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23: The New Plan

"Kidnap her???" Kindel watched her friend swallow her potatoes in great hurry.

"I didn't say kidnap you idiot." Cho grumbled, her eyes following Harry and Luna leave

the Great Hall together. "I said get rid of that fanatical Looney. If I do away with of

Looney, then my life will be Looney free, plus I might still have a chance with Harry."

Poppy rolled her eyes.

"Oh please," she cried. "There is nothing between you and Harry now. Not after he

found out what you were going to do, and after he kissed that...that...."

"Bitch?" Kindel said, trying to be helpful.

Poppy nodded.

"But you are right! If we lose that foolhardy Looney, then tell some story on how she

died or went back home or whatever, then you MIGHT have a opportunity, even though I

highly doubt it."

"Yes, especially with the Tremendous Summer Ball coming up." Kindel pointed out.

"So, what should we do?" Cho looked at a silent Liz eat her mutton.

"Well Liz?" Cho yapped.

Liz looked up. Ever since the beginning on their detentions three weeks ago, Liz hadn't

been the same. The usual, plump, classy friend Cho and her companions used to know,

was now a shallow, disheartened figure that infrequently spoke.

"I guess we could do it," she murmured. "But it will take a lot of work."

"Of course it wouldn't." Cho disagreed. "How hard can a kidnapping be?"

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"So, I was wondering........."

Luna glanced up at Harry, his face mixed between two feelings of curiosity and

embarrassment.

"Yea?"

Harry flushed.

"He looks so sexy when blushing." Luna thought merrily, snuggling her arm around

Harry's.

Harry grabbed her hand.

"Iwaswonderingifyouwantedtogototheballwithme?" Harry spilled, his face redder than

Ron's hair by this point.

"Excuse me?"

"Will you go to the ball with me?"

Luna thought she heard wrong. Yes, she must have been dreaming. Harry Potter, the

man of her life, asking her to the Tremendous Summer Ball? What a fantasy!

"I thought I heard you ask me to the ball," Luna giggled. "But I think I heard wrong."

Harry frowned.

"No," he said gently, cradling Luna's right hand with both of his, "I did."

Luna was aware that her mouth was hanging open.

"Oh, well I guess." Luna blushed, her face shortly turning to the color on Harry's face.

"I mean, sure. I would love to go."

Harry beamed at her. Luna felt her heart jump.

"Thanks!" he said excitedly. "See you Saturday night." With a quick kiss on her lips,

Harry waved and left.

Luna skipped in the direction of the Ravenclaw dormitory. Harry Potter had asked her

out! Harry Potter had asked her out!!!

What would she wear? How should she wear her hair? Questions clouded her head as

she bounced into her dormitory.

"Frances, Lissa?" Noticing that no one was around, Luna hopped to her bed.

"I think will wear my jewelry again!" Luna thought, going through her trunk. "And I

think I will borrow some of Lissa's perfume, Heavenly Scent or whatever her favorite

one is."

Luna closed her trunk and sighed blissfully. This Saturday Harry Potter would take her

to the ball and she would have the happiest night of her life.

Luna closed her eyes.

A hard hand seized her shoulder, thrusting her onto the floor.

Luna opened her eyes immediately, but the world was blackened out as a scarf was

strongly draped across her eyes.

Luna screamed, however a cloth muffled her mouth.

"Silencio!"

Luna attempted to scream yet again, but no sound came.

Luna felt like a mannequin doll, as whoever was operating all her moves.

Luna felt hands pull her into a sitting position before a container was propelled into her

mouth, a bizarre and tart liquid gushing into her mouth and down her throat.

Luna underwent abrupt tiredness.

"Must.........stay........awake." Luna thought. Shutting her eyes, Luna fell into a state of

unconsciousness.

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Luna awoke sometime later, her body chilled and clammy.

"Where am I?" Luna wondered unhappily as she sat up, pain wincing all over her body.

Luna was in a cage, that was for certain. Gloomy drapes rested on posts on the outside of

Luna's confinement. The floor was made of stones and the place was jacketed with dust

and grime. A tarnished stove stood on the opposite wall. It was moderately apparent that

Luna was in some sort of cellar or basement.

Luna shivered. It was dark in there, too dark. Luna tried to remember what happened.

She had been in her dormitory, but someone had pushed her into the floor. Yes, that

was it!!! She had tried to scream, but someone had placed a silence charm on her. Now

what happened next?

Luna jerked as a door somewhere above her slammed. Several giggles grew louder and

louder as they reached Luna's jail.

"Oh god," she gasped "Not –"

"Hello Luna, did you have a good nap?" Cho Chang leered.

Luna stared at Cho furiously.

"Cho you bitch!" she shrieked. "Let me out! Let me out right now!"

Cho, Liz, Kindel, and Poppy chuckled.

"Give me a reason why I should." Cho bullied.

"Because I am going to the ball with Harry."

Cho and her friends laughed harder. Luna knew that her answer was a lame one.

"No you are not." Cho sniggered. "I am."

"What?" Luna watched in fury as Cho snorted. They had no right to do this! No right at all!!

They were going to get expelled now, she was sure of it.

"Here you go Poppy." Cho handed Poppy a couple of things, one of which, was the key.

Entering Luna's cell, Poppy pulled on Luna's hair.

"Oww! What the hell are you doing!?"

Luna felt something sharp cut through her hair. To her horror, she watched several

strands of dirty blond hair float to the ground.

"I am going to break poor Harry's heart on Saturday night." Cho said softly, observing

Poppy gather Luna's cut hair. "I mean, you are going to break his heart on Saturday night."

Luna stared at her in confusion.

"A Polyjuice Potion you dummy!" Cho snapped.

Luna cried out.

"No you can't. Harry loves me; you can't. You just can't!"

Cho chortled.

"Well I am. And who says Harry loves you? Has he ever told you?"

Luna shook her head.

"Thought so. And besides, even if he does love you, which I greatly disbelieve, he won't

after Saturday night!"

Cho and her buddies laughed. Luna gaped at them, flabbergasted.

"Cmon Poppy." Cho said lightly. "We have work to do."

Luna watched helplessly through the bars, as Poppy relocked the gate on her prison.

"And I wouldn't try screaming. It won't do anything." Cho advised. "We put silencing

charms on every door and on the entire Shrieking Shack so nobody will be able to hear

you."

"The Shrieking Shack?" Luna asked, "That's where I am?"

Cho nodded.

"Well have a fun time in there and oh, I almost forgot." Luna watched as Cho charmed a

loaf of bread, a flagon of butterbeer, and several apples into Luna's pen.

"And there is a miniaturized toilet for you to do your stuff in." Cho pointed to a urn in the

corner. "Well that's all. Enjoy your new home Looney!"

Luna watched Cho and her associates disappear. Flinging herself onto the ground, Luna

wailed, crying on through the night.