Well here's another chapter- sorry I'm a little late. It's Ginny this time.

Ginny weasley, a new first year at Hogwarts, dragged her heavy trunk down the corridor of the Hogwarts Express.

Her brothers didn't want to sit with her- it wasn't "cool"- and anyway she couldn't sit with them. Not when he- the- Harry Potter was with them. It was far too embarrassing.

Ginny arrived at the end of the train; all the compartments were full- or full of older students- so she supposed she'd have to take this one at the very back of the train. She opened the door to the compartment and immediately wished she hadn't. Inside sat one of the strangest looking girls she had ever seen. She wore a tangerine coloured blazer and a dress patterned with tiny multi-coloured stars. In her ears were a pair of palm tree earrings and on her blazer she had a badge reading "Go Vegetarian" on it.

Ginny's first thought was to turn away and mumble something about a mistake, but this was the only available compartment, so she simply said "Um…excuse me, can I sit here?"

The girl nodded, gazing at Ginny with large blue-grey eyes, framed by short blonde lashes. Those eyes followed Ginny as she took a window seat opposite the girl.

Ginny tried to ignore the girls stare, gazing out of the window, but it was impossible. In the end she asked, "So, what's your name?"

The girl tilted her head to one side. She looked almost mad, and then she spoke in a dreamy sing-song voice, "Luna. Luna Lovegood."

Of course, this was Xenophilius's daughter, Ginny thought. Her dad was on speaking terms with him- apparently he was bonkers and getting more so with age. He was the editor of The Quibbler.

"Oh. Your dad is the editor of the, uh, Quibbler."

" yes, that's right. Do you like it? Here, I've got the latest issue, you can have it free….."

"No, it's alright, really," Ginny started to say, but Luna was already pulling a copy out of her tartan bagpipe patterned bag.

"Um, thanks….." Ginny could only stammer, "I'm Ginny."

"It's very nice to meet you Virginia."

"Um…actually Ginny is short for Ginevra- I hate my name."

"Really?" Luna looked mildly surprised, "I think Ginevra is rather nice."

"I'm a first year. I hope I'm in Gryffindor, like my whole family."

"I'm sure you will be," Luna nodded, her palm trees swinging madly, "My mum was in Gryffindor, My dad in Ravenclaw. I don't mind where I get sorted."

Ginny gawped "What-even Slytherin?"

Luna nodded.

They were silent for a while, and then Ginny in an attempt to make conversation said "What interesting earrings!"

"Oh do you like them? I got them on a holiday toIbiza."

Once Luna started she talked and talked. Ginny heard all about her time in Ibiza, as well as the time Luna had fallen off the roof collecting Pixie eggs, and the time her father had bought a pet Racoon, and the time when "daddy" had discovered shocking evidence of Kacky Snorkle creatures…..

By the time the two left the train, they were friends.

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"Lovegood Luna!"

Ginny watched a Luna dreamily walked over to the sorting hat, oblivious to the laughs from others sitting in the hall. The hat sat on top of her dirty blonde hair for a second, considered and then cried out, "Ravenclaw!"

Ginny winced. When it was her turn she half walked, half ran to the stool, placing the hat on her head.

"Oh a weasley!" the hat seemed delighted, "Without question you are GRYFFINDOR!"

Ginny walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Fred, who patted Ginny on the back. Ron whispered "See- I knew you'd be in Gryffindor!" and Harry smiled at her. Ginny felt her face flushing scarlet and she could disappear down into the floor boards. She looked over to the Ravenclaw table and saw Luna, sitting by herself- but she didn't seem to mind. Luna waved at Ginny, and Ginny waved back- half wishing they could have been in the same house.

So what do you think? Let me know. Also does anyone reading this like Spirited away- I'm thinking of doing a story (maybe even a Harry Potter crossover!)

Suggestions for who to write next?