For InLoveWithLauging, on the Femmeslash Drabble Tag on HPFC
Lavender has always been proud of her looks.
They are what separate her from the rest of the girls; make her unique. She doesn't have Hermione's brains, or Ginny's vivaciousness, or the lure of the unknown that Padma and Parvati evoke. All she has is her beauty.
She thinks she can be forgiven for spending hours in front of the mirror in the bathroom getting ready. After all, she needs to make sure she shows off her beauty to her best advantage. It is all she has, after all.
And then suddenly, Greyback attacks, and she doesn't even have that anymore.
She sinks into a depression after she loses her looks. Without them, there is no hope of her ever finding her price, the perfect man. There is no one who could look at her mangled face without being horrified.
But slowly, she notices Hermione is by her side every day. She is not here to help Madam Pomfrey – Lavender never sees her with the other patients – and she wonders why the girl she treated so horribly would care about her.
And then one day, she hears Hermione whisper, "I love you" when she thinks Lavender is asleep. And Lavender thinks that maybe her situation isn't as hopeless as she thought it was.
Because somewhere in the middle of Hermione pressing cold compress on her forehead and feeding her forcibly when she didn't want to live, Lavender has fallen in love with Hermione too.
For:
The If You Dare Challenge, Prompt 154. Someone to Love
Pairing Diversity Bootcamp, Prompt 44. Aimlessly
Slash/Femmeslash Bootcamp, Prompt 9. Scar
Greenhouse Competition, Begonia