Chapter Three!

Drifting off.

Luna took her time on the train , asking people their opinions on the Quibbler. They all read about the Umbridge article, and even thought some of the others were good. Their opinion changed slightly on Luna, and even though Luna didn't care if they hated her, she was happy about it. Sometimes she would just walk past people, and they would call out to her on the Umbridge joke, they would laugh then she would too. Mostly the people who didn't read it, or still thought Luna was Loony, were the Slytherin's. But it wasn't like anyone expected them to be nice in the first place.

Soon she reached the end of the train again, and realised no one was there. She didn't realise that she wasted a lot of time, she was one of the last people left.

Draco went to the prefect meeting, it was such a bore. He just sat there for a couple of hours, listening to the others talk. Which was annoying, since Hermione was normally the one talking. Most of her ideas were rejected, which Draco smirked again at the thought. Even her friends put her down sometimes. Though again, unfortunately, he forgot Pansy was also a prefect, which made things awkward. She said a couple of ideas, though meaning something else completely while she said them. He could hear the bitterness in her voice. Hell, everyone in the train probably could.

Thanks to the meeting, they we're the last few off the train. But that was normal, since the last carriages were prefect ones. Draco though, forgot people got off the train before, and went to look for Crabbe and Goyle. He realised that everyone was off the train now apart from him. Sighing he stepped off, and waited for the next carriage to come. He looked around a little while standing there, and saw someone lying down.

It looked like they weren't moving..

Draco rushed up to the person and realised it was Luna Lovegood. She was lying there unconscious. He opened his eyes wider in shock. Draco leant down a little and shook her. "Uh .. Hello.. Loony..? Are you alright?" Suddenly, she jumped straight up so she now stood again. Draco yelled out in surprise.

"Oh hello Draco, sorry, I must of drifted off."

Draco just stood there, for once speechless. For a moment he thought she was dead. She tilted her head and looked at him for a minute before speaking again.

"Your awfully quiet." She said to him, giggling after.

"I.. you.. You weren't moving, it was like you weren't breathing. I thought you were injured badly."

Luna shook her head, giggling a little louder. "No no, I'm not harmed."

"I know that now." Draco replied, bitterness now coming back into his voice.

Luna opened her mouth to say something, then shut it at the site of a carriage pulling up. She smiled and started to climb in."No no no, what do you think your doing Loony?"

"Climbing in." She said as she got in.

"It's a prefects one, you, are not."

"No, but do you see any other carriages coming? Or any more people waiting? If I don't go on this one, I'll have to walk up to the castle. I might miss pudding then."

Draco sighed, she was right. If he stayed he would have to walk up to the castle. But if he climbed in, he would have to put up with her. He finally decided that Malfoy's aren't second class, also, it was his carriage, he wasn't going to let someone else just waltz in and pretend they we're him. Though, it hardly looked like Luna was pretending to be Draco. So he climbed in, and sat across from her.

"I wish you could just walk back." He muttered.

"I would, if I knew I was going to be there in time. But, you know why. Pudding." She smiled at the thought. Draco rolled his eyes and leaned back. The carriage started moving.

"Hey Draco, did you know that there could be Wrac-"

"Loony." He said , barely cutting her off.

"-spurts-" She tried to finish.

"Loony, shut up." Draco said, a little louder.

"Flying around your head.." She finished quietly.

After that, Luna didn't say anything. Draco glared at her for finishing for a little while, then got bored and looked away. It was cool now, not warm like it was before. Lucky for the Hogwarts school clothes.

Draco every now and then glance at Luna. He noticed there was something on the top of her head, and eventually couldn't take it. "You uh.. Have something in your hair." Draco said. Luna felt over the top of her head then down a thick lock of her hair, it was a white piece of fluff.

Luna , after going to Diagon Alley, got her hair cut. Her hair looked like it was curled properly everyday, it went down to about lower then her shoulder. She kind of missed her old hair but it was always good for a change. Draco didn't really realise she had cut it until now. When he saw it as long as it was before, he thought she had never heard of a haircut.

