Luna walked around the castle grounds, barefoot and dressed in Muggle style clothing. She hummed to herself as she looked for any sign of her shoes which she had left outside a couple hours ago when she had chased a butterfly. They were nowhere to be found.

That's odd, Luna thought with a small smile. The Nargles must have gotten them…

She stood by the Great Lake, thinking of how many wonderful creatures there were hidden beneath the surface of the water that few had ever seen. Only when she noticed that her feet were getting cold, did she realize the urgent need to find her shoes.

Maybe the Nargles took them into the castle…No, why would they do that? Then again, you can never be sure about them…

The eccentric witch skipped up the hill and passed under a tree. A pebble hit her on the shoulder and she quickly looked up to see where it had come from. Her lips twitched at the corner when she saw that Draco Malfoy was sitting in the tree like it were a throne made by nature.

" Lovegood," he said with a smirk, "What are you doing walking around barefoot? Are you some kind of savage that can't stand the idea of wearing shoes?"

Luna smiled at him. "I think that shoes are prisons for feet…Why are you sitting up there without your usual friends?"

Malfoy frowned and looked away. "What friends?"

"You don't have friends?" Luna was startled. "What about those two boys who follow you like puppy dogs? Aren't they your friends?"

"No…At least, not anymore." He leaned back against the trunk of the tree. "They've got girlfriends now, so they're busy with…you know, girlfriend – boyfriend things…"

"I've never had a boyfriend," Luna commented, looking up at the sky as rainclouds started rolling in. "Well, I had an imaginary boyfriend when I was seven…He wanted to be a doctor and I wanted to be an artist…We parted ways soon after and I haven't seen him since." She smiled at Draco with a whimsical gleam in her eye. "I do get letters from him occasionally…though I'm the only one who can read them…"

Malfoy stared down at her in disbelief. "You've never had a boyfriend?"

"Didn't I just say that?"

"Miss Lovegood, where are your shoes?" Snape's voice came from behind them. "Ten points from Gryffindor."

"But I'm in the Ravenclaw House," Luna reminded him with a frown pulling at her lips. "And I've lost my shoes, Professor." She scratched her head. "I think the Nargles took them again."

Snape's nostril's flared. "There is no such thing as a Nargle, Luna."

"That's what they want you to believe…Are you sure you haven't had your mind messed with by a few Nargles?"

Draco climbed down from his perch in the tree and circled it, picking up a pair of pink converse sneakers. "Are these yours?" he asked with a smirk.

"Yes," Luna said, taking them from his hand. "Thank you, Draco."

She sat down on the ground and pulled her shoes on, listening to Snape and Draco talk to each other. Snape sounded sure that Draco had taken her shoes and Draco said he didn't. Luna held a hand out and Snape pulled her to her feet.

"Thank you, Severus," she whispered, straightening her skirt before looking at Draco with a smile. "Thank you for finding my shoes."

Snape rolled his eyes and walked away to terrorize a group of third years, leaving the two blondes alone. Luna looked down at her feet while Draco merely stared at her. She felt heat rise up in her face and sighed dreamily.

"Maybe…I could be your friend," she offered after a moment of silence.

"You don't have to do that," Draco muttered, crossing his arms. "I'm all right without friends."

Luna nodded and put a hand on his shoulder. "If you ever change your mind..." she began with a smile before her eyes lit up with happiness. "Don't let the Nargles do it for you."

Malfoy stared at her like she had suddenly sprouted two heads. Luna pressed a kiss to his cheek before turning and walking away. She could feel Malfoy's stare on her back and somehow knew that he would take her offer to be his friend, but maybe even more than that if he read between the lines of his beating heart…

As long as the Nargles don't get him, he should be fine…Luna thought with a pleasant smile on her lips as the first raindrops began to fall.

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A/N: And so it begins…Ha! I don't know who I'm kidding here, these head canons are growing worse and shorter as I progress. :( I did this as a request, but I'm afraid I've ruined your idea, my lovely reviewer from chapter 3. Well, I still have another idea to butcher…please review with more ideas for head canon pairs AND scenarios. (I think that was what I was missing when I did this chapter.) Thanks! ~ Scarlet