Disclaimer: I don't own anything that I'm writing about.
Author's Note: This pairing, Parvati/Zacharias, is an M&MWP and credit for it goes to mew-tsubaki and Morghen. Also, this is for the 2012 Mew and Mor's Weird Pairing Competition on the HPFC forum.
Thanks to ReillyJade for beta-reading this!
"I invited Lavender over today," Parvati says airily, pulling her long hair back into a ponytail. "I thought we could all get together."
"Lavender?" Zacharias lets out a derisive snort. "You do realize she's one of those people who couldn't shut up about how I deserted everybody at the Battle of Hogwarts, right? You do realize she basically hates my guts?"
Parvati sighs in response, carefully sweeping her wand across the bed so it makes itself. "Lavender's my best friend, Zach, and you're my boyfriend. You two are some of the most important people in my life. I don't want you to hate her."
"She hates me!" he protests, throwing his hands in the air. "I never did a bloody thing to her, but she hates me for the fact that I saved my own life."
"Lavender doesn't hate you," Parvati replies, checking her reflection in the mirror. "She doesn't hate people. She just... she doesn't completely understand why you left because she thought you, as a former D.A. member, you'd automatically stay and fight. I promise that if she says anything rude -"
"Which she will," Zacharias interjects.
"I'll talk to her about it, I swear. Look," she says, coming to stand beside him. "You mean a lot to me. I'm not going to let you go, all right? I love Lavender, but her opinion on blokes... well, let's just say I don't particularly agree with it a lot of the time. She dated Ron Weasley, after all!" Parvati rolls her eyes. "I love you, okay? Don't worry about it."
He allows a small smile to appear on his face. "You're great, you know."
She smirks. "I know. That's why you love me."
