Chapter 20: Luna's Secret
"I'm really sorry Harry. Do you think you will be able to forgive me?"
Harry stared bitterly at his bacon and cornbread. After last night, he was not sure he
wanted to, but Cho had apologized. Due to the fact that all the seventh year Gryffindor
boys were listening, Harry had only one choice without making a scene.
"Yea it's ok." Harry said.
Cho squealed.
"Oh thank you Harry," she cried, her voice echoing all over the hall. "I promise on my
life that I won't be such a bitch ever again!"
With that said, Cho patted Harry on the head before skipping into the distance.
Hermione gazed at Harry in disgust.
"Well what did you want me to do?" Harry asked Hermione angrily, "Get up and give her
a big kiss?"
"Yes." Ron and Seamus muttered, but Harry ignored them.
"Of course not," Hermione snapped back. "I was just going to suggest –"
Hermione never got to finish her sentence as the daily owls flew in, one dropping a note
onto her plate.
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"Well let me read it first!" Hermione retorted before turning her attention to the note.
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Hermione:
Listen, you HAVE to meet me!! It's urgent. Cho and her friend Liz are
planning something evil against Harry!!!! Meet me in the Charms classroom
at lunch.
Luna
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"Well?" Harry asked impatiently, his arms crossed.
Hermione just stared at him as she tore the note to pieces.
"Can't tell." She said, returning to her breakfast. "It's secret."
Ron looked infuriated.
"And why not?" he asked sharply.
"Because it is secret. Now let me eat."
Harry and Ron tried several more attempts to force Hermione to speak up, but they did
not prevail.
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"Good job."
Cho glared at her friend.
"When do we start?"
"When the time is right."
"What do you mean, it's perfect right now!"
"No it isn't you dork. His friends surround him. We need him to be by himself."
Cho smiled. "And I know how to do that."
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"Why did you want to talk to me?"
Luna looked at her crazily. Hermione had never seen her face filled with anxiety before.
"Listen closely," Luna whispered, beckoning Hermione to come closer. "Cho and Liz
have something evil up their sleeves."
Hermione listened, her emotions rushing from shock to horror to fury.
"That's crazy!" Hermione cried fiercely. "They are not going to get away with that!"
"I know." Luna nodded her head. "But what can we do?"
Hermione thought carefully. If they were to stop Cho and Liz, they needed a plan.
"That's it!" Hermione snapped her fingers.
Luna looked at her confusingly.
"What's it?" she asked softly.
"Listen..." Hermione whispered something into Luna's ear.
Luna listened, but when Hermione was finished, Luna became more confused than ever.
"What if it doesn't work?" she asked.
Hermione shook her head.
"It just has to work." She said, "It just HAS to."
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Harry stared at Ron. Ron stared back.
"Ready?" Ron asked. Harry nodded, his heart thrusting faster than ever.
Earlier, Harry had released his idea to Ron who had eagerly agreed.
"That's what a tracking potion is for!" he had said keenly. "Tracking!"
Harry dipped the ring into the fluid. Making a quiet hiss, the ring glowed a bright blue.
"That is bright!" Ron said, squinting through the light.
"Yeah!" Harry agreed, also squinting, put the ring back on the table. But it did not stay
there.
Like a happy puppy, it shot out of the room.
"Cmon!" said Ron, running after it. Harry was close on his heels.
Harry and Ron spent several minutes trying to catch up with the swifting ring. It split
crowds in half as the boys followed.
"When, is it going.......to......stop?" Ron panted, sweat dribbling down his forehead and
off into his robes.
"The light," Harry pointed out. "It's dying down."
Indeed it was. Instead of the intense, dazzling blue it had been when it had started, it was
now nothing more than a dull, dark azure.
"In here!" Ron pushed the Charms class door opened as he and Harry entered.
The ring blasted across the floor, landing at the dirty-dishwater blond haired, pale-faced,
filthy girl.
Harry's eyes widened as he stared at her. At first, she looked baffled, but after seeing the
ring and Harry, she knew.
"Harry, I can," Luna whispered, her face trembling in fear and surprise. "I can explain."
"What is there to explain?" Harry snarled.
"Now Harry," Hermione began but Harry cut off whatever she was going to say.
"I have everything I need to know." He whispered.
"Harry, no!" Luna was crying by this point, hoping, yearning for Harry to forgive her.
Harry glowered at Luna.
Saying nothing, Harry spun on his heel, slamming the door on his way out.
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Ok that wasn't as long as I had thought it would be, but still... Hopefully, you enjoyed it!!