Chapter 1:Bullied

Luna sat on a bench in hogsmead. Snow fell from the grey sky as she sat reading, her grey eye's were fixed to the pages taking in every word she white hair was held back in a long pony tail. A large brown knitted bag was in her lap. She wore a patterned red and blue fleece under her ravenclaw robes. Closing the book and clutching it tight to her chest, she stood up and walked towards the stone bridge which would take her to Hogwarts. Her boots crunched in the snow as she made her way across it. She reached the main steps which would lead her into the castle.

Luna reached the courtyard. She passed through it and ran up the steps. The day seemed to be going fine for her today so or so it seemed. She turned the corner of the corridor to find her Converse tied to a nail in the big arched door way. Luna sighed at first she had thought that it was Nargals that had done this but soon it became clear that it wasn't them anymore.

"Accio shoes." She whispered quietly.

The shoes slowly drifted towards her. Grabbing them she shoved them in her bag and carried on. She would be meeting her friends very shortly. The thought spread a smile across her pale pink lips. Friends who cared; friends who were true friends. Luna was too busy day dreaming to notice Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson heading towards her. Pansy shoved into Luna as hard as she could. The book fell from Luna's hands before crashing down onto the floor. Draco laughed out loud before turning around to face her. Pansy snatched the book from Luna's hands as she picked it up.

"What's this loser good?" She sneered as she ran her eye's across the book.

"The Tales of The Beedle and The Bard?" Scoffed Draco. "You really are weird not to mention stupid."

Luna tried to grab it back from Draco but he held it high in the air away from her. Pansy pushed her away from him. Luna fell to floor, she could felt tears running down her pale cheeks. Draco laughed again. Suddenly his smile vanished from his once triumphent face. A hand touched Luna's shoulder. She turned her head to find a set of friendly green eye's staring down at her. Harry helped Luna up. Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Neville were glaring and both Pansy and Draco. Hermoine spotted her book in Draco's hands.

"I believe that book is mine Malfoy." She spat as she clenched her fists together.

"Yeah give it back!" backed up Ron.

"The book is mine weasel!" Hissed Draco.

Ginny dissapperated. Pansy seeing this laughed.

"Even the weasel girl is scared of your greatness Draco!"

Neville smirked. Hermoine had had enough, as she went for Draco Neville held her back.

"Let me go Nev..." She began.

Ginny reapperated behind Draco snatching the book. She slammed it across his head making him yell out loud. Harry and Ron laughed.

"Shove off you posh twat." Said Ginny holding back her laughter.

"My father will hear of this and he will take action, what do you think of that Potter?"

Luna smiled gratefully at her friend as Ginny handed her the book.

"I really don't care malfoy." Frowned Harry.

Draco grabbed Pansy's wrist and dragged her down the corridor. Luna turned to her friends and smiled.

"Thank's for sticking up for me you guys." She said lightly.

"We'll always stick up for you Luna." Smiled Neville.

Later that evening the three girls sat in the Gryffindor common room. Luna drank tea from a painted china cup with a matching saucer whilst Hermoine sat reading. Ginny stared at the fire, occasionally wrapping her finger around strands of her red hair. Luna broke the silence.

"The atmosphere in this room seems really tense tonight."

Hermoine closed her book which was labelled charms. Ginny spoke from across the common room.

"Are you okay now luna?"

Luna took a sip of tea before answering.

"Oh yes i'm quite alright."

"Pansy gave you a rough time today didn't she?" Hermoine asked staring at Luna suddenly. "How do you put up with it Luna?" Her voice now sounded strained.

"You learn to live with it." She sighed loudly.

Silence broke out again. Luna now stared at the floor before breaking the silence for a second time.

"The fire. It's so hypnotising."

Hermoine nodded

"Hermoine, Ginny?"

The two girls focused their attentions to Luna.

"Do you think i'm, weird?"

"No." Replied Hermoine. "Your just, different. But in a good way."

Luna smiled.

"You guys are really good friends." She grinned.

"Thanks." Both the girls replied.

Luna frowned. "Slughorn's christmas party is in two day's and I have nothing to wear. I really need to be studying for my O.W.L.S"

Hermoine and Ginny now exchanged excited glances. Hermoine patted her book.

"Luna you can borrow this book if you like, oh and I've just had a brill idea."

Luna raised an eyebrow.

why don't you give us some money and then me and Ginny will go into Hogsmead and buy you one!"

Luna's grey eye's sparked with excitment. "Oh that's a splendid idea, thank you guy's!"

Hermoine, Luna and Ginny laughed.

"Oh and Luna?"

"Hmm?"

"I'f you should run into Draco Malfoy again... I haven't puched someone properly in a long time."

Luna smiled. She felt so much better now that she had been with people who had cared for her. But something was still Missing. Luna knew exactly what she wanted but could never bring herself to tell anyone. She didn't just want friendship in her life, she wanted the next best thing. She wanted exited from the room and walked down the staircase. She almost reached the bottom when she bumped into Ron and Harry walking up the stairs. Ron as usual was eating something.

"Oh hello Luna." Harry smiled as he went around her.

Ron followed still eating. Rolling her eye's Luna walked down the corridor towards the Ravenclaw common room.