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Moonlight fell across the empty courtyard. Parvati Patil was sitting in a bench in a dark corner, barely visible through the blossoming cherry trees. She was waiting for someone. Parvati felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned around. It was Adam, smiling down at her, eyes shining in the pale light. Parvati smiled back, her heart racing.
"Hi, Adam. Have a seat." She patted the bench beside her. He sat down, and put his arm around her. "So what is it that you wanted to talk about?" he asked, looking at her. Parvati stared into his luminous blue eyes and felt her legs go shaky, just as they always did whenever he looked at her. "Well, us..." she said. "What about us?" Adam asked, moving closer to her. "I think people should know about us. Even-" Parvati broke off, unable to say his name. "Are you positive?" Adam asked, looking happy, but a bit uncertain, as if she was making a mistake.
Parvati and Harry had been together all year. However, Parvati and Adam had been seeing each other in secret since Christmas break Harry had gone to Ron's for the holidays, and Parvati and Adam had spent a lot of time together. After the break, they kept seeing each other, and finally started to date, only in secret. Parvati had found it hard at first, betraying Harry the way she was, but she was madly in love with Adam also.
"Yes, I'm positive. I can't keep lying to Harry. I can't keep seeing both of you. It's unfair to Harry, and its unfair to you. All this sneaking around was fun for a while, but it's tiring me out. And besides, I only want to be with you." She finished talking and laid her head on his shoulder. "Well, I'm glad you feel that way. And I totally agree with you. So, what are you going to tell him?" Parvati shifted uncomfortably. "Well, actually, I'm just going to break up with him and tell him there's someone else. I mean, he doesn't need to know about.... well, how long this has been going on. Does he?" Parvati hoped that Adam agreed with her. "I think he should know the truth sooner or later. But I wouldn't tell him just yet. I'm saying this as an excuse to protect my own skin. He's liable to curse me!" Adam joked. Parvati was relieved that he understood. "I won't let him, I promise," she snuggled closer to him. Adam kissed the top of her head. "Would you like to dance?" he asked. Parvati looked at him "There's no music." "Ah yes. Well, that can be fixed." Adam pulled his wand out of his pocket and waved it once through the air. "Only Hope" began playing softly from somewhere above the stars. It was their song. Adam stood up and offered Parvati his hand. She took it, and he led her to the center of the courtyard. Together they danced, slowly revolving around the courtyard, while a gentle wind blew cherry blossoms all around them. They danced on, even after the song had finished, not realizing the music had stopped, completely caught up in each other, the night, and their love.
Moonlight fell across the empty courtyard. Parvati Patil was sitting in a bench in a dark corner, barely visible through the blossoming cherry trees. She was waiting for someone. Parvati felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned around. It was Adam, smiling down at her, eyes shining in the pale light. Parvati smiled back, her heart racing.
"Hi, Adam. Have a seat." She patted the bench beside her. He sat down, and put his arm around her. "So what is it that you wanted to talk about?" he asked, looking at her. Parvati stared into his luminous blue eyes and felt her legs go shaky, just as they always did whenever he looked at her. "Well, us..." she said. "What about us?" Adam asked, moving closer to her. "I think people should know about us. Even-" Parvati broke off, unable to say his name. "Are you positive?" Adam asked, looking happy, but a bit uncertain, as if she was making a mistake.
Parvati and Harry had been together all year. However, Parvati and Adam had been seeing each other in secret since Christmas break Harry had gone to Ron's for the holidays, and Parvati and Adam had spent a lot of time together. After the break, they kept seeing each other, and finally started to date, only in secret. Parvati had found it hard at first, betraying Harry the way she was, but she was madly in love with Adam also.
"Yes, I'm positive. I can't keep lying to Harry. I can't keep seeing both of you. It's unfair to Harry, and its unfair to you. All this sneaking around was fun for a while, but it's tiring me out. And besides, I only want to be with you." She finished talking and laid her head on his shoulder. "Well, I'm glad you feel that way. And I totally agree with you. So, what are you going to tell him?" Parvati shifted uncomfortably. "Well, actually, I'm just going to break up with him and tell him there's someone else. I mean, he doesn't need to know about.... well, how long this has been going on. Does he?" Parvati hoped that Adam agreed with her. "I think he should know the truth sooner or later. But I wouldn't tell him just yet. I'm saying this as an excuse to protect my own skin. He's liable to curse me!" Adam joked. Parvati was relieved that he understood. "I won't let him, I promise," she snuggled closer to him. Adam kissed the top of her head. "Would you like to dance?" he asked. Parvati looked at him "There's no music." "Ah yes. Well, that can be fixed." Adam pulled his wand out of his pocket and waved it once through the air. "Only Hope" began playing softly from somewhere above the stars. It was their song. Adam stood up and offered Parvati his hand. She took it, and he led her to the center of the courtyard. Together they danced, slowly revolving around the courtyard, while a gentle wind blew cherry blossoms all around them. They danced on, even after the song had finished, not realizing the music had stopped, completely caught up in each other, the night, and their love.