"Loony Luna Lovegood!" Ginny heard the taunts from a neighboring table. After helping to save everyone's arses, Ginny thought, you'd imagine that she'd get a little peace.

"Ignore it, Gin." Luna strokes the redhead's hair.

Ginny's cheeks flush with anger. "No! Things were supposed to change! They were supposed to respect you, Lu. It's like they don't even know what you did!"

"Maybe they don't." Luna replies.

Ginny furrows her brows. "Even if they don't-"

"It doesn't matter. This will pass, Gin, give things time." Luna advises. "I'm not bothered by it anymore."

"Well I am!" Ginny yells, bolting out of her seat and even more drawing attention. She sits back down, her cheeks flushing.

"You should go cool down." Luna suggests.

"I'll never cool down! I can be upset with them forever!" Ginny retorts.

"But you won't." Luna replies.

"Why not?" Ginny asks, still frustrated.

"Because I don't want you to." Luna states.

Ginny exits in a huff, perplexed by Luna's passive attitude. How, Ginny thought, could she be so calm? After all these years of taunting, how is it that Luna hasn't socked anybody in the jaw? She reaches the common room door, and realizes she's forgotten the password.

"Password?" The fat lady asks.

"Just let me through, you know who I am." Ginny retorts.

"Sorry, that's not it." The fat lady replies.

Ginny rolls her eyes. "I've been going here for seven years, I fought to protect your sorry arses, and-"

"Dragon's tail." Neville appears behind her. The fat lady lets them in.

"What's bugging you?" He asks.

"Nothing that concerns you." Ginny shoots back. "Sorry, I'm just quite pissed at the moment." She pauses. "I suppose you've finally remembered the password."

"It only took me eight years to come up with a good method." Neville replies. "Luna is fine, Ginny."

"How do you know that's what I'm upset about? It could be about quidditch scores for all you know." Ginny replies defensively.

"Just a wild guess." Neville retreats to his dormitory.

Ginny paces the floor, wracking her brain on how to get the best revenge on those idiots. After a solid ten minutes, Harry enters.

"I haven't seen you look so upset in awhile." He remarks.

Ginny glares. "Well, I haven't exactly had the best time since-"

"Since you were the girl who dared to break things off with the boy who lived." Harry finishes her thought. "I know. It was for the best, for both of us. Remember that."

Ginny sighs and slumps onto the couch. "I know. That's not why I'm upset, though."

"Luna?" Harry asks.

"She helped save the world! How come she's still not good enough for them?" Ginny inquires.

"Well, most people did, Gin." Harry adds.

"But not like her!"

Harry sits down next to her. "It's not like she was on the front lines for everyone to see. They don't want to know, Gin."

Ginny pauses. "We're still friends, right? I mean, it feels like it."

"Yeah, of course." Harry pauses. "Is Hermione freezing you out?"

"A little." Ginny sighs. "Why is everything so complicated?"

Harry shrugs. "I dunno. But I do know that you need to talk to your girlfriend." He gets up and walks to his room.