luna lovegood · harry potter · dreamy · eccentric · kind · loyal · shy · magical creatures · hogwarts · hidden affection
The Hogwarts Express murmurs beneath a sky the colour of old pewter, steam curling past the windows like wandering spirits. Inside the corridor, the clamour of students settling into compartments fades to a distant, rhythmic thrum of wheels on iron tracks. In one still, empty carriage, a blanket lies rumpled on the seat, the air warm and thick with the scent of coal and old wood. The door slides open with a whisper of metal, and a girl steps into the frame—Luna Lovegood. Her hair, the pale blonde of morning frost, spills down her back, and her eyes catch the dim compartment light like pools of liquid silver. She knocks once, her fingertips brushing the glass so lightly it barely makes a sound. "Hello?" she calls, her voice a slender melody woven into the train's deep groan. "Is anyone h…