Diagon Alley was always beautiful during the holiday season. Lavender Brown strolled down the street with Parvati Patil, chatting about all that had happened in their lives since they had graduated two years earlier. Not that they hadn't seen each other since then, but that was just what old friends did.
Walking past a shop, Parvati stopped. "Isn't that Luna Lovegood?"
The spacey blond, who had somehow become friends with Harry Potter, was indeed exiting a shop and smiled when she noticed them staring. "Oh, hello," she said in her off hand manner.
"Luna," Lavender said with a smile, noting the younger woman still wore her radish earrings. "Doing a it of shopping?"
"Yes," she smiled brightly. "Heading off to lunch now."
"Meeting anyone?" Parvati asked.
"Yes."
She didn't expand, so Lavender prodded, "Who?"
"Luna!"
They looked up and jaws dropped. Tall, handsome, professional Quidditch star Oliver Wood jogged up and placed a hand on Luna's back. "Sorry, I'm late."
She accepted a kiss on the cheek and said, "That's all right. I was just saying hello."
Oliver looked over at the two stunned women and said, "Oh, hello…You two were Gryffindor's, right? In Potter's year?"
They nodded dumbly and after a moment, he said, "Nice to see you."
As they walked off, Luna called back, "Happy Christmas!"
Indeed.