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Harry lay awake in his room as he stared at the ceiling. It was strange how alike he and Luna were. He just recently found out that they were both the subjects of prophecies. The difference was, Luna was already fighting to fulfill her prophecy without even knowing it existed. Harry remembered what her father said about the cost of such a prophecy. As if there wasn't enough reason for the world to be against her now she might be in the wrong after all.
As Harry felt himself drift off to sleep he heard the strangest sound. Harry soon found himself following the ethereal humming into the forbidden forest. He didn't need to hear the familiar melody of moonlight sonata to know who the humming belonged to. Eventually he found her sitting in the middle of a clearing. Harry could hear the sadness in her voice as she finished her humming.
"I don't understand Harry, I only want to help people, but all I do is hurt them," Luna whispered softly.
"I killed Pansy."
"No you didn't Luna, you didn't know..."
"I should have known! I gave her that pudding knowing it was tainted with Stone's icky saliva. I thought it would be funny. I guess he was right," Luna whispered.
"He?"
"Gandhi of course," Luna answered as if he was daft for not already knowing. "He was a Muggle who believed you could change the world without resorting to violence. He once said "an eye for an eye leaves the world blind."
Harry pulled Luna into a hug as she cried into his shoulder. "He sacrificed everything to free his people. You know what happened to him? He was murdered, in cold blood, just because he believed people shouldn't kill other people for being different. He only wanted to make the world a better place and they killed him!"
Harry tried to calm Luna down as her grief quickly turned to anger. "I'm such an idiot to believe I could make a difference. Muggles and Wizards will always be violent bigots. I give them a chance at unity and they will destroy each other. No wonder people want me dead. Well I'm done with them. I was never one of them I don't want to be now!"
Luna suddenly let out a short but shattering scream that sent a couple of trees to the ground. Luna eyes widened even more in shock. "I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. I felt this strange feeling that if I didn't scream I was going to hurt someone!"
"Anger Luna, It is a powerful emotion that I know too well," Harry spoke as he looked away.
"I'm losing my mind. Every day it's getting harder. I'm too happy, I'm too sad, too angry. I wish I was back to being Little Loony Luna. Now I am a Loony!" Luna cried.
"Luna look at me" Harry said determined. "You are not a Loony, you are Luna. You are the most amazing and wonderful person I know. Your feelings are a part of life, the best part of life. I now they can be hard to handle but please don't run away from them. What about the good feelings."
Luna spoke bitterly, "You mean like Love? Happiness? That's all well and good until it's inevitably taken from me."
Luna looked up into Harry's eyes and he could see the fear in them as she spoke "We're going to die aren't we..."
Harry looked back at Luna for a second before looking up at the moon. "I don't know, but when has that ever stopped me. Luna what you do is up to you. What do you want to do?"
Luna followed Harry's gaze until she saw it too. "I want to run away. I want to go to the moon where no one will find us. I want to never have to see or hear about another person again that isn't you. I want to escape"
Luna the smiled as she took Harry's hand. Harry felt his feet leave the ground as they rose to the skies.
Their eyes never separated as they flew above the trees. They forgot about Magic, squibs, bigots, hopes, dreams, nightmares, violence, they even forgot about the moon.
He didn't know how long they flew like this before they landed on a beautiful hill. The moon seemed bigger here, almost like magic. "Luna, where are we?"
"Somewhere happy," Luna replied with a hum. She looked off longingly at the moon. She knew she would be better off there, no one to look at her or mock her. Free to be Luna. But...
Luna looked down and saw Harry staring at her, not paying the moon any attention. Luna suddenly felt like scolding herself for even thinking about the moon. The moon was missing the very thing she had been missing her whole life. He was here for her, no matter what. For the first time it dawned on her what Harry was risking by standing by her side. He was willing to risk his life, if not die for her!
Luna ran into Harry's arms caching him by surprise as they tumbled to the ground. "Harry, I'm sorry but I think I lied to you. When I said I loved you on the Astronomy tower, I don't think I meant it. I love you now though, more than ever. What I felt that night seems hollow now. I feel..."
Luna drifted off as she contemplated the change she was feeling before replying, "Different."
Harry understood. "What were you thinking just now...before you attacked me"
Luna giggled, "I realized how much you where risking to stand by me through all this. You would die for me wouldn't you?"
