A week of boredom had passed since valentines day. Lessons had continued as normal, Harry had spent most of it trying to convince as many people as he could that Crabbe and Goyle were acting as look outs for Malfoy. As always, Luna had told him she knew he was telling the truth but he had merely counted it as her usual 'believe what no one else believes' attitude and didn't listen when she tried to tell him how she knew.

It was the day of their third apparition lesson and Luna felt she was starting to understand how it all worked. She'd been successful twice in the last lesson but both times she had managed to splinch herself. Whilst other people had found splinching disgusting, Luna had found suddenly being separated from her right leg mildly amusing until it had become unbearably painful.

Sat at the table, the tension around the once harmonious trio had become unbearable and Luna had left them in the grand hall as soon as she had swallowed her last mouthful of lunch. The sun was streaming through the windows and Luna was considering whether or not she had enough time to go down to the lake before the apparition lesson started when she spotted an all too familiar figure conversing with his followers, who looked less than happy with what he was saying. But despite their obvious annoyance, they remained silent as Draco sent them away. They marched straight past Luna, barely noticing her. Draco, on the other hand, had spotted her from across the courtyard where he was standing. He had given her a stare that meant 'tell anyone and I will do something to make you wish you were never born' and walked away. Luna just gulped away her concern and set off towards the lake, her new favourite book clutched in her hand.

She must have taken a longer route than she thought because Draco was already sat at the lake when she arrived there. He didn't notice her arrival so she sat herself down, opened her book and began to read, one eye occasionally watching Draco. He was thinking deeply, absent-mindedly passing a long black cane from one hand to the other as he thought.

Luna tried to concentrate on her book but the words had begun to spin. It was much to warm for February and the sun was sending her to sleep.

Luna opened her eyes to see Draco standing over her, poking her with the stick he had been holding and looking mildly annoyed.

'You look like a pig when you're sleeping, Lovegood.'

As she began to get to her feet Draco started to stride away, cane still in hand. Luna scurried after him until she was walking beside him.

'Do you miss your dad?'

When Draco didn't respond she pointed at the cane he was holding.

'It's his walking stick isn't it? I saw it on the first day of school.'

He still didn't reply so Luna tried a different approach.

'I miss my mum sometimes.'

She smiled at Draco's awkward expression.

'But you'll see him again. You're lucky. I won't ever get to see my mum again. Thanks for waking me up. I'll see you later'

And then she was gone. Skipping towards the door to the apparition lesson as if nothing had happened.

He had said nothing but still Draco felt as though he had revealed everything to her.

Well it's been an eventful week or so. Exam results on thursday and then friday I got ill so I've not been in any mood to be creative.

But anyway, that's the next chapter up and I'm going to see if I can get the next one up by the end of this week.

As always, review if you liked it!