Chocolate Frog Card: (Gold) Architect of Hogwarts: Challenge: Write a story set in Founders' Era Hogwarts.
Gringotts: Hermione/Godric [Hermione - Pairings]
Ultimate Hermione Pairing Challenge: Hermione/Godric Gryffindor
February Event: 57. (title) My Fair Lady, 7. (lyric) "If it's a broken part, replace it, if it's a broken arm, then brace it, if it's a broken heart, then face it." - Jason Mraz
Word Count: 270
"You don't understand," Hermione cried. "I can't be with you."
Godric stared at her, wishing for her to tell him why, but she didn't. She kept quiet and allowed their silence to wash over her.
"If it's a broken part, replace it, if it's a broken arm, then brace it, it it's a broken heart, then face it."
Hermione's tears subsided as she tried to make sense of his words. "Pardon?" she asked eventually.
"What I'm trying to say is, you were hurt before you came here, to us, to me. Both with physical injuries and mental ones. But the more I look at you, the more I see that you were emotionally hurt as well. A broken heart, perhaps. If so, then the only reason you can't be with me is because you were hurt before and you're worried I will do the same."
Hermione sniffled, nodded subtly, and kept quiet.
"I can not, in good sense, tell you that I won't hurt you. What if I take some parchment from you and give you a cut? What if I trip and spill a hot drink on you? What if one of my jokes, offends you? I could hurt you without meaning to but-"
"But, it's a risk I'm willing to take," she interjected. Her words caused a large smile to bloom on the older man's face. He knelt to his knee, causing her to blush.
"My fair lady, would you do the honour of accompanying me to Hogsmeade? Just the two of us? In a romantic ambience?"
She smiled at him.
"Of course, Godric. It'd be my pleasure."
