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The next day, Luna awoke in her bed with no recollection of how she'd gotten there. Realizing she was late for breakfast, she quickly showered and rushed into the Great Hall. She ran over to the Ravenclaw table. She skidded to a stop in front of a group of boys.

"Hey, Chet! Room for one more?" she asked to a seventh-year Ravenclaw boy, glancing around for an open seat. There didn't seem to be any room for her at all. He looked at her scornfully, before turning back to his friends. "Jackass," she muttered under her breath. Unfortunately, he heard her. He turned around slowly, fixing his black eyes on her. He rose from his seat in a flash, wand at the ready. He towered over her, standing at 6'1 and weighing nearly 250lbs. Luna, barely 5'1, and only around 95lbs, shrank back just a bit.

"What did you say, Loony?!" he spat, shoving her back. Several of their fellow Ravenclaws looked up in amusement. Was a fight about to happen?

"I said you're a jackass!" Luna repeated, blue eyes glaring up at the stocky boy.

Harry glanced up at the sudden outburst of Luna's voice. "Crap, it looks like Luna and Chet are about to go at it." He picked up his wand. "Should we interfere?" he asked the others, looking over at Chet threateningly.

Hermione bit her lip worriedly. "Perhaps we should wait. I don't think he'd be dumb enough to curse her in front of the professors?"

"Of course not," Ginny chimed in, nodding. "He isn't that thick. He's like Ron," She smirked at her brother.

"OI! I'm not thick!" Ron argued through a mouthful of sausage and eggs. He swallowed. "I dunno, you guys. Luna's pretty gutsy. She might attack him."

Hermione scoffed. "Not in certain areas..." she muttered under her breath, earning a light giggle from Ginny that sent a wave of shivers down her spine.

Harry shrugged. "That's true. Let's just wait until we see what happens." Almost robotically, four heads turned back to Luna and Chet. Both were doing a fairly good job at hiding their argument from the teachers. Neither had raised their wands, but both had them out and were glaring heatedly at the other.

"I'd rather be a jackass than a fucking psychopath!" he retorted, shoving the small blonde again.

"I'm not a psychopath!" Luna half-screeched. Professor Snape turned in her direction, and she lowered her voice. "I don't have time to deal with such an unintelligent primate, such as yourself. Luna tried to step around Chet, the but the larger boy lashed out and grabbed her wrist. Forcefully, he pulled her back, yanking her as close to him as possible. He breathed down, glowering at her in anger.

"Hey, Cho, look at that- Chet's about to beat the shit out of Lovegood," commented Katie, one of Cho's friends, with a small giggle.

Cho's head snapped up, suddenly very alert. She'd been thinking about Luna. No surprise there.

"What?" she asked, eyes flying around, desperately searching for Luna. She spotted them near the end of the table. Chet had a hold of Luna, and it looked like he was getting angrier. She shot to her feet, clutching her wand tightly in her right hand. "Where are you going?" Katie asked, but was ignored as Cho stomped away.

Ginny watched Cho stalk over to the fighting pair, an angry expression etched in her pretty face. A whisper of a grin slid across her lips. She nudged Hermione lightly in the ribs. "There goes Luna's savior," she whispered, brown-orbs twinkling in delight.

Hermione grinned. "Took her long enough," she said, following Ginny's gaze as Cho approached Chet and Luna. She dug into her pocket and pulled out an Extendable Ear, tossing one to Ginny. The two girls could now hear every word that was being said.

"Oh, you think you're so funny, don't you, Lovegood?" he sneered, tightening his grip on her thin wrist.

Luna winced in pain. His nails were digging into a cut she had given herself last night. She kept her face impassive, refusing to show any signs of discomfort to the brute in front of her.

