Harry and Luna talk in the entrance to the Great Hall. She places a necklace made of red and gold bottlecaps in his hands. She smiles at him, and he smiles back, but he also notices there's something sad about her smile. He watches her walk away, then heads out of the front doors and onto the grounds.
Down by the edge of the lake, Harry sits in solitude, staring down at the necklace, imagining what he plans to do to Malfoy the next morning. He has the charms worked out, the situation planned...everything. But he also thinks of Luna, and there is something else that is bothering him....
The bottlecaps gleam in the sunshine as he moves them back and forth in the light. He reaches up, puts the necklace around his neck, and hides it under his shirt. The bottlecaps feel cool and oddly soothing against his skin.
"So much for that plan," he mutters, returning to the castle.
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