What Does Love Feel Like?
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
Summary: Lily Potter asks her mom what love feels like. Short One-shot
"Mom, what does love feel like? I mean like love love. Not the kind you and daddy feel for me…" Lily Potter asked her mom. Lily had inherited her mom inquisitiveness along with her moms hair, but had her dads temper sometimes and eyes.
Lily's mother was astonished at a question like that. I mean where in the world had her daughter thought of such a question. Sure Lily had an inquiring mind, but still…
"Lily, where did you come up with such a question?"
"I don't know, I just thought of it. But can you tell me?"
"Hmm, it is hard to say…Love is indescribable…It feels as if you are floating or walking on a crowd…It feels as if nothing in the world can grow on…As if nothing else matters…Your hearts starts flipping in a good way, you feel as if you could do anything you wanted…You know that you want to spend the rest of your life with that person…You know that you would give anything up for that person, even your life…That honey is love…" Mrs. Potter replied after giving it much thought.
"Mommy, will I ever fall in love?" Lily asked.
"Of course honey, you will fall in love. You will fall in love and feel what love feels like."
"Mommy, do you feel that when your with daddy?"
"Yes do you?" asked Harry Potter said with a smirk. He had come up behind his wife.
She gave a yelp and turned to her husband.
"Goodness! You scared me!"
"Sorry honey, but answer the question: Do you?"
"Of course I do. One slight glance from you wants me to do cartwheels. A small brush of your hand makes me feel as if I could touch the clouds. When you talk to me I feel as if I want you to never stop. A little peck on the lips feels as if you just gave the world to me….And so much more that I can't describe…Like I said, Love is indescribable…And you give me lots of it…"
"I think you describe love pretty well, Hermione."
"I only described a fraction of it." Hermione replied modestly.
"Hmmm, I guess you are right, as always…Let's give you a way to help you remember so you can describe it better…"Harry said to his wife, Hermione, then kissing her softly.
"EEWWWW! GROSS! DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT IN FRONT OF ME!I AM ONLY 10 FOR GOODNESS SAKE!" their daughter Lily exclaimed and covered her eyes dramatically. Harry and Hermione only broke apart and grinned.
"Don't worry honey, we'll just go to our room," Harry replied to his daughters reaction, then picking up his wife and running to the room.
"God, my parents are so immature!" Lily muttered to herself then returned to reading a book as she had before she asked the question.