Disclaimer: Characters, places, stuffs, and other whatnots that has something to do with the Harry Potter series mentioned in this story does not belong to me, but rather to J.K. Rowling.

This is suppose to be a oneshot, but I can't help but write more. Review aight? :) I just proofread it (took me long enough, right) and made a few corrections.

Hermione stretched out after reading for hours in the library. Every inch of her wanted to go back to studying, and finish her seventh year in Hogwarts. She missed school so much.

Professors believed she need not to return after playing one of the key roles to the defeat of the dark lord. They believe she learned more than enough from school, and that she should have just entered the ministry instead, where she would be most productive. She thought otherwise. Besides, everyone knows she'll pick education above all else.

It was dinner time and her stomach grumbled in protest. Yes, dinner would be appropriate. She picked up the stacks of book beside her and returned each of them to their rightful shelves.

It was quite lonesome for her to attend school without either Harry, who was training under Shacklebolt himself to become an Auror, or Ron, who once auditioned for a keeper position of Chudley Cannons but ended up helping George with their Wheezes instead.

She slowly made her way towards the great hall. There were a couple of boys wandering around the castle -first years who might be lost, she thought, because none of them looked familiar to her.

Instead of bugging them, she continued down the staircase, making a quicker pace as her stomach grumbled yet again.

At the bottom of the staircase, she saw a rather familiar face –someone quite close to her, actually- talking to a younger girl. She stared at the as she trailed down the stairs. As the distance between them and her closes, she could hear them talk –no, quarrel.

"I've seen you two with my own eyes, you and Padma. Are you saying that I am lying?"' the younger witch yelled. The older one placed her right hand over the younger witch's shoulder, which was rejected as the younger one shoved them away.

"I am saying that perhaps you've concluded incorrect, Paige." Her voice was calm, and sweet despite them being in a loud argument.

"You think I'd accept that, huh?" The younger witch crossed her arms.

"I just thought, you ought to trust me."

"Such pathetic words. You were gone for such a long time, in the middle of school, and you wouldn't tell me why. Now, give me a reason whyI should trust you when you wouldn't even give me a reason to?"

The older witch, with long, blonde hair tried to put her arms around the other but was greatly rejected once again. The younger witch stepped back, determined to stay away from the blonde. "My brother will hear about this, Luna. You know he hates it when I am hurt." The girl dashed out of the scene, disappearing towards the great hall.

Hermione, surprised by what just happened, walked even slowly towards the bottom of the staircase. Luna turned to her direction but didn't seem to notice her at all. The blonde didn't look teary, but Hermione could feel her melancholy from the inside. As a friend, Hermione thought of at least making letting her friend know she wasn't alone.

"Luna?" Hermione asked in a low voice. Luna however, continued to walk towards her on a slow pace, facing the steps.

"Luna…"

"Oh, hello Hermione." A small smile curved on Luna's lips after she mentioned Hermione's name. There was no shimmer in her eyes. "I've been wondering whether you're heading down for dinner."

Hermione raised her brows in confusion. "Why?"

"Well, you walked too slowly when in fact dinner's almost over."

There was a sudden snap to her. Had she been watching her the whole time? No, that's impossible. She smiled at the blonde girl. It was something she liked about Luna although they weren't the best of friends. She knew how to handle every situation calmly, with a bit of humor to it.

"Oh, was it? I didn't notice. I was too occupied in the library and I lost track of the time."

"Better hurry then, it's not good for Hermione to miss a meal. It's not good for your health." She honestly smiled sweetly, which was way different than the first one. It was touching, Hermione thought, for Luna to think of her despite of what she could be feeling at the moment.

"I suppose you're done with yours?" She couldn't help but worry about her friend since one of the few friends she still has left in Hogwarts.

"No… I've lost appetite." She answered, looking away. "Well, if you don't mind I-"

"Luna… I didn't mean to eavesdrop but, that thing that just happened…" Hermione stated anxiously.

"Of course, Hermione would be the last person to think of such horrid thing to do. But I'm afraid you might have overlooked things. It was a simple misunderstanding and that's that, no harm done."

