Luna Lovegood (Luna Scamander)
I looked up at the ceiling. Then to the candles that lit the hall. They were floating by in midair. I was used to these things by now though since my dad had taken me to a lot of places hunting for the Crumple-Horned Snorkack yet we had been unsuccessful so far. We would find it one day. My dad was the editor if the Quibbler. It was a magazine filled with important things that people needed to know. Like those pesky Nargles! They infested Mistletoes and always seemed up to no good. That's why I wore my charms. They seemed to be working up till now.
Dad had made them himself. We had them around the house, and outside was our vegetable garden with exotic plants covering the soil. My mum had planted them. I loved my mum but then two years ago she had died when one of her experiments went wrong. She was always doing some experiment or other but this one had a bad ending. I was there, watching but I couldn't do anything. I missed her and I was distraught when she died but I managed to stay strong. She wouldn't have wanted me to give up on everything. My dad was absolutely devastated but he was always there for me.
I felt bad about leaving him, yet then again I had to go to Hogwarts. Maybe I'd make some friends… I'd never had a friend before, it was just me and my dad, I had met some other people but they'd all seemed reluctant to be my friends. It didn't matter though because they didn't believe in the Crumple-Horned Snorkack! I had sat in a compartment on my own, there'd been one free and everyone had took one look inside and walked past. I understood that they probably thought I was strange, but that didn't matter because it was good to be unique as my dad had said! Who'd want to be boring! I'd waved goodbye to him, he was tearful but he knew it was for the best. I sat reading the latest edition of the Quibbler on the train. It had been quite lonely but it hadn't bothered me, I was used to being on my own.
So I was waiting to be sorted. I knew I'd be in Ravenclaw like my mum and dad. It was inevitable. I was very bright and I didn't mind being different. "Lovegood, Luna." Professor McGonagall called out. I walked up dreamily, other things on my mind. Some people were laughing, but they could laugh all they wanted. It was probably because they'd never seen a charm to keep away the Nargles - it was a radish. So I sat down and Professor McGonagall put the hat on my head.
"A Lovegood, you seem to have inherited you're parents brains." It said, "But also bravery. And you're very loyal. You're quite quiet."
"You're the one who's supposed to be sorting me. I don't really mind which house I'm in." I thought.
"RAVENCLAW!" the hat had shouted shortly after. So I took the hat off and went to sit down at the Ravenclaw table. I wasn't getting as much applause as the others and some people were giving me weird looks but that didn't matter. It would have been nice to have some friends or someone to talk to, but I knew that was unlikely to happen. There were always books to read though…