AN: Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday. I am very sorry for not updating sooner but I have been reading a lot more and when that happens my writing usually takes a back seat. I'll try to find a better balance so that I'll be able to update all of my stories more. So today is June 15, 2016 and this is the first chapter today. Once again anything you recognize is JK Rowling's and anything you don't is mine.

Neville POV

The rest of the weekend was not as exciting as going to The Hog's Head had been. I spent most of Sunday working on homework in the library. Hour after hour passed as I worked and the words swam around on the page.

I shoved away my History of Magic book and ran a hand through my hair. There was no way I could keep working, I was too distracted. All I could think about was Luna. I wanted to ask her to Hogsmeade or to study in the library or really anything. But every time I tried to ask her something stopped me from getting the words out.

I groaned and dropped my head to the table with a loud thunk. How could things have become so strained and confusing? When did I start to look at Luna like the sun shone from her every orifice?

I stayed in that position, with my head on the table for a good twenty minutes before I stacked all my books, parchments and quills in a haphazard pile and made my way to Gryffindor tower. It took me longer than I expected to get back to the tower and it was almost curfew. In fact I had to run a little ways so that I wouldn't be late. The last thing I wanted was to get in trouble with Umbridge who, rumor had it, had it out for every single Gryffindor in the school. Especially Harry Potter's friends, and I liked to consider him a good friend.

The next morning I sleepily made my way down the steps running a hand repeatedly over my tie. No matter what I did it wouldn't lie flat. With a glare I started to untie it but stopped, someone was cursing rather creatively. I looked up from my tie to where Fred and George Weasley were both glaring darkly at the notice board in the middle of the common room.

I took a step closer frowning. A large sign had been affixed to the noticeboard; so large it covered everything else on it - the lists of secondhand spell books for sale, the regular reminders of school rules from Argus Filch, the Quidditch team training timetable, the offers to barter certain Chocolate Frog Cards for others, the Weasleys' latest advertisement for testers, the dates of the Hogsmeade weekends and the lost and found notices. The new sign was printed in large black letters and there was a highly official-looking seal at the bottom beside a neat and curly Signature.

BY ORDER OF THE HIGH INQUISITOR OF HOGWARTS

All student organizations, societies, teams, groups and dubs are henceforth disbanded. An organization, society, team, group or club is hereby defined as a regular meeting of three or more students.

Permission to re-form may be sought from the High Inquisitor (Professor Umbridge).

No student organization, society, team, group or club may exist without the knowledge and approval of the High Inquisitor.

Any student found to have formed, or to belong to, an organization, society, team, group or club that has not been approved by the High Inquisitor will be expelled.

The above is in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-four.

Signed: Dolores Jane Umbridge, High Inquisitor

I found myself staring at the board my mouth open in shock. How the bloody hell did she know? The hag wasn't a seer was she? No...no...those were very rare and if she was she would have taken everyone in for questioning.

I frowned, dazed and confused as I made my way to the Great Hall. How could this have possibly happened?

I ran a hand through my hair and walked into a small, shapely body. The girl squeaked and grabbed onto my arm to keep herself from falling. I looked up slowly into the dark eyes of Cho Chang.

"Oh, hi there Neville," she said tossing her glossy black hair over her shoulder. I frowned but didn't respond. She blinked before continuing, "have you seen Harry yet?"

"No," I said softly glancing over her head. She was much shorter than me and it was easy to see Luna standing behind her, her eyes wide. Slowly, as if in a trance, she raised her hand to her mouth and covered it. "Excuse me, I have a prior engagement."

I could hear Cho's huff of annoyance as I stepped around her and went up to Luna. Luna's eyes widened even further, to the size of dinner plates.

"Did you see the sign?" I whispered softly. It took Luna a moment to respond but when she did her eyes were sparkling brightly.

"Yes, I did, what do you plan to do Neville?" She asked her eyes wide.

"I plan to join this... this group... we really need a name," I muttered shaking my head. "Anyway, I plan to join and do everything I can to make sure I am prepared for what's out there. What will you do?"

"I'm going to join too and on the next Hogsmeade trip I'm going on a date with you to the Three Broomsticks." I stared at Luna bug-eyed and opened my mouth to respond. Nothing came out but a small unmanly squeak and I watched as Luna skipped into the Great Hall her hair flying behind her. She turned back to give me a wink before continuing on. What the bloody hell just happened?

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