Both of them moved at the exact same time; Luna stood on tiptoe, meaning to kiss Harry on the cheek as a thank-you, but as her lips neared he turned his head. There was a moment when both of them stood there, completely and utterly still in shock and surprise. Then, slowly, Harry slid his hand into Luna's unruly ash blonde hair...

What was the point of living, when the person he lived for was gone? It wasn't enough to be the first friend she had. He wanted to be the last one she loved... WARNING: ANGST LIKE WHOA.

When it happened, it was like all the stars had exploded, or perhaps the planets had flown out of orbit. This was happening, really happening to her right now – it was beyond her wildest dreams, her deepest desires. But no one knew the person who had been behind it all along...

Leanne blinked to see through her tears. "But five is an odd number," she said. "If buttercups always have five petals, then won't you always get something good?" "Yes, I believe that's the point of it," said Luna. "It's nice to believe."

"What do you expect me to tell you, then?" cried Parvati, coming close to tears herself from the overwhelming pity she felt for the round-faced boy in front of her. "Do you want me to confirm that you're useless and stupid and hopeless like those Slytherins do? You're nothing like them, Neville. Stop feeling so sorry for yourself and just tell me what you want."

There was that look again as she smiled, that look she had that looked so dubious, so innocent, so beautiful, almost like she was giving him another chance. He would have treasured her so much, hung on to her every word, and danced the night away. Then she smiled at him again and nodded, and in that moment, Cedric knew he had fallen in love with her all over again...

It stung him to see the boy prance his way to the table, but what stung him even more was when he took the empty seat next to Lily without asking her if he could. Then Severus watched numbly in shock as her hand came up to meet his, and they shook hands firmly, smiling as they looked into each other's eyes...

Severus didn't know this, but when he reflected on this particular memory many, many years later, he realized that this was the exact moment out of them all when he had fallen hopelessly in love with Lily Evans...