"Is there a problem here?" called a voice to her left. Luna's insides melted like an in ice cream cone on a hot summer day. Cho stood a few feet away from them. Her long, black hair was in stylish curls, and they hung perfectly around her broad shoulders, framing her elegant heart-shaped face. She crossed her arms gracefully over her chest, one eyebrow raised. Green eyes burning daggers into Chet's beady black ones.

Chet snorted. "Fuck off, Chang. This doesn't involve you."

Cho stepped closer, twirling her wand between her slim fingers. "Oh, I think it does," she snapped. If it involved Luna, it involved her. She was not about the let the girl she loved so passionately get hurt by a guy who probably couldn't spell the world calculator without having to look it up. "Let her go. Now."

Chet grinned. "And if I don't? What are you going to do about it?"

Cho glared a him. Anger coursed through her veins. She stepped even closer to them, eyes blaring.

Luna's eyes flew back and forth between Chet and Cho. She couldn't let Cho get hurt just because she wanted to help her. "Cho, really. I'm all right."

Chet sniggered. "Yeah, Chang. She's fine." He turned back to Luna, grinning manically. "Well, physically. But mentally, the girl's a fucking whack job. Loony, do us all a favor and just go to Azkaban. You deserve to hang yourself from the ceiling by--"

BANG! Chet was blasted off his feet, and sent hurling into the Hufflepuff table. Shrieks and cries could be heard as he collided hard with a wooden bench, getting stuck in between the bench and underside of the table. His arms and legs dangled out awkwardly. The hall exploded into laugher at the site of the beefy boy. He tried desperately to free himself.

Luna gaped. She turned to Cho slowly. She had her wand out, and was still glaring at him. Her eyes were dark. Cho was shaking slightly.

"Damn," Harry whispered. "That was awesome!!"

Hermione exchanged a nervous glance with Ginny. That wasn't supposed to happen. At the same time, they leapt up to free him before the professors could do anything. A few of them were already hurrying towards the now-broken Hufflepuff table.

"Ch-" Luna started, but was cut off as Cho grabbed her arm and forced her out of the Great Hall. Hermione was the first one to reach Chet. She freed him instantly, and winced as he got to his feet, glaring.

"Chet, that wasn't supposed to happen, I swear!" Hermione quickly explained. "Cho was just supposed to get Luna away from you!"

"She attacked me!" he seethed.

"She thought you were going to hurt Luna!" Ginny protested, reaching them the same time the professors did. "Say you dared her," she pleaded quietly. "We'll make it up to you, I promise!" Hermione nodded immediately.

Chet considered. "Fine," he said flatly. He turned to Professor Snape just as he reached them. "Professor Snape," he began, just as Snape opened his mouth to ask what happened,"I dared Cho to hex me. I was picking on Luna," he admitted slowly. "It was my fault."

Professor Snape raised an eyebrow, not really believing. "Is that so?"

He nodded. "I should have stopped right when she asked me. I provoked her. And, well...seeing as how they're not here.." He shrugged helplessly.

Professor Snape's nostrils flared. "I will have to let Miss Chang off with a warning, I suppose. As for you, you are not to provoke violence. Do I make myself clear?"

Chet nodded. "Sorry, sir," he apologized. The three students watched as he walked away. As soon as he was out of earshot, he rounded on the two girls. "You two owe me big," he spat, before stalking away.

Hermione and Ginny looked at each other. "That went well," they muttered in unison.

Ginny chuckled. She ran a hand through her auburn-locks, sighing exasperatedly. "Let's just hope tonight goes better..."

In another part of the castle, a flustered Cho just lead a shocked Luna back into the Ravenclaw room. She eased her into a chair, taking a seat in the one next to her.

"Are you all right?" The elder ask, eyes wide with concern. Luna nodded. Her cheeks were still flushed- Cho had held on to her arm the whole way back. Was it her imagination or did Cho hold onto her a lot longer than necessary?

"I'm fine. But you didn't have to do that, Cho. You're going to get in so much trouble."

