AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow, sorry this took so long! And sorry it's short. This was sort of inspired by the song Shelter, originally by The xx. I personally love Birdy's cover of it. If you haven't heard it, go listen! Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter!
DISCLAIMER: Still not JK Rowling. I did watch a few live quidditch games today though.
Not long after that discussion, we all went down to eat. We didn't stay long, because the castle was still battle scarred, and we didn't want to dwell on that. Most of us went back to the Gryffindor common room, but Luna said she wanted to spend some time with the Ravenclaws. I could understand that, so I let her go and went on up to my dormitory to sleep.
I awoke in the middle of the night, and at first I wasn't sure why. Then I realized someone was standing in the doorway.
"Hello?" I said.
I heard a sniffle and Luna stepped into the pool of moonlight at the foot of my bed. "I had a nightmare." she said.
"Come here, come here. It's ok." I told her softly.
She crawled into the bed and curled up next to me. We were quiet for a moment. "Do you want to talk about it?" I asked, deciding to let her take the lead.
"You died." she said quietly. "Right in front of me and, Neville, I…I…I couldn't do anything. And when I woke up, it still felt so real, so I came here. To make sure you were alright."
"I'm fine. We both are. It's all over now." I told her reassuringly. I wrapped my arms around her and held her; tears had overcome her again. When she was done crying she looked up at me.
"I'm sorry I woke you up." she apologized.
"Don't be. You can come to me for anything, you know." I hoped she knew that anyway.
"Thank you. Can I, could I stay here again tonight? I feel safer, more sheltered here." Luna asked nervously.
"Of course you can. You can stay here anytime you want." I smiled at her and we positioned ourselves more comfortably for sleep. I didn't tell her, but I felt safer with her there too.