Ellen looked around searching for the lady who had sat next to her for the plane trip. She seemed to have disappeared.
"excuse me, you seem to have dropped something!"
Ellen looked up to find herself nose-to-nose with one of the most peculiar people she had ever seen. the girl in front of her had huge eyes, dirty blonde hair and a necklace that seemed to be made of corks. Her clothes were the strangest of all, seeming as they comprised of polka-dot tights underneath a kilt and something that slightly resembled a sack.
"huh?"
"you dropped your paper"
the girl offered out a grubby piece of paper Ellen had never noticed before. Once opened the paper read:
Hello dear, so sorry i had to leave, Hagrid said
The venemous tentaculars were on the rampage.
There should be some people who are to meet up
with you shortly, Thomas Lovegood and his daughter,
Luna. See you at hogwarts!
She looked up and saw the girl still standing there staring into space and humming.
"Um... would there be any chance that you are Luna Lovegood?"
"yes!", answered Luna happily, "That's me! Daddy's just gone to get a drink, we didn't know how long you'd be!"
"Oh..er...ok. You're magic too then i suppose?"
Luna nodded. Odd red earrings that looked suspiciously like radishes bounced around her face.
"Daddy says that you're some sort of special case, that no-one has ever been entered into hogwarts at fifth year. You won't know anything!"
"gee thanks" said Ellen, oozing sarcasm.
"no problem!"
A man wearing suspenders and a bright green t-shirt saying 'gone fishin' approached, holding a bottle of water with a very confused look on his face, which turned into a grin the moment he saw Ellen.
"Hello! I take it you are Ellen?"
He bowed, taking off a hat that wasn't there two seconds before.
"We must be off!" he shouted, and marched off towards the exit, leaving Ellen and Luna to chase after him, dragging a suitcase behind them.