Chapter 11: Christmas Surprises
If Luna had thought that her life was bad enough, then she was wrong.
Luna had spent two days in the hospital wing before returning to her student life. She
had expected Cho to be meaner than ever (which she was right), but what she didn't
expect was everyone else.
"Are you allergic to flowers, Loony?" Pansy Parkinson, a fellow Slytherin to Draco
Malfoy, had called out the first day Luna had returned to classes, "Is that why you are
always blubbering?"
And that wasn't the worst one. Throughout the following weeks she would get insults
such as "Witch Bitch" and "The Flower Freak". Luna tried desperately to ignored them,
but it was very hard not to. In fact, if Hermione hadn't rescued her several times, Luna
was sure that she would have broke down completely.
It still amazed Luna to this day that Hermione Granger had helped her. Back down in the
dungeons, Hermione had helped her walk to the Hospital Wing. When there, she had not
left her side until, Luna guessed, she had fallen asleep. Luna had been, and still was,
grateful for her help.
"LOONY, WAKE UP!!!"
Luna flinched as she raised her head.
"Did you hear me?" Cho snarled.
"Yes."
"What did I say?"
Luna noticed that all eyes in the Ravenclaw, seventh year, girl dormitory were on her.
"You said that I," Luna mumbled, "You said that I was to do the same thing on the night
of the Great Halloween Ball for the Majestic Christmas Ball, and that if you catch me out
of the Ravenclaw Tower once, you will beat me until I am practically dead."
Cho was amazed for the next few seconds before sneering, "That's right you selfish,
unforgivable bitch. The Majestic Christmas Ball is this Friday, and I don't want you
ruining the next two days and the ball for me. So go to bed!!!"
"But it is only 7:47." Luna protested, but seeing the anger in Cho's eyes immediately
said, "Ok, ok, I am going."
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Just like the Great Halloween Ball, the halls filled up with talk of the Majestic Christmas
Ball. Luna watched gloomily as girls traded beauty potions, accessories, and names of
charms to make one prettier.
"I just wish I could go." Luna had cried tearfully to Hagrid during one Care of Magical
Creatures class.
"Then go." Hagrid said as he gave her some toad skin to feed the Mawks, (birds with the
head of a dragon and feet of a cat).
"I wish I could." Luna sighed, "But Cho is going to make sure I don't leave the dormitory
again."
"I hate tha' bitch of a gurl who thin' she 'nos bes'." Hagrid muttered angrily.
"What?"
"Oh nothin'"
The morning came too soon for Luna, as she had woken up on Christmas morning,
realizing with a heavy heart that it was indeed Christmas.
"Happy Christmas Luna!" cried Frances and Lissa.
"Don't forget to open your presents!!" Lissa cried, her mouth full of chocolate.
Luna gasped as she saw the small bundle of presents lying at the end of her bed, just
waiting to be opened.
There were three presents, smallest to largest.
Luna picked up the card and read it.
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
Luna:
Happy Christmas!!! Don't worry, I won't send you any
more presents to the Ravenclaw table after seeing what
happened two weeks ago. Enjoy these!!! Once again,
Happy Christmas!!
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
Luna put down the card and opened the smallest present.
"Oh wow, Luna!!!" Lissa gasped as the other girls stared. "That's beautiful!!"
Luna couldn't have said it better herself. Lying in her lap laid the most elegant
bracelet and necklace Luna had ever seen.
Luna picked up the jewelry and stared at them in awe.
They were fashioned in silver, little flowers and hearts carved into them. Each held
delicate pearls, and deep, red rubies.
Luna could not stop staring at them in awe. Who had sent them? Who had the money to
buy such lovely trinkets?
Luna put them down and picked up the next parcel.
Ripping it open with eager, Luna could only gap at her next gift.
"Hair supplies!" cried Frances.
Indeed they were. It was a little basket consisting of Maylee's best shampoo and
conditioner (makes the dirtiest hair fresh and clean again!), a shiny, red brush and comb,
and little hairpieces that were quite cute and filled hair with the scent of lilac.