They sat in silence for a couple of minutes again until Draco asked her, "Why do you always pull that face?"

"What face?" She replied, confused.

"Where your eyes are as open an- see your pulling it now." Luna looked up mid way when he was talking.

"I uh.. don't know, never really realised." Luna looked down at her hands then out the small blurry window.

"Nervous about something Loony?" He asked her , smirking slightly.

"What? No, just as I looked down I thought I should keep out an eye for Nargles outside."

"Right.." He murmured, also looking out the window. He thought about the task that he had to do, and he started to worry.

Luna looked at him again, and he could feel her watching him. He tried to keep looking out the window but after a minute he couldn't take it. "What?" He asked her.

She looked at him, he tried not to look worried as the task crossed his mind again, but he was. "What are you so worried about Draco? I can tell it's not me."

"What if it is you?" He snapped.

"I can tell it isn't Draco, you look at me different to when you think about what's bothering you."He looked at her, his mouth hung open, out of shock and a little of fear. He closed it quickly, realising he looked like an idiot.

"What.. The.. How did you.."

"I can tell from your face, your eyes. I can tell a lot about people just from their eyes. That's why I think mine are open so wide all the time. People don't like it when I look at them. They don't like me to see what they are feeling or thinking. But, it's okay, I'm used to it now. It's quite funny actually, one look and they scurry off. Like when you glare at people, but well different."

"Loony. Just shut up. It would do us both some good."

"Hmm.. But why should I do it again?"

"Because. I told you to. I'm a prefect." He said, pointing to his badge.

"I don't really care. They can't tell people to stop talking." Luna said twirling a lock of her hair around her finger.

"Oh really?" Draco raised an eyebrow.

"Yes." She replied as she dropped the lock.

"Well then shut up on the accord that I'm a Malfoy, and that I'm superior to you."

"No. You shut up." She said, smirking a little, it was almost like his smirk.

"How dare you, did you not listen before? I am Draco Malfoy."

"And? You Can't exactly do anything to me right now."

He gave her a look of disgust.

"I pity you Draco."

"What?" He said, changing his disgust with confusion.

"P-pity .. Me? I'm rich and powerful why would you pity me?"

Luna sighed, "Draco, you know and I know, that being rich isn't going to cut it sometimes. Nor is being popular."

"What would you know about being rich or popular?"

"I see everyone that is, I see everyone that isn't. The people who aren't are true to themselves and the best kind of people. Normally, the best one's aren't popular. Though, Harry is an exception, but he isn't too happy either."

Luna now, didn't look like she was always in shock. Draco had never been talked to like he was lesser, or equal apart from Hermione Granger, but that was typical. Never had a decent conversion either. Pansy babbled on about nothing, Crabbe and Goyle what they didn't know could fill a whole library and Blaise normally just listened and nodded to him and Pansy. Draco also never heard of people talking about seeing the best in others. This conversation with her was definitely different to others he had with people, though, she was meant to be crazy.

Luna started to stare out the window again, deep in thought.

She looked back to Draco after a couple of minutes. He was looking down, his hand now rest beside him, he didn't know what to do. She moved her hand from her lap slowly onto his, touching his cool skin. Draco jerked his head up and looked at her then the hand then back at her , waiting for her to say something or move it.

"I pity you because of that," Her hand lingered there for a little while, Draco was too shocked to move it.

"Uh.." He finally moved his hand and she put hers back on her lap. "D-don't touch me.. Loony." His voice was shaky at first, but it grew stern.

"Would you stop calling me that? It's getting on my nerves.""Aha! Something that annoys you." He half smiled half smirked.

Luna rolled her eyes smiling a little.

"Fine.. Lovegood."

He smile grew wider, then she leant back against the carriage wall.

Draco closed his eyes for a moment, trying to distract his mind by thinking about dinner. He felt a little more relaxed now. He heard a small shuffling movement, then he felt light breathing on his neck. "You know Draco.. Your not really as bad as you seem." He voice was a low whisper.

Before he could stop the words forming in his mouth, he whispered back. "Really? Oh yes, I'm worse."

