"Hey Hermione, can you help me with my Transfiguration essay?" Ron asked.

"I already helped you with your Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts essays" Hermione replied.

"I know, but I need help with this one too" He complained. "Please Hermione"

"I'll write the first paragraph for you but then you have to do the rest by yourself" She took his papers and started writing. He smiled and relaxed in his chair. A couple minutes later, Harry walked over and sat down next to Hermione.

"Did you know Luna got attacked last night?" He asked them

"What?" Hermione looked up, shock on her face. "Who attacked her?"

"I don't know. Astoria Greengrass told me just a few minutes ago. I'm going to go see her during dinner" He explained.

"Why was Astoria talking to you?" Ron asked.

"She said that she found her last night" Harry replied.

"More like she took part in the attack" Hermione said. Harry turned and frowned at her.

"I don't think she was part of the attack" He said. He got up and looked at the clock. "I have to go to Potions now. I'll see you later"

"What's with him?" Ron asked. Hermione shrugged and went back to writing.

Harry walked to the hospital wing, forgetting about dinner. He looked around before seeing Luna at the far end of the room. She looked up and smiled at him. He tried not to stare at the bruise on her head or the black eye. The cuts on her face had healed a little, now just red lines on her skin.

"Hey Harry" She greeted him. "Why aren't you at dinner?"

"I heard you were in the hospital wing after an attack. Are you ok?" He sat down beside her bed and looked at her worriedly.

"I'm fine. Madam Pomfrey is a great healer" Luna folded her legs Indian style and smiled.

"So, who attacked you?" He asked.

Luna sighed. "I don't feel like talking about it right now"

"Why not? The people who did this should be punished" He said.

"I honestly don't know who attacked me. They came from behind and attacked" She straightened her legs out and stretched. "I'm telling the truth. I don't know who attacked me"

"Does Professor Dumbledore know about the attack?" He asked.

"I don't know. I'm sure Madam Pomfrey told him after she brought me down here" Luna pulled her hair over her shoulder and started braiding it. "You should go have a bigger dinner. Quidditch starts soon and I don't want to be blamed for you lack of strength"

"I'll visit you later, ok?" He got up and waved.

"Ok" She waved and sighed. Her whole body ached as she got out of bed. She tested her mobility, finding that she was unable to fully extend her arms without hurting her sides. Her legs seemed good and had a dull ache to them. She could stand the dull ache but was unable to take the sharp pain that shot through her ribs.

"You should be careful. You might injure yourself" Luna looked over to see Blaise Zabini standing at the foot of the bed next to her.

"Why are you here?" She asked. She walked over to her bed and sat down.

"I thought Daphne or Pansy would be here" He replied. He sat down at the end of her bed, looking out at the hospital wings doors. "They had me do a favor for them earlier. I came here to tell them what I learned"

"What was the favor?" She asked curiously.

"I needed to get information out of the Vane girl for them" Blaise looked over at Luna, studying her face. He reached out and touched her head where the bruise was. "That looks like it hurts"

Luna moved out of his reach. "It does but not as much as before"

He shook his head and sighed, "I'm guessing this has to do with Daphne and Pansy wanting information about the vain girl Brown and her friends"

"What kind of information?" She frowned and thought of the conversation with Astoria.

"Something about Brown bullying others and the Weasley girl asking her to beat you up" He replied. "Nice friend she is"

"Why did they ask you to do that?" She leaned back onto her pillow, feeling a little tired.

"I don't know. They just asked me to do that" He shrugged and looked at her again. "Did Brown and Weasley do that to you?"

"I don't know. Astoria said they did but I didn't see who did it" Luna confessed. "I don't think Ginny would ever go that low. Why would she beat me up over nothing?"

"Rumors are going around that the Weasley girl loves Potter. That they hooked over the summer while Potter was staying at their house" Blaise said. "Do you think she would do this to you if she thought you were spreading those rumors around?"

"I don't know" Luna replied. She sat up again and looked over at the hospital wing doors. Daphne and Astoria were walking in, carrying their school bags and smaller bags.

"Hey Luna, we brought you some dinner" Astoria said. She glanced at Blaise briefly before setting the smaller bag on Luna's side table. "I also brought you some books you could read"

"Thanks" Luna said. She smiled at them and looked in the smaller bag.

"I asked one of the house elves to pack a dinner for you. I can't remember which one it was" Astoria said. "He said he knew you and was happy to pack a bag for you"

"Was his name Dobby?" Luna asked.

"That's his name! Dobby" Astoria snapped her fingers and nodded her head.

"I brought you some sweets" Daphne said. She sat the bag down then grabbed Blaise's arm. She pulled him out of hearing distance. "What did Vane tell you?"

"She said rumors were going around about Weasley hooking up with Potter during the summer. He stayed at their house a month before school started" Blaise said. "She also said that the rumors were ruining Weasley's reputation"

"Did she say anything about the attack on Luna?" She asked.

"She did mention that Weasley was furious when she heard that Luna told Potter that she had a crush on him" He replied. "She overheard them at the Club meeting last night"

"Do you think Weasley would have that as a motive to make Brown beat her up?" Daphne said. "That sounds like a reason she would do that"

"Maybe. Vane wasn't much help. After I got the important information out of her, she decided it was horrible of her to talk bad about her friend" He crossed his arm and sighed. "I did get her to tell me what the deal was with Weasley and her friendship with Luna"

"What is with their friendship? Weasley acts like Luna should be grateful they are friends" Daphne commented.

"Vane did mention something about that. Apparently, Weasley only befriended Luna to make her own reputation seem good" He replied.

"That's nice" Daphne said sarcastically. "Thanks for doing this, Blaise"

"You made a tempting offer. How could I refuse?" he said. "I'll call you when I want you to fulfill your end of the deal"

"OK" She walked over to Luna's bed and joined the conversation. Blaise left the hospital wing, thinking of the information he got earlier and how to use it against Lavender Brown.