Luna's Perception of Harry

Harry did eventually find Luna, what he did not expect was to find her in the forbidden forest without shoes. The girl had straggly dirt blond hair that grew all the way down to her waist, her wand was tucked behind her ear for some reason, she wore white jeans that she tucked up to her knees along with a white shirt under a blue jumper. She had a wrist band that looked like it was made of peas and sweetcorn, she also had a pair of radish earrings. She had a brown bag with her.

Harry could not help but notice two important things. The first being that Luna had no shoes on her feet, the second being that she was petting a thestral, thestrals being skinny skeleton looking horses with wings that can only be seen by those who have seen and understood death. Harry was not exactly surprised that he could see them.

"Hello Harry Potter." Luna Lovegood said in a dreamy voice without looking at him.

"Hey." Harry said, after seeing Dumbledore do the same multiple times it was not a trick that really surprised him anymore. He walked forward and stopped next to her. "Luna Lovegood right?"

"Yes," Luna nodded while till petting the thestrals. "it is nice to meet you."

"Thanks, if you don't mind me asking, why aren't you wearing shoes?" Harry asked though he was also looking at the thestrals. "Aren't you cold?" He asked once Luna stopped petting the thestrals, Harry slowly and gently raised his hand. The thestrals looked hesitant before slowly pushing its head forwards and allowing Harry to pet him.

"A bit." Luna admitted. "Sadly all of my shoes have unfortunately disappeared, I think nargles are behind them." Luna added.

"Have you ever suspected that it could be people?" Harry asked once the thestrals he was petting walked off.

"I don't see why they would want to do that." Luna said as she pulled an apple out of her bag and threw it so the thestrals can eat it.

"People are not always logical," Harry shrugged. "some work by rules, some make their own. Some think, some don't."

"I suppose, like last year when they did not believe you when you said you did not put your name in the tournament. Me and daddy believed you, if that matters." Luna said. Harry looked at for her several moments, trying to see if he can detect any dishonesty.

"Thanks, by the way I think you may want this." Harry said as he pulled out the necklace that Astoria had given him. "A younger Ravenclaw found it."

"Oh thank you," Luna said in a sincere voice as she took the necklace. "this was my mothers."

"Dead?" Harry asked in a sympathetic voice.

"Yes," Luna nodded. "she died when I was young, she liked to experiment with spells, one day one spell went wrong. I was nine."

"I am sorry." Harry said.

"Yes, it is rather horrible, I do feel very sad about it sometimes, I do have dad with me though."

"That's nice." Harry said before he waved his wand and a pair of shoes appeared. "Try them, they should be about your size."

"Thank you." Luna smiled as she handed Harry an apple before she leaned down to put her shoes on, Harry took a bite of the apple before tossing it to one of the thestrals. "They fit nicely." Luna said once she had placed them on.

"You are welcome." Harry replied before he stopped and looked at Luna for several moments.

"You look deep in thought." Luna commented without looking at him as she was instead looking at the thestrals.

"I am, be quiet for a minute." Harry said though not rudely. A minute later he let out a tired sigh. "Tonight I will come and meet you outside of the Ravenclaw common room an hour before curfew, you will bring your stuff and I will put some protections on them."

"Oh...that is not really necessary, I am sure that the nargles will eventually stop." Luna replied in a dreamy voice which so far seemed to be her only voice.

"Yes, but I am just going to speed up the process." Harry replied.

"Oh...okay," Luna said eventually. "do you like being new if you don't mind me asking?"

"New?" Harry repeated with a hint of confusion.

"Before...before you did not look very...real?" Luna said, struggling to find the appropriate word. "There was something about you, something that was very...hmm, not you. I have noticed that since the tournament you had become more you, though I have to admit I don't know it that's new you or old you."

"Old me with the learnings of new, I think." Harry replied after a few moments of thinking.

"Oh...I suppose that makes sense."

"Yeah but Snape is always a prick," Harry said as he walked down the halls with Tracy and Daphne. "I mean I really wish the guy would just fuck off and leave me alone instead of constantly singling me out then looking insulted if I do verbally respond and looking constipated when I don't verbally respond. I mean 'Potter, ten points from Gryffindor for breathing too loud, are you really so arrogant as to need everyone to constantly hear you?', any other school, muggle or magical, besides Hogwarts and Snape would have been booted out by now."

"I don't know why he still has a job here." Tracy replied.

"Dumbledore is my guess." Daphne responded.

"Mine too." Harry agreed. "I will never begin to pretend that I fully understand what Dumbledore is thinking but..."

"Harry," A voice interrupted, the trio looked to see Astoria now walking alongside them though she wrapped her arms around Harry's arm. "how are you?"

"He's talking with your sister, thanks for saying hello." Daphne said, rolling her eyes. Astoria looked at Daphne as if she had just noticed her.

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