Timeturner

"Luna, I really wish you'd watch where you're going." Draco huffed.

Looking up at him from her book she examined his disgruntled face.

"I'm trying to do research." She replied simply.

With a roll of his eyes he turned the next corner, grabbing her arm to halt her from running over a small first year.

With a stern look he snatched the book from her small hands closing it and placing it with his own stack in his arms.

Luna reached for it but he simply swatted away her hands.

Once he had dropped her off at her next class he turned to make his way to his own.

Rushing to make sure he wasn't late he didn't notice the figure coming around the next corner.

Looking up he came face to face with Silver eyes.

"Luna! How did you, or why are you, er I just dropped you off!"

Examining her for injuries as he tried to help her up something was off.

She looked more filled out and her skin was clear from any of her normal blemishes that came with being a hormonal teenager. Her eyes were a little less bright, although for Luna they still were shining bright enough to put the moon to shame. Her hair looked to have lost some of its luster, although it looked like pure silk now instead of its normally tangled frizzy mess. Simply, she looked, older.

What on earth was going on?

"Draco." Her face lit up like the sun.

A shiver ran down his spine, the way she said his name was like that of an old lover. Someone who knew every last inch of your soul. Inside and out.

"I've forgotten how adorable you look when you get surprised, you never get surprised anymore."

What the bloody hell is she going on about now?

"Luna, you're going to be late to class." He huffed , but she just smiled at him charmingly.

"You still have my book." She said softly.

"Oh, sorry about that." He handed her the book, and as she reached for it he caught a golden light reflecting from a piece of jewelry hung around her neck.

Before he could get a better look she had turned and started off on her way.

"Luna! You have potions now, you're going the wrong way!" He started to run after her, but just as he was about to begin his chase a voice caught his attention from behind.

"Draco!" It was the soft twinkling voice he was so accustomed to now.

As he turned he gasped.

"How did you do that!" He demanded stepping back from her.

"Do what?" She reached for him instinctively, not sure what was wrong.

"Draco, are you okay?" His face was pale, more so than usual.

She laid her hand on his forearm with concern.

He looked at her very closely, noticing her features were back to normal now.

"You just ran down the hall!" He pointed in the opposite direction in which she had come from.

Shaking her head, she moved her hand to his trying to sooth him.

"No Draco, I was in potions, you just dropped me off. You still have my book though, and I need it for my research."

"You just got your book Luna! I just handed it to you, then you took off down the hall, in the wrong direction I might add. Then somehow, you ended up behind me! What is going on?" He was looking panicked now.

"I don't know what you're talking about, I just left the classroom to try and catch you, I haven't seen you since you dropped me off."

She looked very concerned, and he was confused to say the least.

Until he gave it a little more thought.

She had looked older, talked to him differently, said he was never surprised anymore.

Luna still constantly surprised him.

Daily.

The item that had caught his attention.

"Timeturner." He mumbled.

"What about a timeturner? Draco do you need to go to the infirmary? You sound unwell."

His eyes caught hers with a serious note.

"It was you, you used a time turner. You were older, you needed your book."

Luna nodded completely accepting this as truth.

"Well we better get to class." She chirped.

This was all too perplexing for him. "What about your book?"

Smiling she waved it off.

"I have it when I really need it. I'll just move on to my next project for now."

One thing truly astounded him out of the whole situation.

What was she working on that was so valuable the ministry had deemed it necessary to give her a timeturner?