He said with a smirk, even though his eyes were still closed. What the hell Draco? , he thought to himself, Get your head in the game, she's bloody crazy. He felt her move her arm, then place it on his leg, slowly and gently moving it's way up.

He opened his eye's suddenly, and saw that she was smirking just like he would.

"Oh yes, your real bad aren't you Draco?" She asked him, though it was more like telling him. Luna's hand drifted up further then moved a little to the left. He gasped when her hand was right over his fly.

She laughed softly then pressed her lips softly against his neck, kissing it then moving her mouth down a little more , kissing it again. She kissed her way down his neck while her hand started to unzip his fly.

Draco was too shocked to move. He caught a glimpse of outside the window, and somehow they we're going past the black lake. What? How can that be?

He was shaken out of his thoughts when Luna started to rub her hand over his jocks, revealing he had a boner. "L-Lovegoo-" he started to stammer. She just giggled and kept rubbing her hand.

Suddenly Draco was getting shaken and her snapped back to reality, he opened his eyes and rubbed them with his hands. "Aah, your awake." Luna said. "Were almost here." He looked at Luna and she was still sitting across from him, he looked out the window and they we're at Hogwarts.

"Did I fall asleep?"

"Yes, you drifted off, you fell asleep. You know your snore very softly, I almost couldn't hear you."

"Uhm.. Thanks..?"

She smiled, "Your Welcome."

What a weird dream… He thought to himself. Draco pictured her sitting next to him again, moving her hand like that.. He gulped and shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts.

"Something wrong Draco?" She asked him sweetly.

"Nothing.. Nothing at all." He replied.

"Do you like pudding Draco?"

"I uh.. I guess it's alright.."

"I like pudding,"

"I gathered that."

Luna tilted her head to the side, "Did you enjoy your sleep?"

"You ask a lot of questions."

"Hmm.. I guess I do. I like to find out things, I like to learn. I'm curious about everything, I guess that's why I'm in Ravenclaw. Though we all have the four houses in us, just one is more then the rest."

"Everything?"

"Pardon?" She tilted her head back and smiled.

"Are you curious about everything?"

"Almost everything.. Why?"

Draco smirked to himself, though not realising he was. "Just wondering."

"You seem different..""Different how?"

She shrugged. "I'm not exactly sure myself, but it's better."

Luna started to hum something under her breath. It reminded Draco faintly of once when he was walking around the school.

Draco was walking around with Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle. Pansy thought she heard something, and went to go look for what it was. He, Crabbe and Goyle followed her, with nothing better to do. They found Luna around the corner, humming loudly.

"Oh it's Loony." Pansy stated.

"Shut your mouth Loony, do us all a favour" Draco said, glaring at her.

"What's a Loony?" Crabbe asked

"She is you idiot." Goyle punched Crabbe on the arm.

"OOW!" Crabbe yelled out.

"Will you two shut up?" Pansy said, turning around to face them.

Throughout this, Luna kept humming though, Pansy had had enough.

"Loony, I told you to shut up!"

"Sorry Pansy, but I like to hum." So Luna kept on went up to Luna and told her again. "I said, Shut up!"

Luna stood there, like Pansy had said nothing.

"SHUT UP!" Pansy snapped, she wasn't in the mood, She wasn't sure if she meant to, but she slapped Luna across the face. Luna fell to the ground from the impact. Though she didn't say anything, or shoot anyone a nasty look. They walked off leaving her there. Draco heard her get up, and start to hum again. He thought he should tell the others, but he didn't.

He found it annoying back then, but now it was different. Maybe he hated it because everyone else did. He mentally shrugged it off. He only just noticed that Luna's wand was behind her ear, how odd.. he thought.

"We should be going out now, goodbye Draco."

"Bye Loony." He smirked as she sighed, he could tell that Luna thought she'd achieved something with him, by getting him to call her by her real name, or at least her last name. Draco laughed and climbed out. She skipped off, and he didn't see her again. Not even in the great hall for dinner, not that he was looking though.