Pardoned
A HariPo freeverse piece
by mew-tsubaki
Note: The Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling, not to me. This pairing is a Mew and Mor's Weird Pairing, which you may find in the M&MWP forum (see my profile for details). Check out and join the forum FUN! Read, review, and enjoy!
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"You know what I need
When my heart bleeds
I suffer from greed
A longing to feed
On the mercy in you"
—Depeche Mode, "Mercy in You"
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It was the worst thing
e.v.e.r
She'd been unsure about
Dumbledore's Army
from the first meeting
But she hadn't intended on betraying everyone
certainly not Cho
But what are best mates for?
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So he was a Slytherin
not all snakes are bad
He'd joined the Inquisitorial Squad out of
boredom
(perhaps)
& it was lively
-watching for rule breakers-
-docking points though not a Prefect-
-capturing the D.A. in the act!-
&& all because of one
little (accidental)
t_u_r_n_c_o_a_t
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When it all went down
(the detention-giving & such)
Marietta was stuck
in a room
(alone)
with him
'Ickk' was her first thought
He wasn't physically repulsive, like most in his House
but he was morally so
& that was what made it
all the worse
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So many think themselves
a*b*o*v*e
the noble House of Slytherin
but Graham understood something
in this room
(alone)
with her
People could be very pretty
but inside, they're
A~L~L snakes
Suddenly, he doesn't feel so alienated anymore
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It carries on past
this room
with them
He dogs her heels
She walks faster
He loses interest in the Squad
She isn't even on speaking terms with Cho for a while
& when he suggests
that they might be each other's
friend
Sheslapshim
Quick
h-a-r-d
(with an angry glint in her eye)
&& he
drops it
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It's a while
before they speak again
Mari comes forward and
is the one to ask
f_o_r_g_i_v_e_n_e_s_s
(something new to both of them)
But she's realized a
bloody
stupid
painful
fact
Graham's all ears
Yet she doesn't want to voice it
Yet
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He drops that subject, too
He keeps by her side, knowing
it does them both good
(he's a little kinder,
she's a little darker)
& that she'll open up to him soon
On her part,
she
C.A.N.'.T
Because it wasn't that he said it that angered her
It was that he was
right
& it feels as though it's costing her some
humanity&sanity
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So long, now
It's been so long
& he's figured it out
(because he's a little smarter,
& she's a little s_l_i_e_r)
He knows what upset her
& he'll make it right
They're each other's o_n_l_y friend
& she needs to know that she can be his something more
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Okay, I'll admit—it's not my first Ravenclaw/Slytherin pairing. But I have many more to file under that category, and I doubt I'll disappoint. I can't help but grabbing a hold of a character and playing with their personality. It's too much fun! XD
Thanks for reading, and please review!
-mew-tsubaki ;D
2017 note: Minor characters are my fav things, giving me the chance to build upon so little. So Marietta Edgecombe and Graham Montague… Well, they're perfect for me to write. XD And, gods, has this love for minor charries spread to my other fandoms in the past 7 yrs… ;]