For the Big Sis/Lil'Sis Team Prompt Competition (trees and scream); the If You Dare Challenge (436. Heart and Soul) and the Legendary Creatures Competition (Kitsune)
For Empress - I know I promised you the Romione based on White Horse ages back, and this is an apology for making you wait so long. I'll get to it as soon as I can :)
i. friends
And so it starts
You're eleven, and all you can think of her is
teacherspetbookwormstuckupprude
just because everyone else doesn't share your interests
doesn't make them all immature
…
but then
Wingardium Leviosa
okay, maybe you're not all that bad
ii. best friends
you try
always, you try
to be as perfect as you can be
(because that's what she deserves
perfection)
but - well
sometimes she's just so frustrating
of course that cat ate scabbers
and believing that harry didn't enter the tournament -
well, that's just naive
and yeah, maybe you shouldn't have dated lavender
but really,
it was the only way to know if she cared
because you're bad – so very, very bad – at this
…
but through it all
you can never stop your feelings
(you're in the middle of a war -
she's nearly died so many times already -
it's a wonder that your nightmares don't number three times what they do)
you don't understand this feeling yet
but you care
and that's enough for you
iii. lovers
you don't want to leave her
it feels like tearing your heart into pieces
and leaving a piece of it behind
(you still do)
and then you realise
you have left a part of your heart in the middle of the trees
she holds that part in her hand
and maybe she hasn't accepted it yet
but unless you return, you know she never will
…
it's idiotic - but
you genuinely did not expect her anger
relief, yes
maybe even a couple of kisses or a snog
but the screams and the sarcasm?
it seems that you're just the right fuse
to set off hermione's time-bomb
…
you never claimed not to be a bit slow
after all,
it took you till the actual battle to realise what you felt
but you're also a gryffindor
and if this is the last chance you'll get to tell her,
then there's nothing to stop you fr- MMPH!
so maybe the fact
that hermione's just a bit more of a gryffindor than you are
means you're going to have to change your plans a bit
iv. soul mates
being in a relationship is rather strange
at times, it's the best thing in the world
and others, it feels like an itch that won't go away
odd and too much work
but somehow, you reach a compromise
and then autumn comes.
watching her walk away tears at your soul
you want to follow her, to pull her back, to beg her not to leave
but this isn't like when you left, and she's only returning to hogwarts…
you know she'll be back soon, and you still have letters and hogmeade weekends
but the letters don't ever manage to tell her exactly what you feels
and few hours every few months is really rather unsatisfying
when you've gotten used to having her around
all. the. time.
so even though you know it's selfish
you can't help but wish
that she was here with you
instead of at hogwarts
because, sure you've still got harry
but no matter how much he tries
there's nothing that can distract you
from the gaping hole at your side
where she should be
and then
finally
she walks out of that train
for the very last time
and you struggle to say
the swirlingwhirlingcolourfulmass of emotions you feel
she says she missed you
and there's really only one thing you can
i love you
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