The Lonely Life of Luna Lovegood

Chapter Two

Luna felt the air rush through her as the swing came back down to land.

'Bet I can do higher,' Ralph said from the swing next to her. Luna giggled airily.

Ralph began to swing, laughing each time he swung went back and forth like a pendulum. The swing got higher and higher until he let go of the chains and glided into the distance.

'Ralph!' Luna called seeing his dark figure in the distance. She began to run towards him and he began to run back, laughing all the way until they embraced each others arms in a hug.

'You got me worried for a second,' she said smiling.

'I'm okay.' The came apart and Ralph reached forwards to poke Luna's arm. 'Tag,' he said and once more began to run away. She sighed and chased after him, sprinting through the fields of daisies.

At last she caught up and dived at him jokingly, pulling him to the ground.

'I want to pick some daisies. We can make a chain for my mother.' Ralph sat up beaming at her.

'You begin Hogwarts next year?' he asked as they began to pluck the daisies.

'Yes. And you are still moving to France?' He nodded his head glumly.

'It's Beauxbatons I'm stuck with next year.'

'I hear they're great, they usually take part in The Triwizard Tournament.'

'Yeah, and they usually lose.' Luna giggled.

'I've finished my daisy chain, shall we visit her?' Ralph nodded and together they walked to the cemetery.

'There she is,' said Luna pointing to the stone marked 'Daisy Lovegood, I believe in Nargles.'

She approached it smiling and sank to her knees reaching forward to place the daisy chain by the grave. Ralph put a hand on her shoulder.

'I believe in Nargles too, Mummy.' Luna arose from mourning and took Ralph's hand.

'She'll always be with you, you know,' said Ralph, 'And so will I when I'm in France. In here,' he placed a hand on her heart. Luna smiled at him.

'I know. And I'll find someone else.' She giggled.

'Hey!' he said angrily. 'That doesn't get to happen!'

'You know I'm joking!' said Luna, nudging him. She began to skip shaking her head playfully from side to side. 'There's no one else,' she called back dreamily.

At this, Ralph smiled smugly.