Cho shrugged, not really caring. "I couldn't let him hurt you It's worth it. I'm just glad you're okay," she said softly, raising her eyes to meet hers. They locked instantly. Cho felt butterflies in her stomach, and desperately wanted to kiss Luna. Luna smiled widely. "She doesn't mind getting in trouble for me?"

"So, er, nervous about your game tonight?" Luna asked, steering the conversation in a different direction.

'Yes, but because you'll be there...' She shook her head, black hair falling in front of her eyes.

"Nah. Totally prepared," she replied lightly. 'That's right, Cho, just pretend you're not nervous at all..'

"I bet we'll win. You're much better than Harry on a broom!"

Cho giggled. "Thanks." She nervously twirled a strand of her long, dark hair between her fingers. Maybe she should tell her? There was a silence between the two, and Cho began to twirl her hair around her finger at a fast pace.

'What is she doing?' Luna absentmindedly started spinning her pinkie ring. 'God, I can't take the silence..' Luna cleared her throat. It was now or never.

"Cho, listen. I've been meaning to tell you something..." she started, staring at the magnificent blue carpeting.

"What is it?" Cho asked, leaning forward slightly. A small ray of hope lifted in her chest.

"We-well, I--" Luna was cut off by two third- year Ravenclaws bursting through the portrait. 'Dammit!' Luna cursed mentally. Cho looked like she wanted to hex them. The young boys looked at the two girls for a moment, and whispered to each other. They casted them one final look, before zipping upstairs to their dormitory.

Cho shook her head. "Third- years, huh?" she giggled, turning back to Luna. She was surprised to see that Luna had gotten up from her armchair and was now shifting around nervously.

"I-uh, gotta go," she mumbled, and ran out the door before Cho could protest. Cho groaned, putting her head in her hands. What was all that about?

That night, the weather was warm. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Hundreds of students had shown up for the Quidditch match. The score was already 20-30, with Gryffindor in the lead. Up in the sky, two students were flying around like confused birds, each desperately trying to find the Snitch.

Ginny pulled up to Harry. Her long, beautiful auburn hair flowed behind her. She peered at Cho through her goggles. Cho was staring straight at the Ravenclaw stand. She stared fixedly at someone, like she were in a trance. No guesses who she was staring at. "This is ridiculous!" she yelled to herself. Hermione was in the school, preparing the items they needed to help get Cho and Luna together. She pulled up a little closer to Harry.

HARRY!" she shouted loudly, to be heard over the roar of the wind. "WANT TO HELP ME WITH SOMETHING?!"

Harry shrugged. "DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS!"

Ginny grinned. "IF YOU PULL THIS OFF, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU AND DRACO GET TOGETHER!"

Harry nearly fell off his broom in shock. "I-I don't know what you're talking about!" he spluttered.

Ginny snorted. "Please. We all know you love him. He loves you, too. Just do as I say, all right?"

Harry swallowed. His eyes slowly traveled to the Slytherin stand, in search of Draco. Sighing, he turned back to Ginny. Man, girls really were perceptive.

"What do I have to do?"

Cho pushed back her wild hair for the fifth time. She flew around in a large circle. Her green eyes surveyed the pitch. She didn't see the Snitch anywhere. Suddenly, a little golden ball whipped past her. She soared after it. She got closer and closer to the snitch. Her hand closed around it, just as her broom touched the ground. She flipped off it, flying through the air and landing hard on the ground. Cho could hear cheers erupt from the stands, and the distant sounds of her teammates hitting the ground. Then the hurrying of many footsteps. She shakily climbed to her feet, the snitch in her hand no longer struggling. She felt a small bump on her head, and winced. Seconds later, she disappeared under her teammates. All of them clapping her on the back and smiling.

"All right, Chang!" one of them shouted.

"Way to go!" chimed another, grinning at her widely. Cho grinned excitedly. She shoved her way through the small crowd.

"You guys were all amazing!" she cried, hugging them one by one.

