At the Christmas supper, Chloe was complimented twice on her new necklace- once by a flush-faced Hermione, who seemed to be wearing multiple scarves along with her Christmas sweater, and the other from a blushing, stuttering Malfoy.

"I, um, like your, eh, necklace," he blurted.

"Thanks," Chloe replied, beaming. This necklace was giving her confidence and making her feel brazen and happy. The whole school sat down to a supper of turkey and dressing, green beans and mashed potatoes, gravy and stewed cranberries and bread rolls. Everyone was drinking pumpkin juice from golden goblets, popping Christmas crackers, and shouting across the Great Hall to one another.

During dessert, Luna sat down next to Chloe with a large smile. Her radish earrings were swinging by her tangled blond hair, as always, but this time she was sporting a massive headband with what looked like a broken unicorn horn attached, slightly off-center.

"Hullo, Luna," said Chloe. "Nice, um, unicorn horn."

Luna giggled. "I'm not a unicorn, silly. This-" she pointed unnecessarily to her horn- "is a Crumple-horned Snorkak horn! I just got it from my father. Isn't it beautiful?"

"Ur, yes."

"I love your necklace," Luna pressed on, despite the awkwardness of the moment. "Who's it from?"

Chloe beamed. "I don't know, exactly. The box wasn't signed."

"Well, who's complemented you on it?"

"Good idea! Hermione, and- oh! I'd almost forgotten! Malfoy said he liked it."

"Well, maybe it's from Hermione!" Luna said obliviously, grinning like a crazy woman.

"Right. Well, I'm off to bed. Have a nice Christmas," Chloe said.

Safely in her room, Chloe slipped into her nightshirt, placed the necklace on her bureau, and used her wand to flick out the lights. The necklace, sparkling in the patch of moonlight, was the last thing she saw when she fell asleep.