When I was twenty years old, I was an Auror.
And so was he.
But do not think I am some lovesick girl who followed a boy. Technically, I did follow a boy. But I was actually following my father, the Boy-Who-Lived.
When I was twenty years old, my love story finally truly progressed. And as such, I must tell you of this love of mine.
This love of mine is called Frank. Frank Longbottom. Son of Neville and Hannah Longbottom. He was prefect in school. Some say it was because his father is the one who chooses the Gryffindor prefects. But I know otherwise. He was top of his year and an excellent prefect. Under normal circumstances, we would never associate, despite our connection through his sister. But our relationship is not under normal circumstances. Because Neville and Hannah are honorary uncle and aunt, so while never close, we were friendly with each other. And of course, there was the secret love that I harbored for him.
My love story's progression began on New Year's Eve when I was twenty years old.
We would both have normally been at the New Year's Eve party that my family puts on every year, but this year, as Aurors, we were both required to attend the Ministry's New Year's Eve party. And that was where the trouble started.
For the first time, I was at a party, completely unsupervised. Not a single family member was there to tell me what to do. So, I really shouldn't have been surprised when I had a little too much to drink. After all, my mother would normally cut me off when I started getting tipsy. But that night, I got a little more than tipsy.
And I wasn't the only one. When I was a little more than tipsy, I stumbled upon Frank, who was a little more than tipsy as well. And most probably due to our mutual drunken state, we had a rather odd conversation. To tell the truth, I really don't remember the details of what we talked about. Really, I don't remember much of anything from that night past that conversation with Frank.
At least, not until the next morning. When I woke up in bed with him.
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