Chapter 24
It was time to go to McGonagall. Harry, Draco, Hermione and Luna were ready. They were preparing to apparate to Hogsmeade, when Luna pulled Hermione aside.
"Hermione, can we talk?" Luna paused, and she saw Hermione glance over to the boys. "Alone?"
"Okay, sure." She then walked over to Harry and Draco, who were having their own discussion. "You go on without us, Luna and I will catch up."
Harry looked confused. "Alright, meet outside Honeydukes?"
"We'll be there as soon as we can." Called Luna, and with that, Harry and Draco left.
Hermione walked back to Luna. "What do you want to talk about?"
Luna took her soul mates hand in hers before answering. "Are you okay, Hermione?"
Hermione stared into Luna's beautiful eyes. "Yes, of course. Why wouldn't I be?"
"I can feel that you are nervous." Luna replied, cautiously, not wanting to upset her soul mate. Hermione looked away. "You can tell me anything, Hermione. I won't judge you. After all, we are soul mates."
Hermione chuckled. "I know, Luna. It's just...I don't want to mess this up. I've never felt this way before and I think I'm just scared of my own feelings: my feelings for you." Then, when she felt Luna's sympathy for her, she knew it was time. She stepped closer to Luna and she kissed her.
Luna was surprised, especially as Hermione has just expressed her feelings like this, but she kissed back.
Suddenly, they heard a voice. "Oi, get a room." They turned to see Draco had returned.
"Actually, we were alone until you came back." Both Hermione and Luna said at the same time.
"You were supposed to wait for us!" Hermione raised her voice a little, but the excitement she felt from kissing her soul mate restricted her anger towards the slytherin boy standing in front of her.
"Sorry for interrupting, but McGonagall is waiting for us." Draco said, in defence. The two girls silently nodded and all three of them apparated to where Harry was waiting for them, and the walked quickly up to the Hogwarts gates.