Luna's secrets

Because no-one would ever believe her, even if she told the truth.

Luna Lovegood was wise. And wisdom was not something that could be read out of a book. It came from life experience and from learning from your mistakes. Luna's wisdom was slightly different though. She had learned from other people's mistakes. From watching them as they went about their lives and from listening when they told her things. So many things.

Secrets. She knew so many secrets they almost weighed her down. People told her things when they needed to get them off their chest. Sometimes they were good things but all too often they were things that she didn't want to hear. Horrible, deep, disturbing things that ran in circles around her mind when she was trying to sleep.

Luna had tried but she couldn't bring herself to stop the students from turning to her when they had something to tell. She understood why they came to her. She was open minded, a good listener and never judged anyone which were all good attributes to have in someone you were confiding to.

But the main attraction was her own social standing. She had no friends to tell and anyone who she did tell would not believe her because of her tendency for believing in the untrue and unbelievable. She was the perfect confidant.

Even as she scanned the great hall, in one sweep she could count at least twenty students about whom she knew at least one thing.

Yes Luna Lovegood was wise beyond her age. But she knew of so many things, it was impossible for her not to be.

And people wondered why she was crazy.

This idea came to me whilst I was working on my drawing of Luna and thinking about the character. If there's any specific character you'd like me to write about, tell me in a review. Other than that, I shall start the secrets in the next chapter!