Chapter 24: Moving forward


Text messages sent between friends on Luna and Neville's big day

Song: Dreamer by Isbells


Neville: Hi

Luna: Hi

Neville: Are you ready?

Luna: I don't know

Neville: Do you want to ride to work with me

Luna: Please…I may be too nervous to drive

Neville: I'll be there in 30 minutes

Luna: Are you sure about this?

Neville: It is going to be amazing!

Luna: Okay

Neville: Breathe…I'll be there soon

Ron: How is Ginny?

Harry: Tired. I'm letting her sleep in

Ron: She didn't look good last night

Harry: She's fine.

Ron: I know my sister

Harry: So do I …she is fine, worry wart

Ron: If she looks like that next Friday. I'm calling Mum

Harry: She's fine, mate…I promise

Hermione: Got time to talk?

Ginny: I'm laying in bed

Hermione: Ron is worried about you

Ginny: I know

Hermione: Are you okay?

Ginny: I'm fine

Hermione: You sure?

GInny: I'm sure ..See you at the open house?

Hermione: Yeah…I'm headed there in a few minutes

Ginny: I'll be there in a little bit. I have talk Harry into letting me out of bed first

Hermione: Good luck with that ;)

Neville: When are you going to be here

Harry: Soon. Meeting the photographer before we head that way

Theo: Open the door. My hands are full

Ron: On our way. Mione is grabbing a few more books on our way there

Neville: Thank you

Harry: Where else would we be

Theo: It is going to be fine

Ron: Everything is ready…Just breathe

Luna: Remind me why I am doing this

Hermione: Because you hate Mary

Daphne: Because you get to spend time with Neville

Ginny: Because this is so you...and you get to be your own boss

Luna: Is this going to work?

Ginny: Definitely

Hermione: Definitely

Daphne:Without a doubt

Luna: I'm insane. I've sunk so much of Dad's money into this

Hermione: You and Neville built a great business plan

Ginny: It has been the talk of the newsroom since I got the assignment

Daphne: So many people I work with are planning on coming today

Ginny: This is going to work

Hermione: Breathe

Daphne: We know you and you will make this work

Luna: Thank you! I am so nervous

Ginny: It is going to be amazing :)

Ginny: I have an appointment on Monday

Harry: Everything is going to be fine

Ginny: I have never been this sick before

Harry: Everything is going to be fine

Ginny: I have never made it to 12 weeks

Harry: Breathe…I will take Monday off to go with you

Ginny: Ron is going to ask

Harry: He can wait

Ginny: I want this so much

Harry: Baby, it is going to be okay

Ron: You ready?

Hermione: Meet me at the back door. I'm going to need help with the boxes

Ron: More books for the Nook?

Hermione: Yes. These are ones that people can take and keep

Ron: Want some coffee before we go to Tempest?

Hermione: Sure. It is going to be a long day for all of us

Ron: I have never seen Nev this nervous

Hermione: Luna is the same way

Ron: They have a strong plan

Hermione: and GREAT ideas

Ron: Have you talked to Gin?

Hermione: Not yet today, why?

Ron: She did look good last night

Hermione: She was tired. Things have been busy

Ron: I think it is more than that

Hermione: I'm sure she is fine

Ron: I hope so

Hermione: You can talk to her at Tempest today

Ron: I think I'll talk to Harry

Harry: Great job Neville & Luna!

Luna: Thank you

Neville: Could not have done it without you all

Hermione: It was so crowded today

Ginny: My photographer got some great shots and I got some great quotes to use

Daphne: It was so much fun

Theo: Thank you for giving me a space. I got a few nibbles on yard work

Neville: It turned out so much better than we planned

Luna: Thank you all for your help

Ginny: My piece on Tempest will be in Sunday's paper. I am trying to talk my editor into front of the section

Harry: It was a great way to spend a Saturday

Ron: There are so many things you can do with what you have started in at Tempest

Hermione: The bower was beautiful. I can't wait to see what it looks like next year

Daphne: Everything was beautiful

Theo: Do you have some flyers or cards I can leave with people this week?

Neville: Yeah

Luna: Come by and get them Monday morning

Ginny: I'm tired. Talk to everyone tomorrow

Ron: You okay, sis?

Harry: She is fine, mate

Hermione: Be good

Theo: Not planning on it

Daphne: Do I have to be?

Ginny: Night guys!

Ron: Hey Nev

Neville: Yes Ron

Ron: Can you help me with something?

Neville: Not tonight

Ron: I know that. Can I talk to you about it sometime next week

Neville: Sure

Ron: Thanks mate

Neville: Don't worry, She will love it

Ron: How do you know it is about her?

Neville: Because I know you

Ron: What does that have to with anything

Neville: Nothing else exists when she is in the room

Ron: Thanks Nev

Neville: Night Ron

Neville: Thank you

Luna: For what

Neville: Working with me

Luna: You had a great idea

Neville: I could not have done this without you

Luna: Get some sleep

Neville: I'll try

Luna: Night

Neville: Night