"Hello, Harry," said a dreamy voice behind him. He turned, and there stood a girl with long, white –blonde hair that Harry imagined was a soft as a cloud. The girl was dressed rather oddly – black converse high tops, striped stockings, a denim skirt, and a black shirt with "DFTBA" on it, whatever that meant.
"Hey, Luna!" Harry smiled broadly at the sight of his friend. "How was your summer?"
"Oh, it was good," she said, her voice high and soft. "Father and I went on a month-long search for nargles. We almost found one, too, but it got away."
"Oh, that's too bad," Harry said, trying not to laugh. "Next time."
She smiled and nodded. "How was yours?"
"Same old, same old. I'm meeting Ron and Hermione at Eeylops in an hour." Then, on impulse, he added, "Want to come?"
"I'd love to," she answered, giving Harry a shy smile.
They went to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, then sat in front of Eeylops, Harry licking a huge icecream cone with raspberry sauce and walnuts, and Luna eating a strawberry cheesecake ice cream in a cup.
Half an hour after they had arrived at Eeylops Owl Emporium, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny showed up. Hermione and Ginny both hugged Harry, then Luna, and Ron clapped him on the back. "Good to see you again, mate," he said.
They set off down the street toward Gringotts, Ron and Hermione filling him in about everything that had happened over the summer as Ginny and Luna talked excitedly about their upcoming OWLs and how much fun their year was going to be.
They spent the rest of the day together, but after a nourishing meal in the Leaky Cauldron, Luna went back to her house, while Harry went with Hermione and the Weasleys back to the Burrow.
Harry hugged Luna goodbye, and as he did, he felt her slip a note into his jacket pocket
11:00 tomorrow. Charms corridor.