How do you Do?

Chapter 1 – Prologue

It was happening, actually happening. They had won, it was over. Voldemort was dead and I was free! I could be who I wanted and do what I truly wanted. What was my first action as a free muggleborn in the wizarding world? Finding the man I loved of course.

There he was. As incredible as ever, the look of euphoria on his face bringing a tear to my eye. Yes, he was free too. We were free. He looked over and saw me and smiled that one special smile for me. As if in a dream he ran over, scooped me into his arms twirled me around, laughing the whole time. He set me down on my feet and bent down givning me one of the most incredible kisses of my life. I held onto him for dear life, afraid that this was another dream I was having, and also my knees were suddenly jelly.

Merlin, if I ever tire of this man, strike me where I stand.

He was everything that was incredible and fantastic about the world, and he was with me! Me, the plain jane of the world. How did I get so lucky?

And the icing on the cake? He wanted to marry me! And in the now Voldemort free world, that was a possibility.

In front of me he bent down on one knee, took my hand and pulled out the ring he had promised me. A diamond hearted claddagh made of silver. He put it on my hand and looked up at me expectantly. Even through my cloud of tears I could tell he was still nervous, even though I had told him many countless times of my love for him, he still expected me to leave him at a moments notice. I shook my head yes and managed to choke out a "yes". I grabbed me into his arms and held me feircly. I understood of course, I was finally his to claim. After waiting for the right time, hiding, whispered conversations in hall ways, Pseudonyms in letters, and extra wards when we were in the same room alone. The fights the ensued because of the stress almost tore us apart, as it is, it's a miracle we are standing here together on the battle field, being applauded by many on-lookers.

We were practically the poster children for the side of the light. Him, a spy, a pureblood, oppressed for years from loving by the side of the dark. Myself being the most brilliant witch of my age, a muggle born, best friend of Harry Potter, oppressed from achieving my full potential by the side of the dark.

Yes, full opposites, except were it really counted to us. Both incredibly brilliant, with the same interests in books, potions, and music. He was tall and leanly muscular, I was short and curvy. He had dark features, I had warm features. He was the epitome of Slytherin, I the epitome of Griffindor. Yes perfect opposites. But merlin, how I loved him.

How did perfect opposites such as us find eachother, you may ask?

In the place where we are both most comfortable, where our guard is down, and our nerves calmed. In our true element, we were thrown together, for the side of the light. Where my curiosity over ran itself and I found the answers to all the questions I ever had about the man that sparked my interest since the moment I meet him:

What language do you speak, if you speak at all?

Are you some kind of freak who lives to raise the ones who fall?

Would you tell me why the cat fights the dog?
Do you go to the Mosque or the Synagogue?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do?
How does it feel to be so high?
And are you happy?
Do you ever cry?
You've made mistakes, well that's OK 'cause we all have, but if I forgive yours, will you forgive mine?
Hey, do you feel our pain and walk in our shoes?
Have you ever felt starved or is your belly always full?
How many people die and hurt in your name?
Hey, does that make you proud or does it bring you shame?

Yes, so many questions I had about him then, and now looking at him, I realized that I loved him for all his faults, his mistakes, his pains.

How did two people such as us get together?

In the Potions Lab of course………..

Ok, so Prologue, what do you think, next chapter might be up either tonight or tomorrow. The story is based on "How do you Do" by Shakira. I heard it and it is such a HG/SS song. All the questions asked above are lyrics of the song, and will be incorporated in the story, probably being the theme and basis of some of the chapters. It is a Frame Story, meaning we start here and go back and until we know all the info and then flip back. Once I'm done in the past I might write several chapters concerning the "post-War life"

Please review!

LFJ