Chapter One: Broom Sticks

(Fifth years)

This is my last chance. Tomorrow is the first official day of winter and the professors will stop most outdoor activities, except Quidditch that is. So I have to do it today. Avery will help me, of course he will. Now the only problem that remains is how shall I go about this? I could use a blindfold, no, no that's too muggle like… stunning spell? That's deflectable… this will be quite the accomplishment to achieve. However, I know I will achieve my goal; I'm not the best student in the school for nothing after all.

I meet up with Avery in the library. He's waiting for me at our usual studying table. I sit across from him and he leans in with a sinister smile across his face.

"So, how are we going to go about this?"

"After we come back from lunch I want you to use Petrificus Totalus"

"Me? What about you?"

"Before we return to the common room I'll slip out to set everything up"

Avery leans back to his chair and widens his grin,

"Man, I don't think I'd wish this on my worst enemy"

I snort; Avery's worst enemies consist of a list of his ex-girlfriends.

"Well, we've got Potions now, then lunch… after that, there's no going back, do you understand?"

"Gotchya boss"

"Good"

I smirk to him and then get up to walk to Potions. Avery follows immediately.

(Time Skip)

I groan. I never realized how long Potions could take. Usually it just flies by. I suppose today is different since I have something extra to look forward to. Iris notices my absent minded state and squeezes my hand,

"Are you alright?"

I smile reassuringly; I didn't mean to worry her,

"Of course, I just can't wait until this class is over and we can go to lunch. I'm starving"

"Yeah, me too"

Of course, then Professor Slughorn decided to call the class's attention so we had to stop talking. Sometimes it can be annoying to be so perfect sometimes.

(Time Skip)

All right, it's almost time. Right before we returned to the common room I slipped out unnoticed and ran out to the courtyard. Hopefully Avery was able to succeed in his part of the plan and will arrive in just a few moments.

A noise sounds behind me. Automatically I pull out my wand and ready a spell in my mind.

"Man, it's me. Put the wand down and help me!"

Avery. Good. He succeeded and detained the person.

"How'd it go?"

"It was close, she was almost able to deflect me but I had the upper hand by surprise."

I squish my nose in disdain. I don't appreciate how he phrased that. Avery notices my expression and mumbles an apology. I disregard him and point my wand to the lump in his arms,

"Rennervate"

The lump shifts and then mumbles incoherently. I look down after placing my wand in my pocket and see angry hazel eyes glaring at me,

"Morty, why did you have Avery knock me unconscious?"

I gulp but stand firm,

"Because, my dear Iris, there is something here that I would like you to participate in with me"

"Oh? What would be so dangerous for you to want to do with me that you'd knock me out?"

Avery intervenes with his angry opinion,

"Enough with the twenty questions, would you just get this over with?"

He places Iris onto her feet and I immediately grab her hand before she can walk away,

"Close your eyes"

She blinks twice but doesn't close her eyes. I sigh,

"Please?"

She sighs as well and closes her eyes suspiciously. I smirk and pull her along the courtyard to where I've gotten things set up.

"Morty, what are we doing?"

I don't answer, everything is ready to go.

"Ready?"

I ask,

"For wha—"

The question wasn't meant to be answered. Iris whips her eyes open and almost screams. She then wraps her arms tightly around my torso and screams in my ears,

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing? You know I hate flying!"

I smirk and raise the broom up higher into the darkening sky.

"Come on Iris, you can't tell me that the experience isn't thrilling?"

"If by thrilling you mean fearing that I'm about to die from falling from this height, then yes, this is thrilling!"

She hisses this into my ear but I can't help but smirk wider.

"As if I'd ever let you fall, my love"

Iris slackens her death grip on me and whispers,

"What if you can't stop it?"

"Iris, don't speak such nonsense"

I say this sternly, but she can hear the underlying tenderness in my tone.

"Just enjoy the view"

She mumbles something I don't hear and hugs me.

"Hmm, I love you Morty"

I smirk,

"Obviously, I'm quite desirable"

"Oh, shut up"

I smile because I can detect the amusement in her voice. We stay up in the sky for over an hour. I'm pleased at how content Iris is in the sky. Before the mere mention of flying scared her silly, mainly for the heights, and refused to ride a broom.

By the time we land Avery has left for the common room, as was expected. After I place the broom back to the shack in which I found it, Iris and I walk hand in hand back to the dungeons.

"You know what Morty?"

"What?"

"You can be quite the romantic sometimes"

I smirk,

"Only for you"

She smiles and I kiss the top of her head. Once we're in the common room we retire to the couch and watch the others around us. I truly smile and bury my face into Iris neck. I think to myself, I love my life.

A/N: Hello, as always I hope you enjoyed this. Also, please review and tell me what you think about what you've read as well as any questions you may have. Well anyway, I hope viewers like these series and I wish to continue to update one shots as many times as possible.

Love,

Pastry~