Can't Fight the Moonlight

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters appearing in the series of 'Harry Potter' films, created by author J.K. Rowling. Original characters are copyrighted to the original author (Rupert). This series is posted to Girls Loving Girls with full permission of the author. No copyright infringement is intended or implied.

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Summary: None

Original Airdate: May 12, 2009 @ 9:00 p.m.
(followed by the ALL NEW Series Finale' of Can't Fight the Moonlight)

Story Codes: no sex

”Do you think there’s life out there?” Hermione asked.

“Hmmmmmm.” Luna murmured.

The two were in bed looking straight up into the ceiling. Now this would have been a rather boring endeavour in a normal home, but not in this apartment. Thanks to Luna’s magic they could see the stars just as clearly as if they had been outside.

“I think there is at least.” Hermione stated.

“You do?” Luna asked in surprise.

“Yes, considering the number of stars in the galaxy and the number of galaxies in the universe, there’s got to be at least a few of them with life. However that does not necessarily mean intelligent life.”

“Too bad.”

“Well, I don’t know about that. We’d probably just be invaded by the Daleks all the time.”

“What are Daleks? Are they dangerous?” Luna said with a hint of worry in her voice.

“Ohh, yes. They want to EXTEEERMINATE everything in the universe.” Hermione said, barely containing her own laughter.

“We must stop them!” Luna said with a determined look on her face.

“It’s a good thing they only exist on TV.”

“Well, that’s a relief.”

“Then we’ve gotta find a way for you to see Doctor Who. It was pretty much the only thing I saw on TV when I grew up.”

“Doctor Who?”

“Yes, I just loved that show. You’ve never heard of it?”

“No, I never watched TV growing up. My father had a theory about TV being a tool for brainwashing. I did listen to a lot of music though. My mother had a quite a record collection.”

“Really? Muggle music? Well, I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. I do remember that you were very cute when you sang and danced 99 red balloons. ”

“Ohh, yes. Honestly I think muggles make much better music than us. Or at least more music.”

“Do you still have those records?”

“Of course” Luna answered.

Before Hermione had the chance to say anything else, Luna got out of bed and went into the magically enhanced wardrobe. Luna rummaged around in there for a while and then came out with an old LP-player. She then went back in and came out with a huge box of records.

“How come your mother has so much muggle music? I mean she was pureblood, wasn’t she?”

“Yes, she was, but she wasn’t really proud of that. She ran away from Hogwarts in her sixth year and moved in with a few students here in London. Her parents didn’t like that at all, but she didn’t care. This was the late sixties and she felt like joining the revolution.” Luna said, while browsing through the records.

“Really? She just left?”

“Yes, she thought the rules of Hogwarts were terribly oppressive. Instead she lived in London and did all kinds of protesting and such. She completely ignored the wizard world and only cared about the muggle world.”

Hermione was just about to speak, but Luna had found a record and put it on.

Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio, he moved a million hearts in mono.
Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them.
Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever.
Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
and we can sing just like our fathers.

As the song started Luna started to mime with the words and dance around randomly. Luna was quite good at miming and it almost gave the impression that she was the one singing. Several manly voices coming from a thin and waiflike young woman like Luna was something Hermione couldn’t help but find hilarious.

Come on Eileen,
I swear (well he means) At this moment you mean everything,
With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty
Ah come on Eileen.

As the song moved into the chorus Luna started to jump around wildly and motion for Hermione to join her. Hermione had never been one for spontaneous wild dancing, but when Luna beckoned Hermione knew that she was powerless to resist.

These people round here wear beaten down eyes
Sunk in smoke dried faces they're so resigned to what their fate is,
But not us, no not us we are far too young and clever.
Remember Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye
Eileen I'll hum this tune forever.

Luna held on to Hermione’s hands as they danced around together. Hermione briefly thought about how ridiculous she must look at the moment, but she quickly pushed those thoughts away when she saw the pure joy in Luna’s face. That joy was highly contagious and soon Hermione danced around without a thought of embarrassment.

Come on Eileen, I swear, well he means Ah come on let's take off everything, That pretty red dress Eileen (Tell him yes) Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please.

As the song ended they both fell into the bed, laughing. Another song started but Luna didn’t care. Instead she started to rain kisses down on Hermione’s throat. Again Hermione was completely powerless to resist. Not that she wanted to resist of course. As the months had passed their lovemaking had only became better. By now they knew every inch of each others bodies and knew exactly what it took to bring each pleasure. Luna had quickly learned that Hermione loved having her throat and neck kissed and Luna now used this knowledge to great effect.

An hour later Luna and Hermione lay naked together in bed, enjoying their post-orgasmic bliss. Normally they made love at least once every day, but this was the first time in two days.

Due to a series of unfortunate events, involving Ron, three lemons, a lizard and George’s sense of humour they had spent the previous night helping out with rebuilding and cleaning in the joke shop. While that hadn’t been very funny, it was good in a way because it helped Hermione and Ron on their way back to friendship. There was still some awkwardness when Ron and Luna were in the same room, but the important thing was that things were slowly getting better.