Harry nodded as Luna kissed his cheek. "I would too, for you. I'm not going anywhere without you. I would follow you through the veil if I had to..."
Luna felt goosebumps run through her as she snuggled closer to Harry. "No, now I love you Harry."
Harry smiled warmly, as he whispered sadly. "It's not the Nargles taking your magic, it's this."
Harry began to explain what he had learned from Luna's father. The more he spoke the more Luna seemed to relax. "That is definitely most curious Harry."
"What are you going to do Luna?"
"I'm going to look at my mother's notes and go from there. I'm not going to except this information father told you without proof. I will not choose between my magic and my love."
They sat in silence for a while before Harry spoke "You've changed you know, you're not the same girl I met on the Hogwarts express those three years ago. You're not even the same girl I found on top of the train."
"You have changed too Harry, You have become far more happy and comfortable. You even teach DADA with a playful swagger I find most amusing." Luna hummed.
"I never really noticed, I guess it's because I don't have the weight of being the chosen one anymore. I can finally just be Harry."
"That's just the thing, I remember the exact moment you changed." Luna spoke as she turned to Harry. "At the end of the battle when you faced down Mr. Riddle."
Luna saw a hint of recognition in his eyes as she pressed on. "One moment everyone thought you were dead, the next you were standing in the middle of the Great hall staring down Voldemort. I recognized it right away, you were confident, no you were more. You already knew you were going to win. You were taunting him, calling him Tom. I found it quite amusing seeing Mr. Riddle get so worked up. You had a bounce to your step that most would miss. You looked like someone who just had a huge weight lifted from their shoulders."
Harry couldn't help but stare into Luna's all seeing eyes. How much did she know? Luna answered his unasked question when she lifted her finger to his scar. She traced the scar, not taking her eyes off his own as she spoke. "People know the scar faded with the death of Mr. Riddle, but I saw it during the final standoff. It had already faded."
Luna took a step closer "What happened in the forest? How did you survive Mr. Riddle? Did it by any chance, banish the Horcrux from your scar?"
Harry's eyes widened in shock. Other than Ron, Hermione and a couple of members of the Order, no one knew the secret of Harry's scar. As far as Harry was concerned it was already way more than enough. "How long have you known."
"About two point five seconds ago when you just asked me how long have I known," Luna hummed without any humor.
Harry couldn't help but smile at this, it was short lived as he spoke. "I shouldn't have been surprised. I should've known about the Horcrux. I was always treated like a freak by my family and peers, I guess all of them were right."
"Freak?" Luna repeated her voice hinting at the anger she showed earlier. "You're not a freak Harry. Who ever told you such a thing?"
"The Dursley's, it was their nickname for me and other wizards, but mainly just me." Harry replied saw the opposite look in Luna's eyes, fire.
"Thank you Harry, for helping me make my decision. This has to stop, this hate has to end. I'm used to it happening to me but not the people I love. If I hear anyone call you a freak again I'll kill them and that includes you, Harry!" Luna hissed as her mind focused.
"Pansy will not have died in vain, neither will the fly lady. I wanted to try and prevent violence and war, but Gandhi was wrong. People are dying and will continue to die as long as I continue to fight this hate. I don't want to hurt anyone, but if they want a war I will fight back. As long as there is magic in me I will fight them."
"Luna?"
"No, don't Luna me! You're not the "Magic Squib," You're not the Loony, I am the freak here. You should never have been treated that way."
"I'm the Boy who Lived, The Chosen one, the only person to ever survive a killing curse, twice actually. I even have a scar on my forehead that until recently, hosted a piece of Voldemort's soul!" Harry shouted exasperated.
Luna stared for a moment before laughter over took her. Soon Harry was joining her as the ridiculous nature of the argument hit them.
"Harry, you know what? I think we are both freaks," Luna giggled. "I think we are meant for each other."
"Not freaks Luna, Individuals."
"No Harry, Freaks! Freaks and Proud!" Luna shouted triumphantly, not unlike the Weasley twins.
Harry couldn't help but laugh as he pulled Luna into an embrace. "What would I do without you?"
"Judging by how you've done without me in the past pretty well. You do seem far happier now." Luna answered honestly. "I do know where I would be without you. You saved my life today...thank you Harry."
