AN: I hope to update this story more but I'm not sure if that will happen or not (I hope it does though). It's just easier to write some stories more than others and for some reason this story is harder for me to write. Once again anything you recognize is JK Rowling's and anything you don't is mine.

Luna POV

"He says he saw Cedric Diggory murdered…"

"He reckons he dueled with You-Know-Who…"

"Come off it…"

"Who does he think he's kidding?"

"Pur-lease…"

"What's going on?" I asked Padma, as I sat down in my usual spot at the Ravenclaw table. Padma opened her mouth to speak but Evie came running in and sat down on the other side of the table.

"Is it true?" Evie asked excitedly, her cheeks flushed.

"Is what true?" I asked, looking around at all the gossiping students who kept staring at Harry, Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table.

"That Harry Potter fought He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named after he killed a boy." My eyes widened and I slowly turned to look at Padma. Her eyes were large and she looked towards her twin sister at the Gryffindor table.

"Yes, it's true." Padma said, swallowing loudly before turning back to look at us.

"I already knew that," I said, absently waving my hand through the air. "Dumbledore told us that months ago and I trust Dumbledore."

"Yes but —"

"But what?" I asked, looking up from my shepherds pie.

"Well, you know what the Daily Prophet says." Padma said, nervously running a hand through her hair.

I snorted a laugh, "You believe that rag? Mr. Fudge can't be trusted and he has his hands all over the Daily Prophet, the only thing that isn't afraid to print the truth is what my father writes." I said before picking up the Quibbler.

Neville POV

The first week of classes were making me feel absolutely barmy. All the teachers talked about was O.W.L.s and I wanted to scream. Yes, I knew O.W.L.s would be this year but that didn't mean I wanted to hear about it nonstop. I knew I would be lucky to pass half of the courses. But there was one thing I was absolutely sure of, no matter how hard I tried I would fail potions. I only hoped I wouldn't get a troll score. Gran would never let me forget it.

Care of Magical Creatures was interesting but barely held my attention. Unfortunately because of the my bowtruckle stabbed me with its sharp fingers. I had to wrap my handkerchief around my finger before following after Harry, Ron and Hermione. They came to a stop when Ginny Weasley came out of the greenhouse, she smiled widely at Harry but I barely noticed. Luna was standing behind Ginny, her hair was in a small knot on top her head. When she looked up her gray eyes shimmered in the light. I blinked and smiled at the smudge of dirt on her nose. She looked... she looked so... cute. My eyes widened with the realization.

Luna ran forward when she saw Harry and told him that she believed him about You-Know-Who but I was distracted by her large gray eyes and the way her hair was slipping out of the knot. Hermione, unfortunately, insulted Luna and her eyes sparked. I had never seen her so sober before. She flounced away her radish earrings swinging madly as she stomped up to the castle.

"Hey Luna, wait up!" I yelled, pushing past Harry, Ron and Hermione. She turned around slowly, a defensive set to her shoulders. Luna relaxed the moment she realized it was me. A small smile flitted across her face.

"Yes, Neville?" She said softly. I opened my mouth to say something, anything. But the words got caught in my throat. I didn't even know what I wanted to say.

"Nice weather, isn't it?" Neville Longbottom, you are an idiot.

"Yes, quite." Luna said before turning around and walking through the doorway. Her skirt fluttered up and I caught sight of her creamy white skin. Good Merlin... I had it bad. I blinked owlishly before running through the doorway wanting more than anything to melt through the stones of the hallway.

AN: Please Review! It helps so much more than you realize. Reviews make me happy and when I'm happy I think about the story more. The more I think about it the more I create new twists and turns for the story and I end up updating more. Which in the end makes everyone happy.