After she had showered and put away her equipment, Cho nervously made her way to Snape's classroom. She checked her watch. It was 7:55. Taking a deep breath, she pushed open the door. Snape sat at his desk sourly, looking bored. Luna sat a desk closer near the door, looking uncomfortable.

"Miss Chang." Snape rose from his desk, and strode toward her. His long, black cloak dragged on the dungeon floor. "You are to tutor Miss Lovegood until 9:00pm. I have an errand to run. However, I will be back. I'm sure you'll behave yourselves?" he addressed the question to both girls.

Luna nodded, her eyes on Cho. Snape walked briskly towards the door. He shut the door, only to have his cloak get caught in it. The girls could hear him cursing in the hall. They watched as the the end of the cloak moved slowly through the door. With a loud scrap, it disappeared. A loud crash came seconds after, followed by Snape's profound cursing.

Luna giggled. "I think he knocked over the wastebasket outside."

Cho smirked. "Probably. She slowly edged into a seat next to Luna. She took in the colorful burettes that decorated Luna's gorgeous hair. She had changed into a pair of dark wash jeans and a cute green long-sleeved shirt. Cho looked down at her own outfit; light jeans with a small tear in the right knee, a dark blue cuff t-shirt. She wondered how Luna could stand to be in long-sleeved shirts all the time. It wasn't even that cold in the dungeon. For once.

"You did an amazing job tonight," Luna's soft tone pulled Cho out her thoughts.

Cho blushed deeply. She hurriedly pulled her Advanced Potions book out of her schoolbag, letting it drop on the desk with a loud thud. She flipped open to a page she had marked. Cho had highlighted it so much, nearly the entire page was covered in blue and pink highlighter markers. She pointed to a section she'd highlighted.

"So, this is what we were talking about on Thursday. Do you remember?" she asked the petite blond.

Luna leaned over to study the page Cho had opened. But the only thing she noticed was that Cho's nails were painted a hot pink. Very fitting. She giggled.

Cho smiled. "What?"

Luna pointed to Cho's right hand. "Love the nails. Hot pink is very fitting for a barbie," she teased playfully.

Cho's cheeks brightened. "Shut up!" she snapped jokingly. "I'm not a barbie! You're the one with the blond hair, genius."

"So? You're really girly." she shot back, grinning at her.

"I'm not girly!"

"You freaked out over a spider!"

"Spiders are gross!"

"Yeah, that makes you girly! Spiders are awesome!"

Cho rolled her eyes. "They are not! But, I guess you're right, you know. You can't be a barbie."

"You're damn right I am. I--wait, why?"

Cho smiled teasingly. "You're not graceful enough, Luna. Barbies are very coordinated."

Luna gasped mockingly. Without thinking, she tackled Cho to the floor. The two girls tumbled off their chairs, crashing to the cold dungeon floor. Luna pinned down Cho down surprisingly quickly.

"Take that back!" Cho struggled to get Luna off her. For being so small, Luna was pretty strong.

"Never!"

Luna glared at her. "Then you leave me no choice..." She began to tickle Cho, digging her nails softly into Cho's skin.

Cho erupted into laughter. She was so ticklish. She tried to push Luna's arms away, but failed.

"S-stop!" she gasped. "P-please! I hate being tickled!"

"Take it back!" Luna cackled, swiftly running her hands up and down Cho's sides.

"I take it back!" Cho cried. She sighed with relief as Luna stopped her attack, slowly allowing her stomach muscles to relax. Suddenly, it dawned on her the position they were in. She blushed furiously. A silence grew between the two.

Luna stared down at Cho. She swallowed nervously. She lost herself in Cho's incredible eyes. They were so green. They were like a tropical rainforest. When she looked at her, Luna felt like that she was not only seeing her body, but looking deeply into her soul. Unconsciously, she reached out and brushed a few strands of Cho's silky black hair that rested on her cheek. She felt the other girl stiffen slightly. 'Kiss her....'

