When they walked through the castle later, she slipped under his arm, and Harry pulled her close. It was strange to hug a girl. Different from putting his arms around Hermione, but still, nice. Shortly before they reached the staircase at the base of Ravenclaw tower, Harry lingered. "Luna, I ... I have a question, and you are in no way obligated to say "yes'. In fact, I would understand if you said "no" and that would be okay. It wouldn't change anything between us ...."