8. The Essentials – Jungle - Kenzo
Characters: Ron, Luna
Word count: 167
Fifth year
He spies her as she is reading "The Quibbler".He spies her as she is reading "
He foolishly believes he can read her mind.
Mysterious and elusive creatures hide in a corner, their eyes shining with anticipation. Thestrals and Snorkacks lurk in silence. Multicoloured plants blossom and exhale heady and luxurious scents. He scratches his chin when she raises his eyes to him. Her eyes have an evanescent quality to them. She smiles and whispers, "What is seething in your thoughts, Ronald?"
What's on my mind?
My mind is much simpler than yours, Luna. There are broomsticks, a carefully hidden spider, a cheering crowd, sun, red-haired heads, my best friend, Chocolate Frogs and a swarm of tangled brown hair.
He keeps his thoughts to himself. He is staring back in silence.
Luna nods thoughtfully, as if the answer was floating between them, "I see."Ron blushes.
Sometimes, he would like to hide all of this brown hair behind shields of deep green leaves, as inscrutable as the ones - he thinks - flourish in Luna's mind.