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Moments had gone by since they shared their love for one another and Harriet still didn't want to leave the room. She relished being alone with her love. With Harriet watching Luna stepped back with a smile and sexily began shedding layers of clothing. Harriet's eyes grew wide and at that particular moment she was glad she wasn't a guy any more. With a devious grin, Luna had stripped all the way down to her baby blue undergarments before stepping into the dress that Harriet had bought for her. She turned around and pulled her hair to the side before looking at Harriet over her shoulder. "Zip me?" She asked in her dreamy voice. Harriet moved forward and zipped up her girlfriend's dress before kissing her exposed neck eliciting a shiver from Luna. Harriet picked up the jeweled Thestral necklace and clasped it around Luna's neck before wrapping her arms around her from behind.

"I couldn't help myself. As soon as I saw this I knew I had to get it for you. Thestrals are beautiful and unique just like you. Besides one of the first times I met you was with the Thestrals in the forest."

Luna was blushing as she turned around and looked Harriet in the eyes. "You know that not many people can see the beauty in thestrals. They are often thrown off by their looks. In the same way people are thrown off by me. Not by my looks per se but because I'm different."

"Then they are fools to not see that you are priceless and one-of-a-kind for your beauty far surpasses that of the moon and the stars."

By now Luna was red. Nobody had ever talked to her like this before. "I didn't know you were such a poet Harriet Potter."

Harriet smiled as she stepped back, no longer nervous at changing in front of Luna. She slowly removed her nightgown and let it fall to the floor as the cool breeze of the castle touched her bare skin. Then she walked over to her wardrobe and grabbed an outfit, trying to make it look sexy as she bent down to grab things from the lower shelf. As she stood up, a pair of hands wrapped around her bare waist as a voice whispered, "Why Miss Potter I do believe you're enjoying this."

Harriet turned around in Luna's arms and put her own arms around Luna before smiling. "I would have thought you would be the one to enjoy it."

"And I am love but what about that shy girl from a few moments ago? The one who was afraid to change in front of me."

"I guess she had a change of heart."

Harriet finished dressing, doing her hair and a light bit of makeup thanks to magic. Luna left her other set of clothes in Harriet's room as they walked hand in hand out the door and down the stairs to the Gryffindor common room to find Ron and Hermione waiting for them cuddled up on a couch. Ron looked up, a bit surprised to see Luna descending from the Gryffindor girls dorms hand in hand with Harriet when she was supposed to have been back home for Christmas. "Wha….but….how," was all Ron managed to let out. Apparently he hadn't been let in on the plan.

"It's about time you two got down here. I thought we were going to miss breakfast for sure," said Hermione with a smile.

As they got to the bottom of the stairs Harriet went over and hugged Hermione tightly and whispered, "thank you" into her ear.

"You're welcome Harriet. I figured it was better than anything I could buy you in stores. Forgive me for not putting a bow on her. Happy Christmas!"

"Happy Christmas Hermione! Happy Christmas Ron!"

After all the Christmas greetings had taken place, Hermione commented on Luna's dress. "That's a beautiful dress Luna. It's totally you!"

"Thank you Hermione! Harriet got it for me as well as this necklace," Luna replied proudly.

"Well it looks amazing. I knew those were the clothes you went up there in."

"No. My other clothes are still on the floor in Harriet's bedroom," she said with a mischievous grin that left a shocked look on both the faces of Hermione and Ron, while Harriet blushed.

"Is someone going to explain to me how she got up there in the first place," inquired Ron. Luna and Hermione took turns going through the story of getting permission from the Headmistress and notifying Luna at home and getting her through the portrait. They left the private happenings in Harriet's room a secret thought because it was nobody's business.

After sharing the story of Luna's arrival they decided to exchange presents. Unbeknownst to Ron and Harriet, Luna and Hermione had been helping the other with their gifts. Luna had talked to her father who had connections inside the Chudley Cannons and gotten Ron a pair of season passes. Meanwhile Hermione had helped Luna get some old pictures of his friends and family that had died in the war with Voldemort as well as a couple more pictures of his parents courtesy of Professor Slughorn. They had taken them and put them in an album for Harriet. Neither one could wait to see the look on their significant other's face when they opened their gift. Meanwhile, following a suggestion, Ron had sent off a letter requesting a personalized autographed copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from none other than Newt Scamander himself. It had taken a little bit but Newt had replied with an autographed copy of the book as well as a magical photo of him. Inside was written: To Hermione Granger, the smartest witch of the age, have a Happy Christmas! Best Regards, Newt Scamander. He really hoped that she would like it because she always had her nose in one book or another. Ron had received a standard Weasley sweatshirt from Mrs. Weasley along with some miscellaneous other treats while Harriet had received a pair of heirloom earrings as well as some baked goods.

They decided that they would go around and open their presents. Since Luna had already opened hers, Hermione was the next to go. She opened the package and looked at Ron confused. "Open it," Ron said. She opened the book to see the words penned inside and the magical picture waved at her upon being exposed to the light. Her eyes lit up as she read the words. "Ron. It's absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much! I had no idea that Mr. Scamander even knew who I was. How did you manage this?" "Apparently he reads the papers too," was Ron's reply while not exactly answering the question.

Next it was Ron's turn. He opened up the envelope and looked inside. His eyes grew wide as he was at a loss for words. He struggled to speak. "Chu….Chu…Chu…" "Are you a train Ron? What is it," inquired Harriet, struggling not to laugh. For loss of words, Ron held up the passes for Harriet to read. "Season passes to the Chudley Cannons? That's brilliant Hermione!" Hermione just smiled at Luna. When he finally managed to regain his tongue, Ron had stood up, took Hermione in his arms with her facing him and looked her straight in the face before uttering, "I bloody love you Hermione Granger." Apparently this must have been the first for them as well because Hermione looked shocked, then relieved, and finally happy. "I love you too Ronald Weasley." With that they shared a passionate kiss forgetting that anybody else was in the room. Moments passed by before a whistle and a bang interrupted their kissing. They broke apart to see a pink heart shaped firework fade from around their heads. They blushed knowing that they had forgotten that their friends were in the room. They settled back down on the couch holding each other tight.

Finally it was Harriet's turn as Luna pulled a small wrapped box out of her bag and handed it to Harriet. Harriet was nervous and had no idea what to expect in a present from Luna. She carefully unwrapped the box and pulled off the lid. She almost dropped the box as tears came flooding to her eyes. She pulled out the photo book and flipped through it seeing everyone that had perished in the wizarding war against Voldemort. There were pictures of Tonks and Lupin with Teddy, pictures of a younger Sirius, pictures of Snape and Dumbledore and pictures of Fred and George (since they were inseparable). It was when she got to the other pictures of her parents that she couldn't hold it in anymore. Tears ran rampant down her cheeks as Luna moved closer and held Harriet close for a bit. When she regained control, she looked up into Luna's eyes. "This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much! I love you!" Luna smiled as she looked down at the Harriet she was still holding. "You're welcome Harriet Potter. I'm glad you like it. I was worried you wouldn't like it." "I love it! It's so thoughtful. Just like you." With that she leaned up and kissed Luna. With presents opened, they headed down to breakfast.