A/N:
Welcome to the first story of my Misc collection, Drawer of Knickknacks! This is where all the random stuff will go that really doesn't have a place elsewhere.
I hope you enjoy!
This was supposed to be murder. My muse too it into "not murder" territory XD So now this round of fics for the Who Dunnit challenges gets to be all fluff!
Summary: Her first time in a big department store, Luna finds herself finding EVERYTHING she needs for Christmas gifts.
Words: 519
Prompts:
Ministry of Magic Discord Group: Who Dunnit?
Suspect: Luna Lovegood
Crime Scene: Department Store
Weapon: Cookie Cutter
"The Perfect Gift"
Luna hummed to herself as she browsed the department store wares. Hermione had suggested she try here for a variety of gifts before resorting to online catalogs, and she wasn't wrong. As soon as she stepped foot into the store, she was overwhelmed by sights and smells everywhere. Hermione had warned her about the perfume counter and gave it a wide berth, but promised herself to take a look later when she was ready to leave.
Perusing her list once more, Luna made a note of what basic ideas she already had planned. Nearly everyone was going to get a blanket this year for Christmas along with a secondary gift, so now she just had to pick out which gifts to pair with the blankets.
The actual shopping part didn't take too long. Mrs. Weasley got a new pack of aprons, Ginny was given a new handbag, Ron got a glass and marble chess set, Hermione got a new wrought iron bookcase with movable bookends the size of a nightstand, her father got a new bright yellow overcoat and several peasant shirts, and Neville got a starter set of perennial plants.
Harry was the worst person to shop for, however. He always claimed that he didn't have a Christmas list, that he would love anything that people got him, but Luna wanted to get him something special. Lately, he had been big into football, and even went to Dubai this past year to watch the World Cup in person. He also enjoyed cooking, especially for large groups of people–which is now why he and Ginny hosted Christmas every year in their home with the entirety of the Weasley Clan and whichever friends were available.
But his most favorite thing to do lately was bake.
Harry had a knack for the art, and Luna wanted to help encourage that talent. When she tried his cupcakes, and his cookies especially, all she tasted was love, and joy, and healing. And after the past decade of finally getting to live his life after his parents' murderer was finally put away, Luna thought he deserved only the best.
Passing through the kitchen section, she found a set of biscuit cutters in the shape of Christmas symbols–Santa, a tree, reindeer, a snowman, and several more. And then she moved just beyond, further into the section, and she stood, staring at a wall of biscuit cutters. They were individually wrapped and of a variety of shapes. Her breath catching as she saw a set of nesting bowls with lids and a jar of bamboo stirring spoons, Luna knew immediately what she was going to get him.
Now she just had to find a large enough wicker basket to turn this into a gift basket. She could even use the blanket as the wrapping!
Now giddy, Luna started to fill her car fuller, grabbing at least twelve biscuit cutters of various shapes and sizes. She snagged the metal nesting bowls and bamboo spoons, and snagged a few of the hot pads and oven mitts as well.
Oh, this was going to be the best Christmas ever!
