooooooooooose!" George happily danced around the workshop.
Fred sighed. "George, can I borrow a few of those catalogs?" asked Fred, receiving a grin from his twin.
- - -
"50 points from Ravenclaw and a detention every night for the next month will be sufficient, Miss Lovegood."
Ginny was smiling widely. She turned to see the reaction from her friend and saw Luna smiling.
"He needs to get laid," whispered Luna to Ginny, "BADLY."
A/N: still no correct potion guesses, oh well guess you are all just clueless. Shame really, anyway read and review even if you aren't going to guess the potion. Once we get to 200 reviews we'll have another party! WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!
CA/N: yeah, review. guess potions.
A/N: (to CA) you sound so enthused.