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Every day goes by in the blink of an eye, the hint of a smile and with every blinding flash of light. She trades hexes and curses with criminals, hoping her flashes hit them and theirs don't hit her. That's her job as an Auror. It involves strenuous training, vast amounts research and knowing that despite how much you've accomplished, you could die on any mission at any given moment. Danger isn't new to someone like her. She faces what others can't, placing their safety above her own. She hasn't been doing this for very long, only four years actually, but she has always been this way - selfless and noble.

But unfortunately, he's selfless as well. He wants to protect her by keeping her away. He's a monster but she could never see him that way. He may be dangerous, but this whole war is dangerous. Everyone can see the chaos and destruction around them. Everyone can feel the feeling of impending doom pressing down on them, its pressure increasing rapidly as they know that Death may be standing right outside the door.

So he shouldn't worry about her. She's a big girl, she can handle herself. But this time, she actually doesn't want to handle herself. She wants him to handle her. She wants to be with him. She wants his heart next to hers and she knows he wants hers too. But he is scared, scared to hurt her.

Can't he see that it already is? Can't he see the pain in her heart and the longing in her eyes and whenever she sees him? Can't he see that it's eating her from the inside, but she puts on a brave face and ignores the concerned looks to respect his wishes?

But what about her wishes? She can feel the sands of time slipping through her fingers and she knows she can't just wait around for things to happen on their own. Everyday people die, their dreams unfulfilled, and she doesn't want that to happen to her. She doesn't want to live a life of nothing.

She wants to feel alive. She wants her slice of heaven while she can still have it. She wants to get married to him. She wants to have a baby with him, with her hair and his eyes. She wants to be with him for she cannot live without him. The world can move on without them as long as they have each other. If only he could see that.

So she leaves the Ministry with her mind set. She will plead with him, hoping he'll finally hear her, hoping that he'll finally add that spark. "Please turn my soul into a raging fire."

Submission for:

The Timing is Everything Challenge: Prompts: Nymphadora Tonks, Raging Fire by Phillip Phillips, a feeling of time slipping away, and something about work or being at work.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments): Astronomy Assignment #3 - Write a story about a character without using their name. (Nymphadora Tonks)

Hogwarts Fair 2014 Challenge/Competition: Refreshments