“I think we should help Ron get a girlfriend.” Hermione suddenly blurted out.

“What? Why?” Luna asked in surprise.

“I think he needs it.” Hermione answered.

Luna squinted and studied Hermione intently.

“No, you’re feeling bad because you’re happy and he isn’t.”

Luna hadn’t read her mind this time, but she had come to the correct conclusion. Hermione knew that she might just as well admit it. Here she was, happier than she’d ever been before, naked in the arms of her equally naked girlfriend. A young woman she deeply loved and who loved her back with the same passion and intensity. Meanwhile Ron was all alone.

“You’re right of course, as always.” Hermione conceded.

“Of course.” Luna answered with a confident smile.

“Young lady, if you don’t cut out that attitude I might very well have to give you a spanking.” Hermione said in a mock stern tone.

“Ohh. I like the sound of that.” Luna retorted.

A quick flash of what it would be like to spank Luna’s bare bottom went through Hermione’s mind, causing her to immediately turn beet red and flustered. While Hermione certainly had started to become quite open to new ideas, she still found it embarrassing to actually discuss those ideas. Mercifully Luna changed the subject.

“We’ll explore that later, but now back to Ron.”

“Yes, Ron, let’s only discuss Ron.” Hermione quickly agreed.

Not surprisingly this purged all unclean thoughts from Hermione’s mind.

“So, what kind of girl would suit him?” Hermione asked.

“She would certainly have to be into Quidditch. It seems to me like Ron can’t keep from discussing quidditch for very long.” Luna thoughtfully observed.

“Oh, yes.” Hermione sighed.

“And then she can’t be too stubborn…..but on the other hand she must be able to stand up for herself. I suppose it is a question of balance. Balance is very important in a person you know.” Luna mused

“Am I balanced?”

“Certainly not, but neither am I so we balance each other out.”

“Hmmm. I don’t know if I should be offended or think that was incredibly romantic.”

“Well, if you think it was romantic there’s a kiss in it for you.” Luna said with a mischievous smile on her lips.

Faced with a choice like that there was only one thing Hermione could do. She closed the very short distance between them and met Luna’s soft lips. As they gently explored each other’s mouths Hermione could only think about how completely she had fallen for this strange and wonderful girl. If anyone else had called her unbalanced she would immediately have lashed out with some suiting insult.

There was a great deal of truth in what Luna had said. Or at least there had been before Hermione got together with Luna. Not only had she been very stubborn, but she had also lacked any kind of balance between work and fun. Hermione thought back to the kind of person she had been only a few short months ago and realized that there were significant differences. It sounded silly and naïve, but Luna had truly completed her.

“That was a lot of thinking for one short kiss.” Luna commented on Hermione’s thoughts.

“It’s your fault. You keep saying all these true things.”

“Yesss. I’m the truth fairy.” Luna said in a spooky voice and rolled her head.

“Why is truth fairy scary?”

“The truth is often scary.”

“I guess…..not in this case though….we really do need each other for balance, don’t we?”

“Yes, we do, but that is scary. Hermione, I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

The playful and sexy tone of the conversation had quickly changed. There was fear in Luna’s voice. Hermione pulled Luna in even closer in order to reassure her and whispered in her ear.

“I’ll never leave you Luna. I love you with all my heart, more than I’ve ever loved anyone before.”

“I know.” Luna answered.

“Then there’s nothing to fear.”

“But there is. Two times. I’ve put you in mortal danger two times since we got together.”

“No, you didn’t. I did that. I made the choice Luna.”

“Yes, but it was because of me.”

Hermione didn’t quite know what to say. What Luna was saying was true. If it hadn’t been for Luna she would never have got involved in the dangerous things they had done. After a moment of silence Hermione ended the embrace so that she could look Luna in her eyes.

“Here’s the thing. There are things so horrible in the world that we must do something about it if we can. We both know that. We couldn’t live any other way, because if we saw something bad and just walked away we wouldn’t be who we are. We would die inside. We are blessed and……or cursed with a conscience and with a will to fight all that is wrong in this world. Luna, I’m not going to make any promises I can’t keep, but I will say this. Even if I did die in some dangerous mission it would have all been worth it, because I did the right things in my life and I did find love. That’s what it’s all about. I wouldn’t trade a million years in safe solitude for the time I’ve spent with you, even if it has been dangerous.”

Hermione took a deep breath as she ended her speech. She could probably have been more reassuring, but she knew that Luna would see through anything that wasn’t completely honest. Luna rolled over her back and stared up into the ceiling, pondering what Hermione had said. Both girls had tears forming in their eyes by now, but Hermione didn’t regret what she said. Some truths just had to be dealt with.

“You know I’m right, don’t you?” Hermione said.

“Yes… yes I do….But I will never, never stop fearing losing you Hermione. It is the price one must pay for love.”

“Yes, I suppose it is.” Hermione answered thoughtfully.

“It is a high price, because nothing can ever hurt like losing someone you love.” Luna went on.

Luna suddenly turned over to face Hermione, now with a happy smile on her face.

“It is all worth it though.” Luna said and moved in to kiss Hermione.