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[alt_luna]

It was quite a nice Christmas at the Brown's. Mrs Brown hosted dinner on Christmas Eve, and I don't think I've ever been anywhere so crowded on the holiday. Usually Daddy and I I almost wanted to escape into the kitchen for awhile to help with the serving, but Mrs Brown said of course that sort of thing was only for mudblood servants and I mustn't shame her by doing such a thing. So I tucked myself in a corner with my punch glass and simply watched everybody until dinner was served.

I never knew that egg nog could turn some people's noses so red, or make their voices so loud.

I received some lovely gifts on Christmas morning. Mrs Brown got me some robes, a very nice blueish grey that she said she picked because they should bring out the colour of my eyes. I thought it was ever so nice of her to notice a detail like that. I think that on the whole that Mr and Mrs Brown liked the watercolour of their house I painted for their Christmas gift, although I heard Mrs Brown say she'd never seen such strange colours.

Today, Mrs Brown is taking me to London. We are going to spend the morning standing in line to see the traitor's body, because it's important that everyone see what happens to enemies of the Protectorate, but she thinks we'll probably be done by about noon or so. Ginny, I know it's late notice, but do you think you could get away to meet up with me in Diagon Alley? Mrs Brown plans to stop in at several of the after-Christmas sales and said she can spare me for an hour if I would like to meet up with a friend. I suppose it wouldn't be enough time to do something like go to the ballet, like Lavender and Padma did last Thursday afternoon, but we could meet at Fortescue's for hot chocolate or ice cream.

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[alt_ginny]

That would be great Luna, I'm sure Mum will let me go.

[alt_molly]

Of course I will! Ginny, come see me, and I can give you some pocket money to buy the ice cream. You can treat Luna.

Luna, I just wanted to thank you for the lovely beads you gave me for Christmas. That was quite a clever glimmer charm on them; did you do it yourself?

[alt_luna]

Yes, I did. I'm so glad you liked them.

[alt_luna]

And thank you for the knitted jumper. I'm wearing it now.

[alt_ginny]

Thanks Mum, I will come see you as soon as I have finished with my chores.

[alt_luna]

Oh, good! I'll meet you there sometime after 12:30 or so.

Private Message to Luna Lovegood

[alt_ginny]

You message came at a very good time. It has been ever so tense around the house. When we got back from school, Dad pulled Percy aside to talk. It's been unpleasant here ever since. I feel like we are walking on egg shells trying not to upset Dad and Percy any further.

I think they wanted to ask him what happened to Ron that day he was apologising to people, because it's such an odd thing for him to do. Especially when he feels he is in the right. If Percy did cast something on him to make him apologise, I am not sure it was such a bad thing to do.

I mean, I know that no one should have something forced upon them, but Ron can be so stubborn at times, and the big mouth he has on him would have caused a lot of trouble just before hols. I really don't think he needs to step into that kind of trouble. Too bad he doesn't know when enough is enough. Boy's! You never know whats going on inside their thick little skulls until it much, much too late. At least Percy was able to correct the situation before it blew up into something much worse- that is, if he actually did put a spell on Ron. All I saw at lunch was that they were having an intense converstion on the day in question.

Any way I will definitely be there. Mum answered, so I am sure we shall have a good time.

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[alt_luna]

I'm so sorry it's been tense. It'll be a relief for me to escape from the Browns for an hour or two, too. Not that Mrs or Mr Brown are unkind, because they're really not. But Lavender really doesn't like me, and Mrs Brown keeps wanting to turn me into something I'm not.

Oh, she's calling for me because it's time to go. I'll see you this afternoon!

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[alt_lavender]

Honestly, Loony, couldn't you just keep your mouth shut for once in your life?

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[alt_luna]

??

About what?

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[alt_lavender]

The ballet! Did you have to mention that we'd been?

Now Padma and Parvati and I are in such a load of trouble and it's all your fault!

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[alt_luna]

But why? I wouldn't think your mum would object to you going to the ballet.

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[alt_lavender]

Well, she was asking me about and I was telling her all about Coppelia and how utterly wiz-nift it was, and then she said "Wait a moment! How on earth did you have time to go to Fortescue's and Scrivenshaft's and then to the ballet when you spent the afternoon at the viewing of the traitor's body?"

And I said...well, never mind what I said, the point of it all is that she firecalled Mrs. Patil and found out we'd never gone at all!

So now she's making all of us go with you and then packing Padma and Parvati off home!

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[alt_luna]

Oh. Oh, I didn't know.

I'm sorry. I'm just not very accustomed to knowing how to lie to a parent, I suppose.

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[alt_luna]

You're so much better at that sort of thing than I am.