"Luna, love, I just finished the deal with the people in Hogsmede," I said as I walked into Luna's office a relatively warm November day. We had been seeing each other for a little less than a year. I had been trying to set up a shop in Hogsmede since the end of the war and today I finally had a shop.

"That's wonderful George," she said, standing up from her desk and crossing the small room. She wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me a kiss. "I'm really proud of you. Let's go to the Caldron to celebrate. I know its only lunch, but a butter beer won't hurt," She said with a wink, "plus, I think they finally cleaned out all of those twitter bugs from the caribou meat."

Within a few moments, we were sitting at a table with two butter beers in front of us. I ordered fish and chips and Luna ordered some weird dish causing Hannah, the new owner, to just smile. After Hannah left our table, I took the opportunity to do something I had been thinking about since I started dating Luna and had seriously considered as the store in Hogsmede was becoming a reality.

"Lu, I have been thinking about this for sometime," I started out, taking her hand across the table. She looked at me with curious eyes so I continued, "Well, with the store in Hogsmede, I am going to leave Percy here to train Seamus to run the London store and I thought I would go out to Hogsmede with Lee to set up the new one."

"I am so surprised that Percy wants to go back to the Ministry." Luna interrupted me with a serious look on her face.

"Well, he always was a bureaucrat at heart," I said with a smile that caused her to grin, "Anyway. I thought since Seamus will be here in London for the duration that I would get a nice little house in Hogsmede."

Luna's eyes lit up, "George, that's a fantastic idea. I think your neighbors were getting a little tired of you doing all those experiments in your apartment. I mean the woman who lives above the shop next to you is always giving us dirty looks."

I felt relieved. I had been afraid that she would hate the idea of moving out of the ally. So it was now time to unleash the next part of my idea.

"I thought it was a great idea too. The only problem is that I wouldn't get to see you as much and I couldn't stand that. So, I was wondering…would you like to move with me to Hogsmede? We could get a cute little cottage and you could floo to your office," I asked, smiling.

Luna's expression quickly changed from that of joy to a blank expression that I hadn't seen since before the war. It was the expression that I never got. It meant she was guarding something.

"No thank you George," she replied very breezily.

I was confused by her reaction, "Why not?"

"I just don't think it would be a good idea. I think I best be going now. I have a meeting with a shop on the other end of the ally about running a large ad in the paper. I should get going," She replied, gathering up her stuff while I sat there utterly confused.

"Ok, I guess. What time do you want me to pick you up tonight?"

"I'm sorry George. Didn't I tell you? I have plans with Ginny for this evening. Owl me tomorrow," she said as she kissed my forehead and left the pub.


"She just changed right now Bill. It was really weird," I said to my brother. The two of us were sitting in his house playing chess, our stomachs full from the large dinner Fleur had prepared for us.

"You know why don't you?" Bill asked me as he moved his rook across the board.

"No, I don't. You do?" I asked, looking across the table at my brother with complete surprise on my face.

"Is Fleur still in the kitchen?" He asks.

I nod as I look behind him at his wife washing dishes and singing.

"Good," Bill says, lowering his voice, "she hates it when I bring this up. When I was in Egypt, I was dating a German witch named Helga. She was beautiful. I mean, she wasn't part Veela, but she was still amazing. But, I didn't want to marry her. I didn't want a future with her. So, I asked her to move into my apartment in Cairo with me. Asking a witch to move in with you, without any promise of more, is telling her that you don't want more, that she is just someone you are with until some one better is coming around."

"You're kidding me. Why is it that I had never heard of this before?" I asked my brother is a whisper.

"I didn't know it until my friend Simon asked a girl he truly loved to live with him. Apparently it is part of some secret witch code. I know that's not how you think of Luna. Ginny told us that she helped you pick out a ring,"

"Wait," I interrupted Bill, "did Ginny tell everyone? I told her not to!"

My oldest brother just smiled, "I don't think she told Luna, but that's it. Anyway, ask her or do something to show her that you want more with her."

I nod, "Thanks Bill. I should get going then. I don't want her to think that," I then raised my voice, "Thanks for the lovely meal Fleur. I really appreciated it. Next time I will bring Luna, I swear."

Fleur smiles and waves bye to me as I step into the chimney to return to my apartment.

When I arrived back to my apartment, I was surprised to see Luna sitting on my couch. I had given her a key months ago so I knew she had access, but I was still surprised to see her there.

"Luna! I didn't expect to see you here," I said, rushing out of the fire place to her, "I thought you were going out with Ginny?"

"I know," she said as she stood up and met me in the middle of the room, "but I decided I was going about this all wrong. I mean, if you just want to live with me, I suppose I should accept that."
"Why?" I said completely surprised.

"Because I love you and want to be with you. If you only want to be with me until someone better comes along, I will have to accept that," she replied quietly. Hearing her words almost broke my heart.

"Lu, wait right here," I said kissing her forehead. I then rushed off, knocking over a table, on my way to my room. In my top drawer, under a pair of socks, was the small black box. I grabbed it and rushed back out to the living room. She raised an eyebrow and watched me curiously as I came back into the room. I lowered myself to one knee in front of her.

"Luna Nicola Lovegood, I am stupid. I have a feeling that this won't be the last time I say that to you so I am asking you to forgive me now and in the future because I don't want to spend one day without you. I love you with all of my heart. There is noting in the world that would make me happier than you being my wife," I said, looking up into her perfect face. I opened the box as I saw tears form in her eyes. In the black velvet laid a silver band with a nice sized diamond surrounded by sapphires.

"George, I don't know what to say," Luna said as her hand covered her mouth and tears started coming silently down her cheeks.

"How about yes and you love me?" I replied back with a smile.

"Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. I love you so much George," with that, she lowered herself and wrapped her arms around me as we fell to the floor laughing.