Harry Potter The Final Straw

Luna was formulating her response carefully. She had felt the magic that Harry had released and she didn't want that kind of power directed at her if she could help it. Coming to a decision, she explained her reasons, "People ignore me for the most part and it allows me to see and hear plenty of things that most people would like kept quiet. For example, Draco Malfoy was talking to his two thugs about serving the Dark Lord now that he has returned. They passed within five feet of me and none of them so much as looked in my direction."

Coming to an understanding of what Luna was offering, Hermione said, "You're offering to spy for us? How does this benefit you?"

Harry leaned forward a touch, very interested in Luna's answer.

"I get to be involved in stopping Voldemort from gaining too much power and get a modicum of protection from you two if I need it. My father, though I love him dearly, is insane. He never recovered from my mother's death but he does try hard to be a good parent." Luna answered in a lecture like tone as she recounted her relationship with her father.

Looking over at Hermione, Harry's eyes were full of understanding at Luna's situation. Smiling slightly, Hermione said, "We need to figure out a way to contact you without your being discovered. Don't be alarmed if a house-elf shows up with a package for you."

Dropping his mask, Harry smiled over at Luna and said, "Thank you, Luna. Just don't do anything that could get you hurt. Your life is more important. We need to get going, but we will talk with you this summer."

"Thank you, Luna." Hermione said sincerely before continuing, "It really means a lot to us that you are willing to help. Be safe."

Luna smiled at them and then turned and walked from the room without a backwards glance. She needed some time to think about which people to keep the closest eye on for them so she set off for her favorite spot in the Forbidden Forest to think in peace. For some reason she had always found the presence of Thestrals very comforting and they allowed her the peace to sit and quietly think.

A few minutes after Luna left, Harry said thoughtfully, "Well, that was interesting. What do you think, get her a mirror?"

"That's what I was thinking, yes. We can ask Remus to charm on for us and then send it to her with Hedwig or one of the elves." Hermione said in agreement.

Pulling Hermione towards the Great Hall, Harry said, "Well, enough of that for now, I'm starving aren't you?"

"Yes, I'm a bit hungry. Just let me kip over to the loo first, I'll meet you in the Great Hall." Hermione said as she gave him a peck on the cheek before heading off.

Harry ambled down to the Great Hall and immediately went over to where Neville and Ginny were sitting. He had a wicked grin on his face when he saw that almost everyone's robes had turned neon green, even Fred and George's. Whatever Hermione had done to change the prank was still stumping most of the students.

Taking a seat, he looked over at the twins and motioned them over. They arrived at the same time as a very pink faced Hermione sat down next to Harry.

Curious, they asked in unison, "Why are you blushing so brightly Hermione?"

Her cheeks began to turn a darker shade of pink when they asked their question. Hermione looked over at her husband to see a grin on his face that was so sexy that it made her insides melt.

Mischievously, Harry slipped his arm around her and leaned towards her, his lips lightly brushing her ear as he whispered throatily, "Problem dear?" Pulling back slowly, he pressed a soft kiss into her neck before sitting normally.

Hermione was too flushed to say anything. The combination of Harry's smile, the tone of his voice, and that tiny kiss on her neck just below her ear had her hormones in an uproar.

Seeing her blush, everyone started laughing, even Hermione, when she couldn't answer the question. Fred and George were looking at Harry and Hermione with a little suspicion too.

Too curious to contain himself any longer, Fred asked, "How come you four were able to turn your robes back to normal?"

Harry arched one of his eyebrows in an imitation of Snape as he mimicked the greasy Potions Professor's silky voice, "Surely you dunderheads can figure out why?"

Ginny, Neville, and Hermione were laughing at Harry's imitation of Professor Snape while Fred and George looked on deep in thought.

A few seconds later, the twins blurted, "You pranked us! Oh, ickle little Harry is growing up." as they wiped fake tears from their eyes.

Harry was now laughing along with everyone else at Fred and George's antics. Deciding to throw some fuel on the fire, he quietly said, "Actually, this is the second time that I've pranked you this year." He looked over at Ginny and Neville and said, "Bog rolls."

Comprehension began to dawn on their faces as they thought back to the day when a house-elf had given them a bog roll for their school bag. Shocked, Ginny whispered, "That was you? Oh Merlin, I wondered who pulled that off."

The twins were quickly putting the pieces together once Harry mentioned the bog rolls. Their eyes widened comically as they figured it out. Reverently, George said to Fred, "It's always the quiet ones."

Turning to Harry, Fred asked, "How did you manage that? It even caught Dumbledore, I saw him practically running for his office that day on multiple occasions."

Harry and Hermione burst out laughing at the thought of Dumbledore hitching up his robes and running for the loo. Harry's sides were hurting from laughing so hard at the image in his mind.

Ron Weasley had just entered the Great Hall when he heard the familiar sound of Harry's laughter. Surprisingly, Fred and George were laughing right along with him, Hermione, Neville, and Ginny. A pang of guilt washed through him as he realized that it was his entire fault that he was in this situation. Unable to face apologizing in front of the Great Hall, he sat down on the far end of the Gryffindor table so he wouldn't have to walk past the laughing group.

It was going to be a very lonely final day at Hogwarts for Ron Weasley.

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