My first Neville/Luna fic, even though I've always shipped them so hard. It's also my entry for The. Musical Chairs Competition, for a word count between 300-375. The word count without the authors note is 366.

Death. Mourning. Pain. It was all around her. And for someone who was normally so happy, so full of life, she shouldn't be in a place like this. Not her. Not Luna. Not my Luna.

Her messy, dirty blonde hair was matted with blood and dirt and her body was cut and bruised. Her clothes were ripped and cut, her eyes dull and emitted pain. Even if there were people who has come out way worse in this battle, I was only worried about her. To me, just a small cut on her perfect, flawless skin was a crime against nature.

She was sat on the front steps of Hogwarts, her head in her hands, her breathes deep and ragged. Around her was countless pieces of rubble, blood and shattered pieces of glass.

"Neville?" She asks, her voice breaking, tears eminent, "Is that you?" She asks again. I wonder briefly how she knows I'm here, and how she knows it's me. And then I remember it's Luna; she knows almost everything, stuff that a normal person wouldn't. I think that's why I... Like her. A lot.

"Yeah?" I reply, etching my way towards her, taking my place on the broken step next to her. She puts her head on my shoulder, and I can feel her body quivering. I wonder whether she's crying, "Oh Luna. It'll be alright. Just you wait and see. It's over now, he's gone. We can finally get on with our lives." I attempt to reassure her, knowing I was probably making it worse. I hope not.

"How do you know that? How do you know that this isn't the beginning of the end?" She asks, lifting her head, her dead blue eyes locking with mine.

"I don't. But, if we've just fought this war for nothing, hells gunna pay. And I know my parents didn't fight for nothing. They never gave up hope. So neither will I." I reply, unable to break eye contact. And I don't know how it happened, or who made the first move, but all I know is that we kissed. And that's all I care about. And I know I wouldn't change it for the world.

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