the fabian and lunar eclipse.

chapter 14: flying ass

upon parting with xavier and returning to the  gryffindor commonroom, she was met with the sight of her 3 best friends sitting in a small circle, whispering on about something. she assumed this was the "thing" that harry wanted to speak about that they were discussing-

"hi guys" luna greeted the 3 with a smile, that clearly did not reach her eyes.

hermoine, ron and harry took note of this, looking at one another in questioning gazes but chose not to ask her regarding anything since luna would tell them if something was wrong on her own will, persistantly asking about it would only make her more upset and overstimulated,

"harry was just telling us about how apparently professor lupin knew the creators of the marauders map"

"oh padfoot, moony, wormtail and prongs?" luna asked, it suddenly struck her how the name 'wormtail' sounded very familiar, like she had heard it before.

wormtail. wormtail. wormy? 

it was the dream, that's where she had heard it, an unsettling feeling set over her, that was visible on her visage to her best friends.

"hey, lunz?" harry asked, while gently putting a hand on her shoulder, pulling her out of the rollercoaster of thoughts she had previously been drowning in.

"um- i just- i need to tell you guys something" luna began, upon noticing ron's comforting gaze upon her, encouraging her to go on, she spilled. she told them everything. the dream, the coincidence with xavier, them sharing it with professor lupin and his anxiety-inducing reaction to the news.

"bloody hell, lunz" ron said, breaking the 5 second silence after the completion of her revelation. he quickly took it upon himself to go upto luna and give her a bear hug, as he realised he had no useful advice or comfort to offer verbally hence he did what felt best.

luna smiled into the hug, she was beyond grateful for choosing to share everything with her best friends, as just a mere conversation of it with them had her feeling a lot better. she closed her eyes relishing in the hug, as she soon felt 2 more pair of arms wrapping around herself, and could not help but want to cry from relief. 

the looming fear of a serial killer out to get one of their best friends, the sadness of realising what could've been if harry's parents had just chosen someone else as their secretkeeper, an innocent animal that they had all grown fond of getting mercilessly executed had been weighing down upon the quartet and now, the confusion and fear of the meaning behind luna and xavier's cryptic dream that was eerily similar in font to some nightmares harry has had to deal with added too. it was necessary for the group to remind themselves that, at the end of the day they had their best friends and would always be there for each other. this hug was just what they needed, each of them. 

soon after the heartfelt moment was broken by an unhinged comment from ron's side resulting in luna playfully snapping back and harry and hermoine laughing along, hermoine ushered them all to go to bed seemingly being reminded of the last few exams they had the next day morning, as the end of term examinations had been going about for the last few days.

the quartet bid each other good night and went to get sleep, all 4 feeling loads better and lighter after the heartfelt session they had in the empty common room.

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the next morning it seemed the students of hogwarts were in somewhat of better spirits than the day before, having it being the last day before their exams would officially end and they would get to go home in just a few days for their long break.

luna and xavier although both had been keeping an eye out for professor lupin in the teacher's desks at the very front of the great hall, seemed to not go searching for him upon noticing his absence as they both had exams to get over and were more focused on just giving their best by reading through some last minute notes.

"luna, you are bloody brilliant at transfiguration. i dont know what you are sweating about" george asked the shorter girl, as he had chosen to walk her down to the exam room having gotten done with the last of his exams previously the same morning.

"thanks georgie, but i have a feeling ill mess it up somehow. i didn't even study last night, or revise through anything."

"i mean, okay see.

even if you do, its not the end of the world. you and i both know you won't fail, you just might not get the marks that you usually get which is the maximum. either way we all know how much of a badass and smartass you are, hence you will still remain THE coolest person in my life. what more could you possibly want, luna?" george asked with a triumphant smirk, upon seeing the ghost of a smile on luna's nervous wrecked face.

"you're right, i mean if george weasley thinks im cool, i couldn't possibly be spoiled enough to ask for more. could i?"

"nope not at all. he also thinks you are extremely cute and as much as he loves the way you scrunch up your nose everytime you think you've forgotten something due to the nervousness, he hates seeing you doing anything other than basking in your awesomeness"

"god. george, you might want to stop. my ass might as well be floating in the air from the ego its been filling up with" luna responded, trying to hide the blush rising in her face from the idea of george noticing such a minute detail about her.

"flying ass. now that's something people would pay to see, imagine they just play quidditch like that. no brooms, just ego-filled asses" george replied having stopped in front of the room she was meant to be going in

"how are we just simply incapable of having a normal conversation?" luna asked with a laugh, realising the absence of anxiety she had within herself regarding the test.

"we just are amazing like that, love. 

i think it's time you go in, minnie might rip my ass off before it begins to fly itself if i am the cause for you being late for your transfiguration exam. good luck, you will do well and even if you don't, atleast you are still astonishly funny" and with that george quickly pecked luna on her cheek and speed walked out of the situation to re-evaluate how in the world he got that bold.

needless to say, 

harry, ron and hermoine (even professor mcgonagall) had noticed the red cheeks and smile that just won't fall off luna's face upon her arrival. 

she felt a little too good, somehow aceing her last exam. doing a lot better than normal which seemed a bit too much considering how she was already good at her favourite subject.

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after getting down with their last exam, the quartet headed towards hagrid's cabin in a somewhat upsetting mood knowing that this would potentially be their last moment with buckbeak, as the execution was scheduled for sometime later that day.

little did they know, that some shocking events would follow which none of them had definitely expected whilst quietly chatting amongst themselves while walking to hagrid's cabin just to bid buckbeak farewell.

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