Pairing: GinnyLuna (platonic)

Prompt: 434. Spoilers

Word count: 368

Spoilers

"Mummy's really into this Muggle thing called television." Luna Lovegood pressed a button on some box unfamiliar to Ginny, surprising her with moving, talking pictures.

"What is it?" Ginny asked curiously, studying the picture on the box. It was of two people kissing, which was disgusting in itself.

"It's called a television," Luna said, despite already having explained it. "Muggles use it to watch things like the news and it's another way of hearing stories. Mummy likes soap operas the best."

"A what?"

The two seven-year-olds sat down on an old couch, and Luna pointed to the box, which was now showing a picture of the same people who had been kissing moments ago, arguing. "It's like a story, but there's a chapter every day and they go for many years. This one is called Neighbours. It's Australian, Mummy says."

Ginny didn't know what to make of what Luna was showing her, but suddenly Luna gasped, covering her mouth with her hands.

"What?" Ginny asked curiously. She still didn't understand.

Luna shook her head. "Oh, I can't say, Ginny, but something terrible is going to happen next week. Oh, Mummy will be so upset. She really likes that character."

Ginny could only stare blankly at the box and then at her friend.

"Ginny," Luna continued, seriously. "Ginny, you can't speak of what you just saw. Mummy needs to watch it herself."

"Okay," Ginny replied mechanically.

"Oh dear," Luna sighed. "He was a good character."

Ginny shrugged. "I think I should go home now," she said after a moment. "Dinner is ready, I think."

Luna got to her feet, her small hands grabbing onto Ginny's shoulders. She looked the red-haired girl square in the eye. "Do you promise not to tell anybody about what you saw?" she asked in all seriousness.

"I promise," Ginny said, still unsure what it was she did see.

Luna smiled. "Okay, well I'll ask Mummy to take you home." She was more cheerful now as she left the living room and moved to where her mother was working on a new experiment. As Ginny waited, all she could here was a gentle voice responding to Luna's, who was trying to not give anything away.

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