"But Luna, she threatened you-" Luna shook her head and remained silent. "Look, I don't know what happened, what it was for and who that girl was, but if ever you needed a friend Luna remember I am here, okay?"

"That's so sweet of Hermione, to talk of Luna as her friend."

Hermione shook her head in disbelief. Maybe she couldn't really understand Luna, maybe she never will, but she's still eager to help her eccentric friend.

Hermione approached the Fat Lady and mouthed the password. "Amicitia". The door opened and she entered the Gryffindor common room. Ginny was sitting with another sixth year, probably discussing homework. At the sight of Hermione, Ginny waved at her and motioned her to join them. The room was cozy, filled with few students. It was rather a silent night.

"How are you Hermione?"

"Better, better than running away with Ron and your boy friend. I prefer books, parchment and quills. That's where my adventures are." She said, sitting beside Ginny.

"Ron's right though, you know. They wouldn't last two days without you."

"That complete arse." Ginny laughed, Hermione merely chuckled. The other sixth year bid them goodbye and headed for the dormitories.

"So how are things in here?"

"Well, how do you find them? Ginny returned the question.

There few changes done in Hogwarts. Parts of the castle were renovated, due to the damage caused by the war. There were new professors as well and more students she didn't know the least. She heard the ghost of Tonks wanders around the castle still, perhaps waiting for her son Teddy to attend Hogwarts as well. It felt way different too, knowing Dumbledore wasn't around, and will never be. Hermione felt her popularity increased as well. But the fact still remains –only few of her close friends were here. Ginny, the next Quidditch princess and girl friend of the boy-who-won; Neville, fools-to-fame wizard and Professor Sprout's apprentice; and finally, Luna, the ever eccentric and…

Hermione was lost in her thoughts. She remembered what she saw before dinner.

"Well?" Ginny's voice brought her back to reality. She was too curious of the blonde current condition.

"Great, maybe not so great, but still… great." Her own words baffled her. "Did that make sense?"

Ginny chuckled. "No." She turned to her parchment and continued to work.

"Ginny, do you know any girl by the name of Paige?" She suddenly asked her friend without thinking.

"Why, yes. Paige Dozram. She's a fourth year Hufflepuff. I believe she had a brother in Ravenclaw, named An… Ambert. I'm not sure though, Luna won't tell me." Of course. Ambert Dozram, the Ravenclaw Head boy. Curiosity struck her even more. She pretended not to know anything about the girl Paige, and Luna.

"And why is Luna mentioned, may I ask?"

Ginny shot her a perplexed look. "Well, Luna and Paige had been going out since last year. I was against it, not because Paige's a girl… but rather because Paige is Paige. Not to mention her awful brother, Anber-" Hermione was taken aback. Luna's a lesbian? She turned away from Ginny, who continued to explained things for her. "Well, whatever his name is. They fought, many times because Paige was no better than being jealous at everyone who would approach Luna –even with me! Pathetic child. And every time they would fight, Paige would always resort to her brother. Luna and that guy are both in Ravenclaw so I don't really know what he does to Luna. Just threatened her, I guess. He's no more good than bragging anyway."

The conversation about Luna and her girl friend Paige didn't continued any further. Instead, Ginny fired Hermione with questions about her and Ron.

"Honestly, Ginny, his head was high up in the clouds far from me. It's true we're like, it's us during the fight. But after the war is over, fame engulfed all of his head."

"That git. We should be thankful he wasn't accepted by the Cannons, or else there might be no chance of you two returning to each other."

After their conversation, both of the girls went to their respective rooms. Hermione she took a shower before she went to bed. As she was drying her long brunette hair with a towel, she gazed out of the window. The moon was gleaming, although there was a part of it that seemed to be gloomy, crying. Then she thought of Luna. It was the first time she saw Luna engaging in an argument, although she's as relaxed as ever. It's the first time she heard that she's dated someone too. Oh, the mysteries of that girl.

Hermione finally lay down on her bed. She cleared her mind of the unnecessary thoughts and focused on Advance Ancient Runes instead. She closed her eyes and almost fell asleep thinking of signs and symbols of tomorrow's subject, until the thought of Luna came in again. "Luna". After few moments of deliberating with herself, Hermione finally fell asleep.