"Awwww, you lucky duck!!" said a jealous Frances.
Luna clutched her last gift. It was the largest and heaviest of them all.
"I wonder what it is" Luna thought, tearing off the paper at the same time.
All five girls gasped at the sight, not knowing what to say.
Books. That's what they were. Covered in gold, sapphire blue, scarlet, fair white, and
dark violet covers.
Luna slowly picked up the gold book.
Best Wizard and Witch Romance Stories Ever Told by Rosamina Queen.
Luna couldn't help but smile as she read the titles of each book. Someone obviously
knew she wasn't getting very much entertainment, so he or she sent her these.
"Look, there is a note." Frances pointed out.
Luna put down the violet book (What to do When You are B.O.R.E.D by Gretal
McKeller) and read the note.
Meet me in the Owlery at 4:30 pm immediately!
Luna glanced at her watch. It was 9:24 am.
Lissa suddenly appeared with a worried look.
"Cho's coming!" she squealed, "You need to hide your things! Now!!"
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At 4:17 pm., Luna fell onto her bed exhausted, but happy. This had so far, been the best
Christmas of her life. She, Frances, and Lissa had been able to hid her stuff in their
trunks before Cho showed her small head.
Luna, like the Halloween Ball, had been forced to prepare Cho and her friends for the
Ball later that night. Their hair had been curled, their bodies pampered and massaged.
Their gowns had been brushed and freshened till they were practically shining.
Luna wearily closed her eyes, only to opened them again and read her watch: 4:28 pm.
"Oh no, I'm going to be late!" she thought as she stumbled out of the portrait hole and up
to the Owlery.
At 4:36, a panting Luna finally reached the top.
"I'm here!" she breathed, pushing open the door.
Luna gasped.
"Hello Luna." Hermione said cheerfully.
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Ahhhhhh Cliffhanger!!! O well, hope you enjoyed it!!!
If Luna had thought that her life was bad enough, then she was wrong.
Luna had spent two days in the hospital wing before returning to her student life. She
had expected Cho to be meaner than ever (which she was right), but what she didn't
expect was everyone else.
"Are you allergic to flowers, Loony?" Pansy Parkinson, a fellow Slytherin to Draco
Malfoy, had called out the first day Luna had returned to classes, "Is that why you are
always blubbering?"
And that wasn't the worst one. Throughout the following weeks she would get insults
such as "Witch Bitch" and "The Flower Freak". Luna tried desperately to ignored them,
but it was very hard not to. In fact, if Hermione hadn't rescued her several times, Luna
was sure that she would have broke down completely.
It still amazed Luna to this day that Hermione Granger had helped her. Back down in the
dungeons, Hermione had helped her walk to the Hospital Wing. When there, she had not
left her side until, Luna guessed, she had fallen asleep. Luna had been, and still was,
grateful for her help.
"LOONY, WAKE UP!!!"
Luna flinched as she raised her head.
"Did you hear me?" Cho snarled.
"Yes."
"What did I say?"
Luna noticed that all eyes in the Ravenclaw, seventh year, girl dormitory were on her.
"You said that I," Luna mumbled, "You said that I was to do the same thing on the night
of the Great Halloween Ball for the Majestic Christmas Ball, and that if you catch me out
of the Ravenclaw Tower once, you will beat me until I am practically dead."
Cho was amazed for the next few seconds before sneering, "That's right you selfish,
unforgivable bitch. The Majestic Christmas Ball is this Friday, and I don't want you
ruining the next two days and the ball for me. So go to bed!!!"
"But it is only 7:47." Luna protested, but seeing the anger in Cho's eyes immediately
said, "Ok, ok, I am going."
=====================================
Just like the Great Halloween Ball, the halls filled up with talk of the Majestic Christmas
Ball. Luna watched gloomily as girls traded beauty potions, accessories, and names of
charms to make one prettier.
