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being with a friend.

PETER GRAHAM FERN DIARMUID RUBY ROSE JOHN CONSTANTINE CLARISSE LA RUE

You don't have to be a ghost here amongst the living. You are flesh and blood — you deserve to be loved and you deserve what you are given.

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HUFFLEPUFF | THE TOWER

13", HAWTHORNE, PHOENIX FEATHER

Hawthorne wands are complex and contradictory in nature; capable of good and bad, help and harm. While they are well suited to healing magic, they are good at dealing out terrible curses — generally a complicated duality. They are sometimes best suited to people going through periods of turmoil. Phoenix feathers are rarer cores, they move on feeling. They're capable of a range of magic that compliments the duality of the hawthorne.

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Luna first met Peter Graham at school, when the boy lurched for her in the middle of a fit caused by the restless spirit possessing him. She tamed the wild creature beneath his skin, and with it cemented a degree of trust in Peter and a quiet awe from Paimon, who had been comforted by her touch — given freely and without any direction but to become calm. It's hard to say when exactly she fell in love with the boy, but it's something that grew out of that trust — something quiet and gentle when two lonely people find one another. Peter has become the most important person in Luna's life: her first best friend, her first love. One another's source of comfort and peace in an otherwise hard and chaotic world that is Deerington, both reeling from the respective hardships and horrors they've each faced.

Luna is fiercely protective of Peter. She believes in him. She's in his corner. Always. To harm him is a direct attack on herself and she will not stand for it. She adores the boy more than anything; he's her safe person. She knows the difficulties Peter's faced in his family life, and she does consider him very vulnerable at times, and she worries about him learning about things concerning her own past. As honest as she is and as honest as they are with one another, she wants to protect him from it — even if it means keeping the truth from him. It's something she find difficult to wrestle with, going against her own beliefs like that, and because she knows Peter does deserve the truth — but she remains silent, for now.

It is not without its difficulties and complications, though. There is not just the relationship with Peter, but there is one with Paimon, too. The demon, as broken and twisted as he is, had been drawn to her magic — and she formed a bond with the being's wild and destructive force in a bid to restore balance to him, and spare Peter's soul being forced out. Her relationship with Paimon is both complicated and something they're creating themselves in a simpler, mutually understandable way — and she's hopeful it can be something good, positive. She has certain respect for the demon, one that she'll always have for him, but she doesn't necessarily like him so much just yet — it's a slow-growing relationship, and exhausting at times. Deerington often throws obstacles in their way, and Luna knows fine well Paimon isn't the easiest to get on with in the first place. But she has to try, for Peter's sake.

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A soldier on my own, I don't know the way — I'm riding up the heights of shame. I'm waiting for the call, the hand on the chest. I'm ready for the fight, and fate.

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GRYFFINDOR | THE FOOL

9 ½", SYCAMORE, DRAGON HEARTSTRING

Sycamores are wands best suitable to the adventurers, and will serve them well as long as they're kept entertained and active. They look for owners with curiosity, boldness and fearlessness and will work hard to learn and adapt. Dragon heartstring cores compliment the boldness of the sycamore, as they're known for their power — but as a core themselves they are somewhat temperamental.

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Fern is one of Luna's oldest friends in Deerington, meeting when Luna let him borrow her anti-Nargle charm necklace to keep him safe during the month of December. Their friendship hit rocky times when Luna was caught up in a fight with him, Peter, Louis and Quentin — and was injured as a result. Fern feels immense guilt for his actions, but Luna forgave him for it — even if she didn't quite understand his insecurities being the motivation for it at the time. She considers him a good friend, and with his allegiance to Paimon, a valuable ally she can rely on to keep the demon out of too much trouble.

There's a brash recklessness that makes her worry about his safety, one of the more negatives of him that reminds her of her Gryffindor friends back home, but she recognises that Fern is good at what he does and is absolutely someone she'd want on her side in a fight. She feels sad of his poor opinion of himself, and gently encourages him to look for ways to both better himself and strengthen that self-esteem, as well as offering him affirmations.

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Are you feeling fearful, sister? The only way to lose that fearful feeling; replace it with love that's healing — leave what's heavy behind.

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HUFFLEPUFF | THE STAR

10", POPLAR, UNICORN TAIL HAIR

Owners of poplar wands are people of great integrity. They're a wood known for their strength and consistency, and work best with those who are just that: strong, consistent and devout in their moral values. Unicorn tail hairs are consistent in their magic and hugely faithful, which compliments the poplar wood to make a fine wand for a pure-hearted and hardworking person who works tirelessly.

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While they had spoken briefly on the network, Luna first met Diarmuid when a bout of sleepwalking in the middle of winter brought her to his door. From the very start, he treated her with exceptional kindness — one not expected from a stranger, and ever since she has become protective of him. As strong as she thinks Diarmuid is, there's vulnerability to him and Luna will always come to the defence of her friends in a heartbeat. The monk's good-hearted and kind nature reminds Luna of her own, and she's drawn to that light of him. She values it greatly, having someone with a similar gentle strength to her own. There's power in numbers, after all.

