A/N: I'm only putting this once because I feel it's obvious and implied throughout the rest of the story. I do not Own these characters or anything else. Also please review.

Hermione had been staring at her books for about an hour unable to concentrate on anything. As much as she'd wanted to come back, she still felt odd, especially with Harry and Ron not around. She sighed into her book again at the thoughts of Ron. She was so sure that after the fight was done he would pay more attention to her but so far he seemed to be slipping further and further away. Since he had began working as an Auror he had no time to even send her an owl. She was so engulfed in her thoughts that she didn't hear the foot steps behind her.

"You seem to be having some trouble. Normally you would have been through ten pages in the time that it has taken you to write just one page." The soft dreamy voice stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Luna." She felt her lips lift into a smile upon hearing her voice. "Yeah I suppose you're right. I just can't seem to focus." She turned to face the younger girl. "I'm surprised you would notice something like that though" she said stretching her legs.

Luna just smiled her normal dreamy smile. "I was just headed to the Great Hall for supper and thought might ask if you would like to walk with me."

"Is it that time already?"

Luna nodded. "So?"

Hermione nodded. "Sure I'll walk with you."

When they reached the great hall Hermione and Luna parted ways. Luna took a place at the end of the Ravenclaw table and Hermione took hers between Neville and Ginny.

"Welcome to the world of the living Hermione. Have you been in the library this entire time?" Ginny smiled before taking a bite of a roll.

"I was." She nodded as she filled her plate. "Though I didn't get much accomplished." She grumbled. "Honestly, I've never had so much trouble in school. I just can't focus. How do you do it Ginny?" she asked with a sigh.

"Honestly… you won't like my answer." Ginny smirked. "Quidditch." She said when Hermione just stared at her.

Hermione laughed. "Really? That's how you deal with Harry being gone? Quidditch?"

"I find it's a good way to break away from reality. I see him at times and he writes often, tells me what he and Ron are up to."

Hermione grumbled inwardly but smiled at her friend regardless. "Maybe Ronald and I just weren't meant to be together." She said more to herself then Ginny.

She didn't notice the look that Ginny gave her. "You're worried about that?" she asked softly putting her hand on top of Hermione's. "My brother just isn't good at stuff like this. The closest thing he's had to a relationship before was with Lavender and we all know how that turned out." Ginny rolled her eyes.

Hermione allowed herself to laugh but she didn't feel any better. She faked a smile for the sake of her friend Luna felt her eyes wandering towards Hermione. She'd sat in the library watching her space off for quite some time before approaching her. The older Gryffindor girl sat next to the person she considered to be her best friend smiling and carrying on. Luna felt a twinge of jealousy at the attention that Ginny was receiving from Hermione.

She could tell Hermione's smile was false and wondered exactly what it was that was bothering her. Luna left before supper had ended and headed towards the Astronomy tower. She liked to be up there at night it was a lovely view in her opinion. She sat in silence for a very long time just staring up at the moon.

"I saw you leave early." Ginny said softly sitting next to her friend. "You hardly ever leave a meal early, probably because you always come late."

"I wasn't very hungry." She said in a dreamy voice. "Why didn't you stay with Hermione?"

"She had to go study." Ginny grinned. "I have no idea what though, she already knows everything."

"Perhaps studying is how she clears her head." Luna suggested thinking of the way Hermione had looked staring at the pages of the book in the library.

Ginny shrugged "I'd never thought of it like that." They fell into a comfortable silence staring at the sky together. "You know…" Ginny started. "I bet she could use another friend right now. Hermione, that is. She really misses Ron and he's never been good at writing. When he does bother to write I imagine it doesn't come across very well."

Luna remained silent.

"Well perhaps we should be going." Ginny dusted off her robes and held out her hand to Luna who took it gratefully. The separated ways on the fifth floor Ginny gave Luna a brief hug and a smile. Luna smiled back.

As she reached her own common room she decided that she would take Ginny's advice and try to be a better friend for Hermione.