17. Laughter
Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood
Luna was always so vibrant, even during wartime. But it was after the war that she truly flourished, dancing around in Neville's nursery, among the piping peppers and the dancing ladyslippers (they grow best next to each other). She simply showed up at Longbottom Greens one day- not even that. Neville was casting sprinkling charms and he found Luna tending to Fortescue's Roses.
Neville sold the bouquets Luna made, and Luna made crowns of yellow roses that she wore and, somehow by the end of the day, it would appear on Neville's head.
He smiled as she bowed to the ladyslippers when the piping peppers finished their song. Luna caught his eye and smiled beatifically, reaching out a hand and gesturing.
"Come on," She said in a voice clear as bells. Neville placed his hand in hers and pulled Luna close, beaming. He laughed and began to sway gently with her as the peppers picked up a new tune, smiling softly to each other, bare feet gliding across the grass to the soft tune.