Title: A Great Adventure
Characters/Pairings: Theo/Luna
Forum/Challenge: The Golden Snitch 'Tiggerific Times' Challenge / The Golden Snitch 'Prompt of the Day' Challenge
Prompt: (character) Theo Nott / (word) adventurer
World: Post-Hogwarts AU
Word Count: 515
Other: 5 points (Mahoutokoro, House Mizu) each for Tiggerific Times and Prompt of the Day


Theo Nott was not an adventurer. He was a home-body, a creature of habit, the kind of person you could set a watch by. He was the very opposite of an adventurer.

So he could not, for the life of him, figure out how he had ended up trekking about in a Swedish forest in the middle of winter.

"Theo?" He turned to find his girlfriend digging through the small bag they had packed, her arm submerged up to her shoulder thanks to an undetectable extension charm. "Did you forget to pack the camera?"

Well, he had some idea of how he ended up there. It was because of a tiny, fey witch who had cornered him at Pansy and Potter's wedding. She'd insisted he dance with her and talked his ear off about a number of creatures he'd never heard of. She spent the night in his arms, first on the dance floor and then later in his bed.

She was bat-shit insane, and he was completely enamored with her. They'd moved in together less than a month after the wedding, and he'd had a tiny silver ring burning a hole in his pocket for a week.

"Of course not, darling," he said, walking over to where she was seated. "It's in there somewhere. Accio camera!" Theo held out his hand.

Nothing.

"But, I know I packed it. I distinctly remember…" Then he did remember: he'd been reading his new issue of Potions Monthly when she'd mentioned the camera, and he'd made a mental note to do later—but he never did.

He sighed. "Apparently I forgot. I'm so sorry Luna."

She shrugged. "That's OK. It would have been nice to have, but we'll do without."

Theo furrowed his brow. Publishing proof of the Crumple-Horned Snorkack—which Theo was quite sure was imaginary—was practically Luna's life goal, though this was the first time she'd dragged him along on an expedition.

Luna cast a warming charm, spread out a blanket, and started unloading lunch.

Theo looked around the clearing. They'd been walking all morning to get to this spot, and he was surprised that she wasn't being more covert about their presence.

"Luna? Shouldn't we hide or something? Unless, of course, the Crumple-Horned Snorkack is a fan of BLTs and crisps."

She smiled brightly at him. "Why are you worried about the Snorkack?"

"Aren't we searching for it?"

She pulled him down on the blanket near her. "No silly. They hibernate in the winter."

"Oh." He took the plate she handed him and ate a few crisps. After a moment he asked, "Then why are we here?"

"Oh, this clearing is very special. It's where Daddy asked Mommy to marry him."

Theo's eyes grew wide, and his hand went to the tiny box in his trousers. "Are you…?"

"No silly. But I did want a special place to tell you we're having a baby."

His jaw dropped and he stared at her, shocked.

After a moment, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek. "Being parents will be a wonderful adventure."