Before the Midnight Toll

Two: Breaking Tradition (SiriusMarlene)


"Sirius!" Marlene laughed as Sirius dragged her through the thick crowd, pushing people aside as the duo made their way to the front. "You can't just push people out of the way!" Her scold would have been sterner if she hadn't been laughing while doing so.

"Oh yeah?" He shot her a mischievous look. "Watch me." He then proceeded to push aside the man in front of them.

"I'm so sorry!" Marlene apologized, darting after her boyfriend, receiving a grunt in response. She finally caught up to her boyfriend and whacked the back of his head.

"Oi!" Sirius cursed, rubbing the wounded area. "What was that for?"

"For being a rude pig!" Marlene snickered, shoving him lightly. "And don't be such wimp—that did not hurt!"

Sirius rolled his eyes, wrapping his arms around Marlene's waist as the people around them began counting down to the New Year.

"Ten… nine… eight… seven… six…" Marlene counted softy, and Sirius, being his usual impatient self, couldn't wait until the New Year, promptly cutting her off with a kiss that lasted well into the New Year.

Marlene mock glared at him when they pulled apart. "Sirius," she began in as serious of a voice as she could manage, "according to tradition, you're supposed to kiss on midnight, not before."

Sirius let out a loud laugh, causing a few people to glance over at them. "Marls, when have we ever been traditional?"

Pretending to think for a moment, Marlene lost her solemn face and snorted (in a very ladylike way, of course). "Good point," she said, snaking her arms around Sirius' neck and bringing her lips to his once more.


A/N: *grinning widely*Hehe, I love writing Marlius fluff (: Sorry if it might seem choppy in some places, I was writing this in between AVPM scenes XD

Oh, and this is set about a year after the last drabble in Diagon Alley – there has to be some sort celebration there, no?

Thanks to my reviewers: InventorOfFirebolt and Addicted-To-Sugar-Quills. Reviews are always loved (;

Next up: Blaise Zabini and Parvati Patil – should be interesting (;