16

Fast asleep, Harriet didn't hear her door creak open early Christmas morning and then shut a few seconds later with the lock of the door. The figure approached Harriet's bed and looked down upon her sleeping form before bending over and kissing her on the lips.

Harriet was fast asleep and dreaming when she felt someone kiss her. She woke with a start unsure of whether it was dream or reality. It felt so real and real it was as long blonde hair fell into her face and Harriet looked up to see the face of her beloved girlfriend, Luna mere inches from her face.

"Is this a dream," Harriet wondered out loud.

"Do you dream about me often?"

"Yes I do," answered Harriet honestly.

"I assure you Harriet Potter that this is not one of those times. Let me show you." With that Luna climbed on to the bed with Harriet and kissed her some more. Still not sure that she wasn't entirely dreaming she responded passionately to the kiss because at that point it didn't matter if it was real or not. She wanted this moment more than anything else and if it turned out to be a dream she never wanted it to end. After moments of tender passion they looked into each other's eyes and that was when Harriet knew it wasn't a dream. Her girlfriend was really here, in her room with her and had woken her up in the best way possible.

"This is the best Christmas present I could have ever asked for," said Harriet, dreamily looking into her girlfriend's eyes, "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too," replied Luna as she crawled under the blankets and snuggled close to Harriet. "I can hear your heart! Oh my! It sure is beating fast. Is everything alright," she asked innocently.

"Everything is perfect," Harriet replied as she held Luna close. "I could lay here forever with you."

"While that would be nice, eventually someone will come looking for us you know."

"I know but can't we just stay a while longer?"

"I suppose there is no harm in that."

Harriet kissed Luna's forehead, breathing in the floral scent that she had so been longing for. She became lost in the moment of perfection as a tear rolled down her cheek but this wasn't a tear of pain and sadness as she had felt so many times before. This was a tear of happiness. Something she had never experienced before. Luna noticed the tear and asked once again if everything was alright.

"I told you. This moment is perfect. I've never been this happy before. When I summon my patronus, this will be the moment I think of."

Luna smiled as an identical tear of happiness ran down her cheek. "Mine as well. After the way I've been treated for so long. With so many people ignoring me or thinking I was loony, I wondered if I'd ever truly be happy but here I am, with the most beautiful witch in all of Hogwarts."

Harriet smiled, "I think you mean second because I am laying with the first."

Luna blushed in response. She wasn't used to being told she was pretty or cute or beautiful. Most people just wanted to stay away from her because they thought she was loony or because she believed in things they didn't. Then Harriet and her friends came along and they brought friendship and good times. She never believed she would feel this way about anyone but she knew the truth. She was in love with Harriet Potter. A love that had been around long before they started dating. She wasn't sure when it started but she was glad it did. She just worried if Harriet felt the same way as her. After all, their relationship was only beginning even if her love was not. Moments of peaceful bliss passed between them, each enjoying the other's company all without ever saying a word.

"So not to jinx the moment or anything," Harriet started, "but how did you get here exactly? I saw you get on the train and head home for the holiday."

"I did go home," responded Luna. "I had a wonderful time with daddy looking for crumple-horned snorkacks. We exchanged gifts last night."

"But how did you get back? And through the Gryffindor portrait?"

"Actually that part is quite interesting. I was out hunting crumple-horned snorkacks and when we got home one evening there was a letter for me from Hermione. It asked me if I wanted to surprise you this morning because she had talked to the Headmistress who had agreed to let me Floo into her office. Hermione met me there and walked me back up here and opened the portrait for me. The rest you can figure out."

Suddenly there came a knock from the door followed by the voice of Hermione Granger. "Come on you two! You can't stay in there all day. It is Christmas after all!"

"Speaking of," Harriet whispered quietly. "We'll be out in a few," replied Harriet so that Hermione could hear. She heard footsteps descending the staircase once more. "Ughhhh…I so don't want to get up."

"Me neither but we have all day together and the rest of break besides we can always come back later."

"I suppose you're right," Harriet said leaning over to give Luna a kiss before getting out of bed.

As Harriet got out of bed she suddenly realized she was going to be changing in front of Luna and it made her embarrassed. "Luna, are you sure you don't want to wait downstairs with the others? I'll be down in just a second after I change."

"I'm good," said Luna with a smile, "Now less talking and more changing."

Harriet nervously started to change.

"Does it make your nervous that I'm here," inquired Luna.

Harriet nodded a little. "It's a little weird. I guess I'm still not used to the whole girl thing in some aspects not to mention this is my first relationship as a woman."

"It's ok. You don't have to be nervous. I don't bite….hard." She added the last bit with a smile. "Besides it's my first relationship and I'm not nervous about changing in front of you."

Confidence flowed into Harriet as she smiled. "I see. Well maybe we can put that to the test." Harriet sauntered over to her wardrobe and pulled out the large gift wrapped box that she had bought for Luna. She enticingly walked back over and handed the box to Luna. "Happy Christmas Luna."

Luna smiled, "Happy Christmas Harriet." She sat down on the bed and undid the ribbon around the box. She gasped as she pulled off the lid and set it aside. Her eyes sparkled like Harriet had never seen before as she pulled out the necklace and the dress. Tears started to stream down her face as she held up the dress and watched the shimmering colors. "It's…..beautiful. It's…perfect."

"And so are you my love," was Harriet's reply. Before she could react, she had arms thrown around her neck and she was being pulled into a loving and passionate kiss.

"I love you Harriet Potter," came a whisper in her ear. Harriet pulled back stunned for just a second, nobody outside her parents and Sirius had ever said that to her. She looked into Luna's eyes and knew that she felt the same way as Luna did. Even though they had only been together a short time her feelings for Luna had grown in to something more powerful than she had ever felt before. She knew at the moment that Luna was her one. She wiped the tears from Luna's eyes as she gazed into them.

"I love you Luna Lovegood."

A/N: I wasn't originally planning on having them drop the "L" word so soon but the moment seemed perfect, especially with both of their pasts.