Luna felt the ground beneath her begin to shake as a wave of thunder shattered the world around her. The wind was howling and it seemed to be calling her name. It was misty too but as the mist slowly began to clear, the world began to evolve into a different picture.

'For the love of Merlin, Lovegood. I swear if you don't wake up I will leave you here to rot.'

Luna blinked a couple of times and smiled at the sneering face in front of her.

'I don't think I'd mind that. I was quite comfortable in here actually.'

Draco released his grip on her shoulders roughly and stood up, peering through the crack in the door.

'You really are disgusting. Willing to sleep on stock cupboard floors like those pathetic homeless squibs.'

'It's alright, I'm getting up now.' Even in the limited light given by his wand, Draco could see Luna smiling. He rolled his eyes and went back to squinting through the crack. It was too early in the morning to be that happy.

As he had hoped, Filch was snoring contentedly to himself. Easing the door open, Draco hesitantly stepped into the classroom. Gingerly he took another step, his confidence building as Filch continued to snore. Reaching the door, he turned to see Luna just a few steps behind him. She had a certain expression of glee that told Draco she didn't get out much. Shoving his hands in his pockets he marched down the corridor, hunting for a staircase that would take him to the dungeons, the Slytherin Common-room and safety. He could hear the patter of Luna trying to catch up with him and scowled. He just couldn't seem to lose her. He was about to turn round and tell her to stop following him when he heard a door slam shut.

The noise caused Draco to stop dead in his tracks. He felt the weight on his back and heard a soft 'oh' as Luna walked straight into him. Looking both ways, Draco came to the conclusion that there was nowhere to hide. As Snape rounded the corner, Draco breathed a half-hearted sigh of relief. Being a death-eater was almost a good thing when you could wind school professors around your finger.

Snape walked towards them and Draco felt Luna shrink behind him as though to hide. Snape regarded him with raised eyebrows.

'Mr Malfoy...' as he saw Luna his eyebrows raised even more. 'And Miss Lovegood.'

He paused as Luna emerged from behind Draco. His expression was one of slight and mocking wonder. Neither of the two blondes were looking their best. Lack of sleep and confined space did not look good on either of them. He rolled up his sleeves and gave them his hardest stare.

'I presume there is a good explanation.' He met Draco's eyes and after waiting in complete silence for an answer he cleared his throat.

'Miss Lovegood, you will report for detention with me every day for the rest of this week. Now return to your dorm and kindly let me speak to Mr Malfoy alone.'

Luna looked wide eyed at Snape before following his instructions and skipping down the corridor back to the Ravenclaw common-room.

'Kindly conduct your inter-house recreational activities in the time assigned for them.'

Draco fixed Snape with his darkest glare.

'I do not need you to say anything to me. What I do with my time is none of your business; no matter what deal you made with my mother.'

Snape met Draco's eyes with only a faint glimmer of annoyance.

'You will of course join Miss Lovegood in detention. Where I expect a...' He paused to put emphasis on the next part of his sentence. 'full explanation of what I have just witnessed.'

Draco scowled and marched away without looking back. After being stuck in a cupboard with her for a night, he felt that he had had more than a lifetime's worth of Loony Lovegood. Detention was not what he needed.


I'm sorry for not updating! Things have just been completely manic at my house at the moment so fanfiction had to kind of take a back seat. I know it's not the best of chapters but the detention should be fun to do. I really hope I'm managing to keep them in character, I'm trying my best.

Oh if you've got time, please could you read my Draco Malfoy / Katie Bell fanfiction?
It's only a oneshot and no-one's reviewed it which makes me quite upset. So if you're interested, please read and review it. It's called 'A fine line' Thanks!