Author's Note and Disclaimer:
HP characters aren't mine.
Next morning woke me up with my fellow Ravenclaws talking. Looking at my watch I noticed it being almost 12pm,which meant lunchtime. I jumped up worriedly,I was supposed to meet Neville and Ginny! But the next moment I calmed down. We had arranged to meet after lunch.I was lucky.I strode over to the bathroom.
A few minutes later I was dressed and walking into the common room. Terry Boot was hanging something on the blackboard. It was the schedule for the Quidditch training of the Ravenclaw team.I had considered to enlist myself for the team but I didn't know if I really wanted to. I was happy in my position as commentator,even if most of the teachers weren't that enthusiastic about it. I decided to go down and have lunch.
Today's lunch was potatoes with sausages and ham. Desert was to be choosen between ice cream,pudding,cake or everything together. I decided for the christmas cake and two spoon full of pudding. My glance wandering over to the Griffindor desk,where my eyes met with Nevilles.
I mouthed a morning and he waved back at me. Ginny,who sat between him and Harry turned around and smiled at me,waving also,but it seemed more like a beckoning,so I rised myself and walked over to them. I squeezed myself between Ginny and Neville,where they had mad space and Neville opened his bag,tugging out a smaller bag,which was filled with cookies.
„Here,my grandmother sent them to me today.", He offered me to take one. I gladly took this offer. The cookies tasted amazingly good. I had met Neville's grandmother before and she hadn't seemed like the usual grandmother,but she was apparently good at baking.
„Mmmhh..",I made to show my appreciation. "Thanks."
Ginny tugged at my arm,"Luna,did Neville tell you about the party tomorrow?"
I nodded eargerly,my thoughts drifting off to the presents I had bought for my friends. Neville was to obtain a book about plants,which I had found deep down in Flourish and blots and which the salesman had told me was rare,if not unique. Ginny was to obain a necklace with a red stone,which was implied with a defensive spell,while Hermione was getting the green version of said and Ron would be getting a box mixed with sweets from honeydukes. Neville's voice woke me up again.
„Want to go down to Hagrid now?"
„Yes,it's about time.",Ginny stood up,while Neville held out a hand for me,which I took and let him pull me up. We muffled our scarfs around us and started to walk down to Hagrid's hut.
Hagrid was standing outside already,Fang jumping up us to lick our faces. Laughing we went towards the forbidden forrest. The forrest was snowed in. Ginny picked a unicorn hair from a nearby tree and handed it to Hagrid,who tugged it inside his robe. The snow glittered in the light,which fell trough the trees on the ground.
„'Ow's school?",Hagrid asked while looking up at the trees to find one that fit into the great hall.
„Quite fine.",I answered dreamily. "Look at this one Hagrid,is it good?"
„Look's nice!",said Ginny and Neville nodded his approval.
After a while we had enough tree's for the great hall. Each of us students have one floating in the air in front of us,hovered by our wands,while Hagrid was carrying another two in his arms.
„How's Grawp?",asked Ginny.
„He's fine,Ginny. Been talking a lot with me lately!",Hagrid said full of enthusiams,his mouth wrinkling to a smile.
„Your going to be there for dinner tomorrow,will you?",asked Neville.
„'Eah 'eah,can't miss the dinner!",Hagrid stated rather loudly. Ginny grinned at me.
As we entered the castle Harry met up with us,kissing Ginny on her cheek and taking her hand.
„You could help us decorate the common room in Griffindor?",Harry asked into my direction.
I nodded eagerly."Of course I will!"
Decorating the common room took us until evening and then we were too tired to stay up any longer. Also the thought of the party tomorrow brought us to bed early. The Ravenclaw common room was full of strode over to me.
„Luna!",she held out a folded piece of paper to me."Neville asked me to give this to you,he catched me right when I wanted to go into our common room."
„Oh,is he still there?",my heart jumped inside my chest.
„No,I told him you were asleep already."
I took the piece of paper from her and unfolded it.
'Good Night Luna.
-Neville'
He had made the dot at the end of my name with a heart. I felt my skin getting warm. Happyness was coming up inside of me,together with the feeling of heat spreading trough my veins. I noticed the smile that had curled my lips. Padma was staring at me astonished,then she gave a chuckle.
„Have a nice sleep Luna."
„Good night,Padma.",I answered and walked towards the room where I slept,holding the letter tight to my heart and still smiling awkwardly. I stood still in front of the window sill for a few minutes. I didn't have had much time to talk to Neville today,that's probably why he sent me the letter. It delighted me so much that he had thought of saying good night to me. It was still snowing outside. Now to get my presents to my friends in the Griffindor common room. I tugged out the box of sweets I had saved for the house elves,whom I would ask to bring it there tomorrow morning. I felt like a wrackspurt was floating into my ears,my brain went fuzzy for a moment,how was I supposed to call a houseelf?Maybe they liked a Waltz?
„Houseelf please appear?",I asked after few minutes humming. With a loud crack a tiny houseelf apparated at the foot of my bed.
„Mrs' wishes?",he asked.
„Ohh!",I sat down beside him and handed him the box with the sweets,"Can you please do something for me?"
„Everything Mrs wishes!",he said eagerly,tugging the box into his white towel,which he was wearing as a clothing.
I explained the need of getting the presents to my friends in the morning and he nodded eagerly,"Of course,I will do it,Mrs!"
Then he dissapparted with another loud crack. I heard fellow Ravenclaws come towards the room and pushed the curtain close. It didn't take me long to fall asleep,Neville's letter in my sleeping robes,in the pocket right over my heart.