Since then, Diarmuid has become one of Luna's closest and oldest friends, and has a special place in her heart as a fellow countryman. Not to mention their enjoyment of sweet treats and hearty homecooked food. They find difficulty in navigating the modern (and in Luna's case: non-magical) world, but it's something they share in and help one another with. He's also one of her most trusted confidants: there's things she's shared with him she hasn't with anyone else, and she knows that he would never betray that trust.

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I wish that I could just be brave. I must become a lion hearted girl — ready for a fight. This is a gift; it comes with a price.

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GRYFFINDOR | THE SUN

9", PEAR, UNICORN TAIL HAIR

Pear wands reflect their colour tones: golden and warm. They're suited for those who are exceptionally kind and warm-hearted, finding home in those who are popular amongst others. It should also be noted that no pear wand will ever find their hands in someone with malicious intent, marking them as the wand of the truly good. They're a wood also known for great resilience, too. Unicorn tail hairs are consistent in their magic and hugely faithful to their owners, and while not the strongest of cores — the warmth and good intentions of the pear will bring power to the core.

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Two girls both in the midst of war in their respective worlds, they're both people who understand what it's like to have heavy weights on their shoulders. To know their their young lives are in danger, threatened. It's a difficult thing to navigate, but there's kinship in that shared ground. They're both girls who will fight, and keep on fighting — cheering one another on along the way. Luna does worry for Ruby, and her almost dangerously stubborn determination — she does wish she'd take the advice to rest, to not act so brashly in whatever new threat faces them, but Luna does understand that it's not so easy to stand down.

If Luna is the moon, Ruby is the sun: a brightly-blazing spark, full of energy. Her warmth and energetic attitude is infectious, and not quite something she's met before — it took a little while to get used to, but it's honestly something Luna adores Ruby for. Her upbeat energy is honestly something that's very much needed in a place like Deerington. She's become a stead-fast friend, someone who can enjoy the more mundane and teenage-shaped parts of life with, and Luna considers Ruby her closest female friend.

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When you come to call on me, that's why my eyes are glazed. I am loathe to say that I have been to stay — I've been with the devil in the devil's resting place.

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SLYTHERIN | THE MAGICIAN

11", FIR, DRAGON HEARTSTRING

Known as 'the survivor's wand', they are known for getting their owners through perilous situations unscathed. A strong and resilient wood, they are best suited to the formidable and strong-minded of people. However, they can become useless when the owner wavers and becomes indecisive. The dragon heartstring core is known for its powerful and often flamboyant nature — and most capable of dark magic.

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A parental shaped figure in the form of a chain-smoking exorcist. John's magic maybe be entirely different to Luna's, but it's a realm of magic she's interested in learning about. And considering her relationship with Paimon, John has become a sort of go-to about the more occult forms of witchcraft and is an invaluable resource in that respect. She spends a great amount of time at his shop, keeping him in stock with some of her potions. He has a roguish charm to him that is endearing, but Luna does respect John as a magic user as well as a more experienced adult. She trusts him, and in turn there's a trust in her too as people who have perhaps been through too much in their lives.

He can, however, be quite trying to deal with. The man's relative stubbornness in his worry of her some days is a challenge, but Luna knows it's because he cares. Additionally: his recent skipping out on everyone was something that Luna strongly disapproved of — for Peter's sake more than hers. She's lost several parental figures in the last year or so, and to have one disappear in town without a word smarted a bit more than she'll like to admit. She's since forgiven him, but she hopes for his sake that the stubborn knee-jerk of deserting is something he can hopefully work on for the sake of everyone he knows.

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We are made up of our mistakes; are falling but not alone. We will take the best parts of ourselves and make them gold.

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GRYFFINDOR | STRENGTH

12 ½", BLACKTHORN, DRAGON HEARTSTRING

Longer wands are often attributed not only to those of taller height, but of a larger inner character. Blackthorn is an unusual choice for a wand wood, but it is known for being the wand of the warrior considering the harsh thorns of it — and is a fiercely loyal wood. It should also be noted that blackthorns produce sweet berries after the hardest of frosts, hinting at softer depths that have survived great hardship. Dragon heartstrings are known for great power and tempramental nature, and the combination suggests either a staunch ally or formidble foe.

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A strange friendship of sorts, and one that has undergone some difficulty. Luna and Clarisse share the common ground of being outsiders withing their respective worlds — but for somewhat different reasons. While Clarisse was often a sort of bully, Luna had once both been the target of bullies — but they are both people who have struggled to be who they are, with Clarisse seeking her father's approval as a daughter and Luna seeking kindness from her peers with her eccentricity. They're both oddities, in their own ways. They are young women who have had to work hard to earn their friends.

Luna admires Clarisse's strength and determination. She is a valuable ally and friend, even if their friendship is still very much slowly blossoming. Like with Peter, Luna recognises there is softness beneath her coarse and blunt nature — one that has been hidden, but perhaps can be allowed out at times. In a way, Clarisse reminds Luna of Ginny with her nerve and strength, living in the shadow of several older brothers — but shining out in her own way, never hidden away by it. She is still regretful of fatally harming Clarisse, but the girl harbours no ill-will, and they're slowly building a stronger friendship on that.

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HOUSE | CARD | SOMETHING

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HOUSE | CARD | SOMETHING

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