A drabble for the School challenge on xoxLewrahxox's forum.
School
Death Eaters at school. Write a 100-word drabble featuring any character at Hogwarts.
Bellatrix lay on the common room floor, her eyes closed. The room was only lit by the fire; Rodolphus had to squint his eyes to decipher the words in his book. Hers were scattered around her.
"Give up," she whispered. ''We'll carry it off anyway.''
He laughed. ''Optimistic you,'' he said, ''You never work.''
''I do!'' she protested, wriggling, ''For things that matter.''
''Fight,'' he agreed, ''Dark Arts. The Dark Lord.''
She rolled closer to him, slapping the book away.
''Yeah,'' she said, ''We are gifted, and we'll fight. With or without many Outstandings.''
He chuckled.
''Kiss me,'' she said.