Okay, so there is something that is needed to be said before I begin this chapter. This is not meant o be rude, either, mind you. Yes, I have read all seven books, and seen all eight movies, so I know that Neville Longbottom is a guy(and a cute one at that). I don't know why anyone seems to think I think otherwise, so I will go through all my other chapters, and fix any mistakes. XP
I needed to know. I never really thought about it before, but I needed to know now. It was driving me insane. I felt bad about having to ask Tonks, but I couldn't think of anything else until I got my answer.
Dear Tonks,
I have a question. I know you probably don't want to answer this, or you would have told me already. But I need to know. There was an incident in the halls the other day, and well, long story short, the Chamber Of Secrets is open, and the muggle borns are next. If they are next, then the Half-bloods must be after them. I need to know who my mother was. Please, you just have to understand. I need to know. And I have a right to.
~Rita B.
I quickly rolled it up and ran up to find a school owl to mail my letter. After I sent the owl soaring out the window, I wandered for a while through the halls, not really with a destination on my mind. It was early. Around five in the morning, but I liked rising early. I went outside, and sat under a huge tree that stood close to the edge of the lake. I watched as the sun came up, and summoned some paper and a few quills and ink. I wasn't really one for drawing, but I felt a need to get this down on paper. I sketched out the lines of the wispy clouds first, and then started on the rippling water. I don't know how long I sat there. A while, I bet. I heard footsteps behind me and looked up to find Luna Lovegood walking towards me. I smiled at her. I liked her, she was nice. And she didn't judge me for who I am.
"Hey, Luna. What's up?" I asked quietly.
"Oh nothing. I saw you out here alone, so I thought I would come sit with you. I don't like it when people avoid me because they think I'm crazy, so you must not like it when people avoid you because of your family line." She said in that soothing wispy voice of hers. I smiled softly at the young Ravenclaw in front of me. I murmured a quiet thank you, and went back to my horrible drawing.
"Did you know that you are sitting in a small hoard of Wrackspurts?" She asked after a few minutes. I stopped forming the line that I had started. I looked up slowly.
"Excuse me?" I don't think I have ever been so confused when someone talked to me before.
"Wrackspurts. They are invisible, and fly around you and into your ears. They make your brain go funny," She said, mindlessly swatting around her head a few times.
"Oh. No, I guess I didn't know. How do you get rid of them? I must have so many in my head," I joked.
"Well, Dirigible Plums help."
"...Diriwhat what?" I say, quirking an eyebrow up. She moved her hair to the side slightly and showed me the radish looking things hanging from her ears.
"Dirigible Plums. They help with Wrackspurts, and they enhance one's ability to accept the extraordinary." She explained. Well, that made sense... Kind of.
"Oh. No wonder I didn't make it into Ravenclaw!" I said, laughing with the light-haired girl at my side.
NPOV
She was so amazing. Everything about her was just...Perfect. I saw her sitting down by the lake with Luna, and realized just how sweet this girl really was. Yeah, she was the trickster every now and then, and you most certainly didn't want to piss her off, but most people would not have been so kind to 'Loony" Lovegood like she was. I could see her being the perfect mother one day. I feel bad for her, she wasn't very popular here at Hogwarts, what if she never got to get married,or become a mom? Well, she will always be able to marry me. I thought. No, she won't. She can't possibly like me like that. I sighed and continued on to breakfast. I didn't want to have to go to potions today and make a fool of myself again in front of this girl. Harry and Ron were lucky, because they didn't mess everything up every two seconds. They actually had a chance to win the heart of someone like Rita. She had already won my heart, I could tell that much at least. Or maybe it was just me being a kid, and wanting to be in love with someone, and have someone love me back. Who knows. I sat down at our table in the Great Hall, and pushed my food around on my plate for a while. I looked up when I heard her laughing with Luna. I loved her smile, it was so warm and beautiful. How someone who had Sirius Black as a father be so kind and caring, I may never know. All that I knew was that I was falling hard for this girl.
RPOV
I was eating my breakfast before classes, like every other morning. I had just got back in from talking with Luna. I swear, that girl could cheer up anyone. I knew something was going to happen when Wood stood up from his seat. I was right in assuming that he was going to announce who got on the team. But, I wasn't really expecting him to walk over to me, and give my shoulder a pat.
"Nice job, Rita. You made the spot as Gryffindors new chaser!" He said, and I swear, had I not have started chocking on my toast, I probably would have passed out.
"Really?! You're serious?!" I exclaimed, trying not to die.
"Yup. You did a whole lot better than a lot of other people that tried out for the team. Our first practice will be Wednesday at four," He said, before going back and sitting down with his friends again. I don't think anything could have wiped that smile off my face.
I was wrong. So terribly wrong. Practice was horrible. We practiced for hours. Well into dinner. It had started to rain while we were out there, so it made it hard to see anything. Harry and Ron weren't there either, because Ron's stupid wand backfired, so we were short of a seeker and a keeper. It was raining so hard at one point, that we couldn't see the bludgers, and one almost knocked me from my broom. I had at least two or three cracked ribs. I slowly limped into the Great Hall for the remainder of dinner, and lowered myself carefully onto the seat.
"How was practice? Congratulations on making the team, by the way." Neville said, scooching over to sit by me.
"ugh, thanks. It was horrible. I need to go and see Madam Pomfrey before I go up to bed, I think I broke myself." I groaned. Neville laughed quietly, and I whacked him lightly on the arm.
"You're so mean." I joked, flicking some of my mashed potatoes at his face, and watched as they slowly slid down his face and onto his robes.
"Oh. I'm mean, am I? I'm the one giving you congrats, and all you give me is a spoonful of mashed potatoes in my face!" He says, and we laugh a little. I stopped as soon as I had begun though, because it hurt too much.
"I'm going to go see Madam Pomfrey. Goodnight, Neville." I said, smiling softly at him before rising slowly from my seat, and walking- limping- from the Great Hall.
So...How was it? I'm sorry I haven't been updating much.
~MMJ
AKA~Malfoy Mouth James
Over and out.