Day 222

The following Friday Harry, Ginny and Teddy officially moved into Grimmauld Place. All they were really moving was their clothes and personal possessions, but that didn't keep it from being complete chaos.

"Teddy, don't do that!" Ginny rushed across the room to grab the baby before he could crawl into the fireplace. "George, you're supposed to be watching him!"

"Sorry," he ran out of the kitchen. "Ang needed some help with... something."

"Making out with your girlfriend is no excuse for letting my kid almost kill himself. Where's Hermione? I need a responsible child watcher."

"I'm responsible!" George cried. "I promise not to get distracted anymore!"

"Yeah, I've heard that before," she snorted. "Hermione!"

"She's upstairs," Fred strolled through the room with a couple boxes hovering behind him.

"Here," Ginny put Teddy in his arms. "Take her this."

"Alright then," he nodded and headed up the stairs.

"Now," she turned back to the kitchen. "Where did Harry go?"

"Probably to hide from his maniac girlfriend," George mumbled.

"You're not as quiet as you think you are," Ginny glared at him.

"I think he's getting the last batch of boxes," he amended.

"Thank you."

"Gin!" Hermione called down the stairs. "Luna wants to show you something!"

"Luna?" Ginny frowned. "When did Luna get here?"

George and Angelina both shrugged, turning and grinning at each other as Ginny mounted the stairs.

"In here," Hermione stood at the top of the stairs with Teddy and pointed towards the nursery.

"When did Luna get here?" Ginny repeated. "I don't even think I've spoken to her since we got Teddy."

"I was talking to her a few days ago and mentioned it. She wanted to help."

"That's so sweet, but I haven't even decided what to do with the nursery yet."

"How about you stop asking questions and go look," Hermione pushed her towards the door. "Come on."

"Why are you pushing me?"

"Because you're taking too long."

"You're in a mood," Ginny huffed.

"Because you've just been an absolute ray of sunshine," Hermione rolled her eyes. "In you go."

They stepped through the doorway and found Luna standing in the middle of the room, covered in paint and smiling brightly.

"Surprise!" she gestured dramatically to the far wall.

Ginny's jaw dropped as she took in the beautiful mural Luna had painted.

"You'll catch flies," Hermione said smugly.

"Luna," Ginny gasped. "It's... it's... Oh!"

She turned and pulled her friend into a strangling hug, unable to find the words to thank her.

She didn't know how, but Luna had recreated Hogwarts on the wall in all it's glory, complete with a beautiful night sky of sparkling stars. Shadows of quidditch players flew across the wall, circling the towers and the pitch, while owls flew in and out of the west tower and boats floated across the lake, lanterns lighting their way.

"Luna, this must have taken you ages!" Ginny said, tears gathering in her eyes.

"Not really," she shook her head. "I started it yesterday."

"That's why we've been keeping you and Harry downstairs," Hermione added. "Luna wanted it to be a surprise."

"Oh, thank you!" Ginny hugged the blonde girl again. "Where's Harry? He has to come see this."

"I'll go find him," Hermione offered, passing Teddy to Luna.

"What do you think, love?" Ginny asked the little boy, pointing to the wall. "Do you like the painting Auntie Luna did for you?"

Teddy gurgled and reached for the moving picture eagerly, rather unimpressed when Auntie Luna wouldn't take him closer.

"You can't touch yet," she explained. "The paint's still wet."

"Would you stop pushing me!?" Harry complained in the hallway. "I'm moving!"

"Harry!" Ginny rushed into the hall, grabbing his hand and pulling him back into the room. "Look at what Luna's done!"

"Wow!" he gaped at the mural. "Luna, it's beautiful!"

"I'm so glad you like it," she grinned.

"It's amazing," he repeated. "How did you even-?"

"She's been working on it for a couple days," Hermione explained. "Wanted to surprise you when you moved in."

"I'm definitely surprised."

"Oh, I know," Luna said. "There's quite a large number of Wrackspurts in the room."

"Good to know," Hermione took a couple steps back towards the door.

"Don't worry, they're very focused on Harry and Ginny," Luna assured her.

"I can tell," Ginny laughed. "Merlin, Luna! You're brilliant, you are."

"I just like painting," she shrugged. "Should I go help unpack now?"

"If you like," Harry chuckled, hugging her. "Though it looks like you've earned some lunch first."

"Fred's just gone to get kebabs," Hermione offered. "He should be back soon and we can all take a break."

"Great, I'm knackered," Harry sighed.

"You haven't done anything!" Ginny said.

"I've been bringing boxes back and forth all morning!"

"All you're doing is pointing your wand at them! That's not work. I've been taking care of Teddy all morning- that's work."

"Alright, you unpack boxes, then and I'll take Teddy."

"Wonderful," she grinned. "Hermione, what time is it?"

"Half twelve."

"Ah, just in time for a bottle and a nap."

Harry's face fell at this realization. He looked over at Teddy, who was still trying to get at the painting excitedly, and grimaced.

"You planned that," he glared at Ginny.

"And you fell for it without a second thought," she kissed his cheek. "Come on girls, let's get lunch."

She took Teddy from Luna, gave him a kiss on the forehead and passed him off to Harry.

"You might want to take him back to Mum's," she suggested. "It'll be quiet there."

"Yeah," he nodded. "Alright, kid. Have mercy on me."

Teddy grinned and pulled Harry's glasses off his face.

"Good luck," Hermione snorted, following Ginny outside.