Cho breathed in shakily. What was Luna doing?

"It's freezing down here!" Ginny complained, running to just keep up with Hermione.

Hermione rolled her dark brown eyes. "I told you not to wear a t-shirt!"

"I thought you'd like it more!" The redhead grinned as Hermione blushed. They came to a stop in front of Snape's closed classroom door. They had seen him enter the library, and immediately abandoned their studying to rush towards the dungeons.

"What are they doing?"

Ginny peered into the small classroom window. Her deep brown eyes winded as she spotted Luna and Cho on the floor. "Holy shit!" she exclaimed. "I think they're making out!"

"..What?!" Hermione pushed Ginny out of the way to see for herself. After a moment, she sighed in frustration. "They're not. They're just staring at each other." She pulled out her wand, and grinned wickedly at Ginny. "Remember that spell I taught you a few weeks ago?"

Ginny furrowed her brow, trying to remember. "The one in which you can play songs from speakers?"

Hermione nodded. "Good job, red. I'll have to reward you for remembering later. Yes. You whisper the name of the song, and then say the spell."

The youngest Weasley grinned. Hogwarts had recently been equipped with speakers for daily announcements. She watched as Hermione aimed her wand at a speaker in Snape's classroom through the small window.

Cho fidgeted nervously under Luna. Neither had anything for the past five minutes. Suddenly, a loud tune came blaring out from the speaker's in Snape's classroom. Shocked, Luna flew off Cho. The girls quickly scrambled to their feet.

I want you to want me...

I need you to need me...

I'd love you to love me..

And I'm begging you to beg me...

Luna froze. Why the fuck was that playing through Snape's speakers? Ginny exploded with laughter. "Great job, Hermione! Look at them!"

I want you to want me...

I need you to need me...

I'd love you to love me..

I'm begging you to beg me..

Cho fiddled nervously with her hands, Oh, she was going murder Ginny. She knew this was her doing.

Hermione chuckled at their horrified expressions. Only when Ginny tugged on her cloak and whispered that Snape was coming, did she end the music and race away with Ginny hot on her heels. They didn't stop running until they reached the Gryffindor common room. Harry sat in an arm chair, staring intently into the hair. He looked up when both girls sat opposite him.

"All right, so where is it?" Harry asked.

"Under my bed." Hermione ran upstairs, and came back carrying a small vile. It was filled with a dark pink liquid. A rosemary and cinnamon scent emitted from inside.

"This is a love potion, Harry," she said, handing it carefully to him. "It's also like the Veritaserum potion. The subject will not reveal their innermost secrets, but they will tell the person they love how they feel about them. Once consumed, it takes a half hour for it to take effect. Once it starts working, it will only be for ten minutes. This potion is designed to help people get together. This situation is perfect. You, Harry, have to get Luna to drink this. It'll be a little tricky, though. You have to get Luna to say Cho's name for it work. Right before she drinks it. First and last."

Harry blinked. He took in everything Hermione had just told him. He examined the small vile in his hand closely. "And why does Luna have to take it? Why do I have to give it to her?"

Hermione shrugged. "Luna might get suspicious. I know how she feels about Cho. She doesn't know that you do as well." She shifted her weight from her left foot to her right. "Luna's more willing to try new things. Cho's a little reluctant on trying new 'drinks'" she explained, using air quotes around the word drinks. "After last time..."

Ginny groaned. "For the last time, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to use the purple flower from the Garden of Enchantment!"

Hermione chuckled. "I told you to use red! Cho's hair was purple for a month!"

Harry burst into laugher at the memory. "I remember that. Didn't you give her the potion to help her calm her nerves or something?"

