Luna met Hermione's weak smile with a bright one of her own. She knew Hermione was skeptical of all of Luna's interests, but at least the girl was always cordial to her and wasn't mean like some of the other students at Hogwarts.
"I'm sure I'll still want to help." Luna replied, keeping her smile. She wasn't one to back away from things that were hard or scary or unusual. On the contrary, she found things like that to be the most intriguing.
When Hermione sat, Luna noticed the closeness, but didn't shy away. "Something happened?" she questioned with a tilt of her head. "What? Are you okay?" she asked, brushing her long blonde hair to one side.