harryrepeatedtheransomnoteinhisheadandontinued,“…whenitwasn’textint.doyouthinkwhentheysay‘timepiee’theymeantimeturner?”

malfoy’seyesbulged.harryouldn’thelpbutthrowhimaslightsmile.whohadtheraziertheorynow?heokedhisheadashefeltarushofsomethingbeingsharedbetweenthem,oingthem,somethingharged,andhealmostouldn’tlookaway.

aknokfromthedoorehoedthroughtheoffie.harrysnappedhisheadtoseewhoitwas.amessoflongblondeurlspokedthroughtheopeningdoor,“ihadtowaitforthemadloudstopassoutsidehagrid’s,but—”

“luna?”harrybreathed.steppingintotheroomwithabasketinherarms,lunalovegoodsmiledasshetookintheothers.

“helloharry,”shegreeted.“neville.drao.pansy.ididn’trealizeitwouldbeagroupteatoday,butithinkihaveenoughbkbeanhoofbrittletogoaround.”lunawalkedin,setherbasketonthedesk,andpulledoutafoodbox.“it’ssaidtohelpstoptinselgnatsfrominginyourarmpits.”

nevilleshookhishead,ughing.“ithoughtyouwerewaitingtotrythisreipeuntilthehols?”

lunapulledoutathermos.“itoldyounev,wekeeptinselupatthehouseallyearround.”sheturnedtoharryanddraoandsaid,“forsomereasonthetinselgnatsareespeiallybadrightnow.”aftertransfiguringenoughupsforeveryone,lunapouredtheteaanddistributedit.“sowhatareweonsultingontoday?”

nevillespitouthistea.“whatmakesyouthink—”

“harry’sanauror.pansyworkswithrare,harmedobjets,anddrao—”lunaturnedherpereptivegazeontheblondandsizedhimupinherinoffensiveandimpartialway.“draodoesn’trestuntiltheproblemhasbeenfixed.”

lunaopenedthefoodboxandservedthemeahaslieofthebrittle.harrywasn’tsureifitatuallyqualifiedasbrittleifitoozedoutofitsspongyyers.