A/N: Sorry for the shortness of the chapter but hey bonus chapter this week right? Anyways, I figured the next chapter would be long due to describing their new living arrangements and getting them settled. Please Review if you enjoy!

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Ron and Hermione were cuddling on a couch in the Gryffindor common room when Harriet and Luna came in. Hermione shot up as they entered. "Where were you today? You missed all your classes," Hermione questioned excitedly. Ron stood up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "She's got a point mate. It's pretty unusual. Is everything ok," Ron asked.

"Let's sit down and we can talk about it," Harriet said as her and Luna sat down on the couch across from where Ron and Hermione had been sitting. As soon as the other couple had sat down Harriet pulled out her wand and had cast a privacy charm around the two couches. Hermione raised an eyebrow at the security measures but figured it would come with an explanation. Once that was done Harriet and Luna took turns telling their versions of the story filling in where the other didn't. Hermione and Ron listened, their expressions changing to one of shock and horror at what had transpired that day.

"So you see…," Harriet continued as she wrapped up the end of the story, detailing their meeting with the Headmistress and Luna's father, "Luna and I are getting a private room together that won't be in either Gryffindor or Ravenclaw tower. The fact that we're dating is just a big wonderful bonus. The room will be hard to find except for Luna and myself. We can have you guys come and visit but nobody will be able to come in without one of us. Anyway, what is more pressing is who did this to Luna and why. You know my suspicions but without proof nothing can be done. Aside from that if you guys could help keep an eye on her when I'm not around that'd be amazing. I just don't want anything to happen to her again."

"Of course," replied Hermione, "she's our friend too."

"Yeah mate. We got you covered," responded Ron.

"Thanks guys," Harriet said with a smile. "So I guess we just hang out and wait until we hear something else…"

"You know," said Luna in her dreamy voice, "I've never slept with a woman before…."

Harriet immediately blushed, Ron's jaw dropped and Hermione looked shocked at Luna's random statement.

"Actually I've never slept with anyone before," she continued thoughtfully, ignoring the state of everyone else in the conversation. At that moment the portrait door opened and Professor McGonagall walked in. Harriet dispelled the privacy charm as they all stood up to greet the Headmistress.

"Ahh…good. I was hoping to find the two of you here," Professor McGonagall said talking to Harriet and Luna. "If you'll follow me I will show you to your new quarters. All your personal belongings have already been moved up there. " With that the two girls followed the Headmistress out the portrait hole and further up the stairs. As they headed up the stairs Harriet recognized this as the 3rd Floor Corridor on the right hand side where they had been expressly forbidden to go in their first year at Hogwarts. It's where Filch had almost caught them. It's where they met Fluffy and found where the stone was hidden.

"Professor isn't this…" Harriet started.

"Yes it is Potter. However the three-headed dog and all of that has long since been cleared out," replied Professor McGonagall as if she were reading Harriet's mind, "In fact most of this corridor has unused classrooms, storage and the like which should help in keeping you safe because people won't think to look for you up here, especially students."

As they walked down the corridor a door appeared between two torches on the wall. "This door will only appear in the presence of the two of you. This is to help keep it from being discovered. Now to open it you need simply tap you wand on the handle and say Aperio. Let me see your wands for a minute." Both girls handed the headmistress their wands. Professor McGonagall took out her wand, mumbled something and both girls' wands lit up as well as the door. She handed them back saying, "There you go. As with the door, only you have access to here. I will leave you now to let you explore and get settled in. If you need anything you know where to find me." With that she gave the girls a nod before turning around and heading back to her office, presumably.

Now that they were alone the two girls looked at each other and smiled. They were finally alone, about to embark on their first real journey together. "Shall we my love," Harriet asked, looking towards her girlfriend. Luna smiled and nodded. Harriet tapped on the door handle with her wand and said "Aperio." The door swung open so the girls could look inside. Luna went to step inside but made a loud squeak as she was swept off her feet and carried across the threshold by Harriet.