"I am letting go of you now," Luna's eyes said on her way out after saying goodbye.
She went to see him to tell him she was getting married. He told her that Ginny is due to give birth this month. They went to converse about things that mattered, but which they don't care about. They never talked of what they really wanted to say, yet they knew. Luna just coming here with her news told Harry everything he did and didn't want to hear. In his mind and in his heart, Luna was long gone from him, but there is a tiny part in his body he could not identify that still held her... strongly. He loved Ginny, but always, there is a bit of regret.
His standing up to catch up with her told her he did not agree with the message she conveyed in her eyes a while ago. "Luna, can I name my daughter after you?"
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