Gift Fic for the wonderful nottheonlyfangirl Ravenclaw Prefect 2 for her hard work in Round Five!
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"Luna, Draco?" I curse down the phone. "Really? How was that ever going to be a good idea? That's like putting Lavender Brown and Crabbe together – it's never going to work!"
"Blaise, for Merlin's sake, you've been there five minutes." He sighs heavily. "Give her a chance."
I wipe a hand over my face, frustrated. My best friend, Draco Malfoy, has set me up on a blind date with Luna Lovegood. Luna Lovegood, for Merlin's sake. Airy-fairy, ditsy, blonde, mad Looney Lovegood. What was he thinking? Now she's waiting outside, wearing a dress made from ribbon and sequins, a bottle-top headband, and a necklace adorned with a rabbit's foot. Probably about something weird that she's into. I cannot dare to imagine.
"What did your mother teach you when meeting a lady?" Draco asks.
"Urgh. She taught me to be polite and charming, no matter how repulsive they are."
"Strange but knowledgeable woman, your mother." He pauses. "Listen mate, just give her a chance, Blaise. I wouldn't have set you up if I didn't think you'd get along."
The door to the bathroom bangs open and a redheaded man walks in, reminding me far too much of the Weasley's for comfort. Reminding me of one particular Weasley I can't seem to shake. Ginny, the brave lioness I fell so ridiculously in love with that her decision to go back to Potter practically crushed me.
"For you, fine."
Whichever way I felt at the beginning of the evening, by the end of it I am utterly enthralled by Luna Lovegood. She has these incredible ideas about life and magical beings, and this way about her that oozes brilliance. Intelligent, beautiful, stunningly… Perfect.
By the end of the evening I find myself agreeing to journey to Switzerland with her to see the fresh-lily wompus wings. And I have no idea what they are, but I want to know more.
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