The clock counts down to the magical moment of midnight and on the balcony blue eyes gaze into green. They are sure of what is going to happen and are looking foreword to it.

The twelfth bell chimes and the blue eyes close as his lips seek out hers. Green eyes look stunned for a nanosecond then close and she seeks out his lips with hers.

Tomorrow they will think about the outcome of this moment, but right now there is nothing but this. There is no school to run. No press who would jump at the chance to capture this moment. No war on the horizon.

Just Albus Dumbledore holding Minerva McGonagall in his arms as they ring in the new year. The two best friends who realized that while they may never be allowed to walk down the street hand in hand they can steal these moments for themselves. Nobody knows and nobody ever will, but its okay. Right now its enough