"I just wish I could go." Luna had cried tearfully to Hagrid during one Care of Magical
Creatures class.
"Then go." Hagrid said as he gave her some toad skin to feed the Mawks, (birds with the
head of a dragon and feet of a cat).
"I wish I could." Luna sighed, "But Cho is going to make sure I don't leave the dormitory
again."
"I hate tha' bitch of a gurl who thin' she 'nos bes'." Hagrid muttered angrily.
"What?"
"Oh nothin'"
The morning came too soon for Luna, as she had woken up on Christmas morning,
realizing with a heavy heart that it was indeed Christmas.
"Happy Christmas Luna!" cried Frances and Lissa.
"Don't forget to open your presents!!" Lissa cried, her mouth full of chocolate.
Luna gasped as she saw the small bundle of presents lying at the end of her bed, just
waiting to be opened.
There were three presents, smallest to largest.
Luna picked up the card and read it.
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
Luna:
Happy Christmas!!! Don't worry, I won't send you any
more presents to the Ravenclaw table after seeing what
happened two weeks ago. Enjoy these!!! Once again,
Happy Christmas!!
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
Luna put down the card and opened the smallest present.
"Oh wow, Luna!!!" Lissa gasped as the other girls stared. "That's beautiful!!"
Luna couldn't have said it better herself. Lying in her lap laid the most elegant
bracelet and necklace Luna had ever seen.
Luna picked up the jewelry and stared at them in awe.
They were fashioned in silver, little flowers and hearts carved into them. Each held
delicate pearls, and deep, red rubies.
Luna could not stop staring at them in awe. Who had sent them? Who had the money to
buy such lovely trinkets?
Luna put them down and picked up the next parcel.
Ripping it open with eager, Luna could only gap at her next gift.
"Hair supplies!" cried Frances.
Indeed they were. It was a little basket consisting of Maylee's best shampoo and
conditioner (makes the dirtiest hair fresh and clean again!), a shiny, red brush and comb,
and little hairpieces that were quite cute and filled hair with the scent of lilac.
"Awwww, you lucky duck!!" said a jealous Frances.
Luna clutched her last gift. It was the largest and heaviest of them all.
"I wonder what it is" Luna thought, tearing off the paper at the same time.
All five girls gasped at the sight, not knowing what to say.
Books. That's what they were. Covered in gold, sapphire blue, scarlet, fair white, and
dark violet covers.
Luna slowly picked up the gold book.
Best Wizard and Witch Romance Stories Ever Told by Rosamina Queen.
Luna couldn't help but smile as she read the titles of each book. Someone obviously
knew she wasn't getting very much entertainment, so he or she sent her these.
"Look, there is a note." Frances pointed out.
Luna put down the violet book (What to do When You are B.O.R.E.D by Gretal
McKeller) and read the note.
Meet me in the Owlery at 4:30 pm immediately!
Luna glanced at her watch. It was 9:24 am.
Lissa suddenly appeared with a worried look.
"Cho's coming!" she squealed, "You need to hide your things! Now!!"
====================================
At 4:17 pm., Luna fell onto her bed exhausted, but happy. This had so far, been the best
Christmas of her life. She, Frances, and Lissa had been able to hid her stuff in their
trunks before Cho showed her small head.
Luna, like the Halloween Ball, had been forced to prepare Cho and her friends for the
Ball later that night. Their hair had been curled, their bodies pampered and massaged.
Their gowns had been brushed and freshened till they were practically shining.
Luna wearily closed her eyes, only to opened them again and read her watch: 4:28 pm.
"Oh no, I'm going to be late!" she thought as she stumbled out of the portrait hole and up
to the Owlery.
At 4:36, a panting Luna finally reached the top.
"I'm here!" she breathed, pushing open the door.
Luna gasped.
"Hello Luna." Hermione said cheerfully.
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Ahhhhhh Cliffhanger!!! O well, hope you enjoyed it!!!