Luna gave him a tender kiss before she whispered. "Let's go home."
Harry simply nodded as they made their way back to the Castle. They approached the Hospital wing but Luna shook her head Harry noticed Luna leaning against him weakly as they walked, her eyes half open as a yawn passed her lips. "I've never done that before...not in years."
Harry understood what was happening before Luna did. He didn't protest when Luna followed him through his office and into his private chambers. Soon the two were cuddled in the bed as Luna struggled to keep her eyes open.
"Harry," Luna whispered softly. "Why me? I'm nothing special yet you say you love me."
"You're the first person I ever loved. I never understood love, so both my ex-girlfriends were pretty, but both relationships ended badly. I later realized I never really knew Ginny. Hell I didn't know Cho at all.
"How much do you know about me?" Luna asked softly.
"I feel that I know more about you then anyone, but I don't know you at all. You're a mystery, a puzzle. You never seize to surprise me. I just want to learn more about you and try to answer the riddle I hope I never solve.
Luna nodded. "Who is Luna Lovegood? If you want to know you could have just asked."
Harry chuckled lightly as he did just that. "Who are you Luna Lovegood?"
Luna opened her mouth to reply but nothing came out. A minute later Luna barely even whispered. "I don't know, I don't know who I am...Who am I?"'
As Luna pondered the meaning of her question. She was changing every day and she knew that one day she just might have her answer, not the whole answer but enough... "Who am I...?"
Then it happened. As Luna's closed her eyes, she felt her consciousness slip away. She had lost consciousness before from being stunned and recently poisoned but this was different.
For the first time in 8 long years, Luna finally fell into sleep.

The bridge between two worlds shall be born on lover's night
The spark to change the world shall be born when love is right
The spark shall reach the moon the day before it ignites
It shall be fostered by the dead who shall rise on the devils night
Only in death will these words of hope be broken
Only in life will dreams of love be awoken
Only through sacrifice shall the gift be given
Only through death shall life be forgiven
The bridge between too worlds shall be born on lovers night
The spark to change the world shall be born when love is right

Luna watched her father finish giving the Prophecy to Harry and Mr. Flitwick. Harry was the first to reply. "You said you've been keeping things from her...Luna wasn't born on the 13th was she."
Her father sighed. "Pandora and I thought it best. Luna like her Mother, was born on Valentine's day."
He continued. "Pandora wanted people to believe she was the only one who could fulfill the prophecy to protect Luna. I agreed of course. Pandora's name means gift, Pandora was already working on her project when she spoke the prophecy. She was already planning on fulfilling it."
"Only through sacrifice shall the gift be given," Harry repeated. "Are you telling me Pandora sacrificed herself in order to give her daughter magic?"
"No, though I know that the result of her giving this magic to Luna somehow caused her death. I do not have the answers to this question, do you Filius?"
Filius nodded "Of course I do, but sadly the unbreakable vow..."
"In the new Prophecy there was a Moon Mother and Child. I understand it means Pandora and Luna. What I don't get is, who is the Earth Father and Mother?"
"Not even I know that Harry," Flitwick spoke. "But I fear they will be a true threat."
"The past shall reprise as another shall demise. I don't like the sound of that." Xenophilius said worried. "I don't think these premonitions leave any doubt. If Luna continues her mother's work, people are going to die.
"But I don't want to hurt anyone" Luna spoke to the people who before now had ignored her.
Her father turned to her and spoke seriously. ""People have already died and more shall die as well. You must first try to stay alive. Who tried to kill you Luna?"
"I don't know?" Luna
"Yes you do, "Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it." Filius said.
"It could have been anyone. I'm the most hated witch in the world" Luna cried in frustration.
"You are assuming too much Luna, think motives," Harry whispered. "Don't ask why someone would want to kill a loony. Ask why someone would want to kill you Luna."
Oh and one more thing before you wake up
No matter what anyone tells you?
It was Not Madam Rose...

"...metre, Luna wake up we have to get to the Three Broomstick's Inn." Harry said as quietly as he could. Luna popping awake immediately as if she never slept.
"They found out who did it, Madam Rosmerta!" Harry exclaimed excited they found out the culprit already.
"No Harry, the Nargles told me she is innocent. They told me this has nothing to do with being a squib. This is personal!"