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Date: Sunday, August 19, 2001
Time: Afternoon
Location: Diagon Alley
Characters: Ron Weasley and Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
( A strange, but not unwelcomed encounter )
Time: Afternoon
Location: Diagon Alley
Characters: Ron Weasley and Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
( A strange, but not unwelcomed encounter )
Of course, as he walked up to take his order at the bar, he might have suspected to spot someone familiar- but he certainly wouldn't have expected to find someone like her there. Ordering his lunch, he'd have been happy to remain at the bar, if not a familiar head of almost white blonde hair hadn't spotted his eye, a lone woman hunched over and eating by the window. Ron glanced over his shoulder to find the barman gone before pushing himself up again and walking over...then hesitating a little when he saw it was who he thought.
Luna Lovegood. He'd not spoken to her in..well, a very long time. And yet, he still always considered her a friend...even if she was a bit awkward at times and did act a little off. Their relationship was never normal, persay. Back in school, Ron had considered her a good friend, but always found it hard to talk to her, even when with his other friends. Now, he was at a loss, but it was too late. It seemed she had spotted him, and Ron had little choice but to approach and grin a little. "Oi, Luna?? Bugger, what're you doing here?"
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It was strange to her sometimes, running into people she knew, it was like she knew them but she didn't know them at all. They were what she counted as friends. Ronald Weasley was one she had always had a bit of a time relating to. He came from a big boisterous family with big and brash personalities. She had never minded the Weasleys. They were all very nice people and while sometimes they could be a little rude (Ronald), in general, they were very nice.
"Having a bit of a bite yourself? Or did you come to find friends?"
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For once, Ron sounded sincere to Luna- because, well, he was! It was good to read the truth, even if it seemed to come from so few and so far between these days. Without even asking, he pulled up the seat beside her, falling into it and glancing up at the waiter before smiling back to the girl beside him.
"Well, technically m'just here to stretch my legs and have an afternoon outside Hogsmeade for once."
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It was her job as a journalist to make sure that she told the truth as best as she could. "I did what any decent person would have done, given the chance."
A girl had been murdered, it was no less of a crime then the ministry covering up for Voldemort. She had known Remus Lupin since she was 12 years old, it wasn't something to say that his judgement and his word were anything less then honest. He was a good judge of character and if he said that Mandy Brocklehurst had been murdered, she believed him.
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"Yeah...well, it takes a decent and very brave person to stand up and write it down for everyone to read." His voice was a bit quiet as he said it, looking again up to find the waiter approaching. Ron asked almost immediately for a turkey sandwich with chips on the side, making sure Luna was good with just soup before they were alone again.
"Oi, you don't mind if I join you, do you?" Ron added as an afterthought. Really, it hadn't occurred to even ask the poor girl before he intruded on her meal. "You just looked a bit lonely here, and I figure it's been a while since we talked- but I can move."
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"It has been a while and I'm not awash in company, especially not here." she said, glancing towards the bar and the great man that owned the place. She wouldn't be surprised if Odette spit in her food.
"How have things been, Ron? I heard Harry and Hermione moved into London, did you as well?"
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"Yeah, they moved." He answered flatly, hesitating a bit. Reaching up to scratch the back of his head, Ron went on. "I mean they're living together now- not like that! As friends. Hermione and I are sorta dating."
It was strange to admit, even now. His ears were a bit red as he confessed that he'd finally confessed what was obvious to so many others for years.
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She just nodded when he mentioned that he was sorta dating Hermione. It had been obvious since her first year that someday they would end up doing that sorta dating thing.
"That had to happen sometime." she pointed out, there was nothing wrong with it. But she knew from personal experience that dating friends could lead to a very messy heartache.
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"Oi, everyone keeps saying that!" He tried to sound annoyed, but Ron couldn't hide the slight smile. "I guess we were pretty obvious, huh? To everyone but each other."
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She just gave Ron a small smile and finished her lunch, she didn't know much of what to say to Ron Weasley. It wasn't as if they had a whole hell of a lot in common anymore. They weren't in the DA together anymore, the Order was practically dead... she didn't know what to say. She just waited for him to bring up the next topic.
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That's when he smirked. And then chuckled, shaking his head. "Huh. Sorry- I just realized, I don't think the two of us have ever spoken alone- not two words to one another and not in all these years, huh?"
The boy came by finally- or at least the plate did, floating through the air and landing before Ron who was grateful enough to immediately dig into his sandwhich.
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