"Yes, I did. I wasn't paying attention when you told me! You looked really sexy that day, and--"

"Okay, Ginny!" The brunette hastily interrupted. She glanced at her watch. "It's nine now. Luna and Cho are probably done with their tutoring. I told Luna to meet me here first before she went to the Room of Requirement. We spent three hours yesterday picking out her outfits and preparing her overnight bag, so she has to pick it up." She giggled, nodding her head towards Luna's light blue bag by one of the armchairs.

"Three hours?" Harry repeated. "Merlin, why did it take three hours?"

"Luna wanted to make sure she chose stuff that she thought Cho would like." Ginny answered, with a roll of her eyes. Boys.

Hermione grabbed Ginny's arm. "Come on. We have to get out of here before Luna shows up!" she hissed. "Harry, she has to take it! Make sure she does by any means possible." Hermione grabbed Harry's invisibility cloak. She had requested he'd bring it down earlier. She threw it over herself and Ginny, and quickly ran into a corner. As if on cue, the portrait door swung open. Luna waltzed in. A small smile on her face.

"Hello, Harry," she greeted dreamily. She looked around confusedly. "Where's Hermione?"

"Er, she and Ginny are upstairs. They told me not to bother them," he lied smoothly. He smiled at Luna. "Congrats on winning tonight."

Luna beamed. "Thanks. You did very well, though!" A movement from the corner caught Luna's eye. She tore her eyes away, spotting her bag on the floor. She snatched it up, and threw it over her left shoulder all in one shift motion. "Well, I have somewhere to be. I'll see you later, Harry!" She turned to leave.

"Wait!" he cried. He ran in front of her. His mind racing for an excuse. He nervously shoved the pink liquid filled tube under Luna's nose. "Drink this. It'll help relax you." Harry ran a hand down the back of his neck.

Luan raised an eyebrow, curious. "Why?"

He racked his brain for an answer. "B-because. It'll help. I promise. It's really, really good!"

Luna eyed the bottle. "Why the hell not?" She took it from him and removed the cork. The rosemary and cinnamon sent floated through the air. "Ooh, it smells really nice!"

"Yeah, it does!" Harry agreed. "So, um, your friends with Cho, right?"

"Yeah. I'm actually going to spend the night with her," she said.

Harry didn't fail to notice the how Luna's eyes lit up at the mention of Cho's name.

"That's cool! You'll have fun. Cho's pretty sweet."

"I know she is. She's really awesome," she whispered quietly. Her fingers curled around the bottle tightly.

"You know what I do? Before I drink something, I say the name of one of my friends."

"...Why?" Luna stared at him. Harry was behaving awfully strangely.

"I-I do it for luck. I love my friends, and it's just...a habit. I do it every time. You should try it." he fumbled.

Hermione let out a low groan from her hiding spot under Harry's invisibility cloak. "He's going to make her suspicious!"

"Okay.." she said slowly. She bought the tiny vile to her pink lips. She peeked at Harry over the top of the bottle. He was staring at her expectantly. "Cho Chang," she said, tilting her head head and downing the potion. The warm liquid ran down her throat. She licked her lips, and handed it back to Harry. "Tasted like watermelon. I love watermelon!"

Harry smirked. He'd actually done it. "You better get to Cho. She's probably worried about you or something."

Luna nodded. "You're right." She walked to the entrance of the Gryffindor common room. "Bye, Harry!" she called over her shoulder. She paused once the portrait opened to let her out. "See ya later, Hermione and Ginny," she added, before disappearing.

Cho nervously paced in the Room of Requirement. It was almost 9:20. She and Luna had agreed to meet back here at 9:10. Was Luna not coming? She ran her hands down the length of her face.

"Calm down, Chang. She'll be here. You can do this..." But she didn't feel too confident.

Luna paused outside of the spot where the Room of Requirement was hidden. The door had already appeared with a loud pop, but she couldn't bring herself to walk in.

"Just walk in!" she argued aloud with herself. "What's so hard about that?!" Taking a deep breath and straightening her shoulders, Luna pushed open the door. She stepped inside, and the door disappeared with a final crack.

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