Challenges and Competitions:
Pairing of the Week Drabble Competition - Luna/Padma
Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt - Ravenclaw Common Room.
The Hunger Games Trilogy Challenge/Competition - Beetee & Wirless - A Ravenclaw
Pairing: Luna/Padma
Our Last Day
Luna sighed slightly as she worked her way around the Common room, searching in every nook and cranny, trying to find her belongings. She didn't have many left after her home was destroyed, and had yet to replace them all.
She pulled out a necklace she had made with old beads. Ginny had given some from a necklace that bad broken, and Hermione had a bracelet she never wore, both girls happy to hand them over when they saw Luna threading her own onto the black cord. She smiled happily, starting to pull her hair aside to pull the necklace around her neck.
"Here, let me help," came a voice, and Luna smiled. Whereas everyone else had gone back to normal the way they treated her, this year she was sharing dorms with Padma Patil, who had returned for her eighth year.
Padma was one of the few that treated her like a normal person... well, one of the very few Ravenclaws. The other houses weren't so bad, just her own. As though they were embarrassed to have someone so different in their house.
She allowed hands to take the necklace from hers, and tie it around her neck as she lifted her hair, brown eyes fixed on the necklace before they met hers.
"It's a nice necklace," Padma said softly, breaking the silence as she struggled to open the clasp.
"It is," Luna replied. "It's not finished yet, but the beads on it were given to me by Hermione and Ginny. It's like a friendship bracelet."
Padma smiled. "Well, I have a few... if you want? Does it matter about colours or anything?"
Luna shook her head. "Not at all," she replied. "I like them all to be different - to reflect my friends personalities."
Padma moved back, taking the necklace with her. "I collected up some of your things," she said, and Luna smiled. "Thank you," she replied. "I was worried I wouldn't find everything in time."
"I'll go get the beads," she said, passing the necklace back to Luna and heading up to the dorms, as Luna sat on the sofa, waiting patiently.
Ten minutes later Padma returned, some beautiful silver and black beads in her hand. She placed them down next to Luna.
"Thank you," Luna said, as she reached for them, and started to thread them on, with a smile on her lips.
"So... what are you doing after you leave?" Padma asked.
"I'll be staying at the Weasley's. Harry, Ron and Hermione will be at Grimmauld Place, and Mrs Weasley knows I have nowhere to go, so she's letting me take Ron's room for a bit."
"That's nice of her."
"It is," Luna agreed. "My house still isn't repaired, and it wasn't that far from the Weasley's, so I can go help my father with it all."
The beads were finished.
"It'll be strange though, I've enjoyed spending time with you this year."
Padma's face lit up. "Really?"
Luna nodded. She leaned in and took Padma's hand.
"Of course I'll be owling you soon, I don't want to lose contact."
"Me neither," Padma said, her grip tightening on Luna's.
"Well, I better check if the others have found any of my things. I'll see you on the train later?"
Padma nodded, blushing hard as lips pressed against her cheek before Luna disappeared out of the common room.
Okay, so this went better than I thought for my first femmslash.
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