Dark Dreams of Autumn
House: Slytherin
Category: Drabble
Prompt: Autumn
Words: 558
Done for Selena of the Lake, as I know she loves Fem!Harry X Tom Riddle almost as much as me!
And as you can guess, this is very, VERY, AU.
It was hard not to like Autumn: leaves turning orange and red, then falling down to carpet the roads and streets in bright colours. The shorter days, the coming of Christmas: all those things made it everyone's favourite season, or at the very least, their second favourite.
However, there were a few people who did not like the season; Hazel Potter was one of them. Who would like a season where your mother and aunt were shot going on a shopping trip? Who would like a season where your father disappeared for work until late spring?
Yet, if Hazel's father, James, didn't disappear for months, she wouldn't have met Tom. Dear Tom, he always made her life better.
Tom was always there for Hazel, even when she was at school, he would be there for her. He would always listen, always give good advice, and yet, he'd never ask anything in return. Hazel was a bit suspicious of this at first, but then, she eventually came to realise he was genuine; he was just a nice person.
Over time, their relationship turned from a friendship/brother sister to a more girlfriend/boyfriend one. Tom had been a bit hesitant, especially with handling Hazel's James, but James didn't mind, -that much-. So, they went on with it.
Today, on the 31st of October, (Halloween) Tom had decided to ask Hazel to marry him. He was very nervous about it, but he did have some relief with the fact he had asked for James's blessing first, (which he gave).
"Hazel, would you come with me to the graveyard?" Tom asked Hazel. The Graveyard in Godric's Hallow, (which was where Hazel lived, and with the amount of time Tom spend there, he might as well live there too) and in said Graveyard was were Hazel's mother, Lily, had been buried along with Hazel's aunt, Petunia.
"Okay, why?" Hazel asked raising an eyebrow.
"You'll see," said Tom simply.
The two of them made their way to the graveyard. It was a nice day outside for Autumn, and because the sun was shining so brightly, it made the orange and red of the lives look even lovelier. When they reached the graveyard, Hazel asked, "Since we're here, can we visit Aunt Tuney and mother's graves?"
"Sure; that was one of the reasons for coming," said Tom.
They walked over to Lily and Petunia's graves. When they got there, Hazel conjured some lilies and petunias to place on each of the graves. Hazel whispered, "Hi aunty, hi mum; I brought some new flowers today. I hope you like them."
"Umm, Hazel," started Tom.
"Yes?" asked Hazel turning to him.
"Will you marry me?" Said Tom very slowly and carefully.
"Yes! Yes!" Hazel said excitedly. Then she turned to the graves and said, "Here that mum and Tuney? I'm going to get married!"
"Do you want to go back now?" Asked Tom after almost five minutes of silence.
"Yes, but first; thanks for asking now, Tom. Autumn has never been a good season for me, and now you have made it a bit better season for me," Hazel said smiling.
"That was part of the plan," said Tom smirking slightly.
Then the just engaged couple kissed as a gust of wind blew a shower of Autumn leaves across the graveyard; cheering it up a little.