𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 || 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗒

𝘗𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘕𝘌𝘙𝘚

| 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙖 |

Harry gained more confidence after a moment, and picked up Draco's hand again and held it, who looked momentarily surprised but pleased.

No, it looked like Luna and Ginny wouldn't be the only ones with news tonight. That news.

"I- yeah, we may be hanging out together a bit, and what about it?" Harry said kind of defensively. "Well, we all knew, we thought, you two were sworn enemies," said Ginny, "and you've just walked in on us announcing that me and Luna are dating."

"First of all, we were sworn enemies, or so I- I thought." Harry blushed. "Second of all, OH. MY. GOSH. I knew it all along, from when you guys were holding hands in the forest and stuff." "Well, you were right."

"I- I should go," said Draco quietly, looking a bit flustered, and, while he was as drained as paper a moment ago, was now getting redder by the second.

"Oh, er, alright" said Harry. "You can stay and, er, hang out for a bit if you want, though, Draco."

Luna registered that he, for (presumably) the first time, had called Draco 'Draco', instead of Malfoy. The others seemed to notice this, too, because they all looked around at eachother and the two boys in wonder, who looked thoroughly embarrased by this point.

"Ehm, n-no, it's alright, er- catch you later potter."

Ok, what was happening?! Luna was feeling flustered as Draco stepped out of the portrait hole into the corridor beyond.

"Well, this evening has come out nicely" Ron said, apparently in an attempt to loosen the tension in the room. Luna put her hand on her forehead and laughed with the others.

"Luna you can stay the night here if you want." "Ehm, no, that's ok Gin, I better be getting back to Ravenclaw tower." Luna just wanted some quiet reflecting time at the moment. She squeezed Ginny's hand. "See you by Hagrid's tomorrow for Care of Magical Creatures class." "Yeah. Yeah you too."

***

Luna awoke with a start. She had had another nightmare... suddenly she was glad she hadn't spent the night at Gryffindor Tower with Ginny and them- she knew Ginny got worried about her easily. Yes, thinking about Ginny made her calmer, imagining her sweet flowery-scented hair, her face pressed into it...

"Luna, the other girls and I have to skip our first lesson today for a chorus meeting, so, see you later, maybe at lunch?" said one of her roommates. Luna nodded and half smiled
"Ok. See you. Have fun at choir practice."

***

Luna met Ginny in a corridor without the others. She said they had already gone down to breakfast and that she had told them not to wait. "You ok, Lu Lu? You seem a little... down." "Oh- oh yeah, I'm fine Ginny!" "Oh c'mon Luna, I know you better than that" she whispered. "I've just had some trouble sleeping, that's all." "nightmares?" Luna sighed. "Just a bit, I guess, yeah."

"I'm sorry Luna, but you know you can tell me anything, right?" "Yeah, I'm sorry." "Don't be" replied Ginny, grasping her hand and walking to breakfast, not caring what people thought of it.

As they walked into the Great Hall, still holding hands, Hermione spotted them and waved them over. "I heard from a seventh year that apparently Hagrid is showing is something freaky in class today." "Really? What? Oh, I really hope it's a nargleumff" said Luna, thinking of the posters her dad hung on their walls. "Wha- ? nevermind" sighed Hermione. "And I dunno what it is, I'm just telling you what I heard." Hermione shrugged. "Guess we'll see, or that plucky seventh year's just bluffing" said Ron. "Ron, I don't think he was bluffing." said Hermione, exasperated.