49

Time Signature

Disclaimer: I do not own HP.

Summary: Because 49 was 7 times 7, and 7 was the most magical number in existence (anyone in Arithmancy could tell you that). Too bad Harry never took that class. 49 drabbles/one-shots around Draco and fem! Harry.

thirteen, love

The Daily Prophet claimed their relationship to be hate-turned-love, the type of storybook romance that everyone loved. Of course, it helped that she was the heroine of the whole Wizarding world and that he was her old school enemy, whom she had recently defended in court, who was a bad guy-turned-good.

But really, she herself wasn't that surprised. There was a special blend of emotions that she had named Draco Malfoy within herself; about three parts anger, two parts irritation, and one part passion. What was the difference in placing another part of something else? Something as burning as all the others? After all, seven was a much better number than six. Or so Hermione said.

She didn't know when it had started. There had been that little bud of it ever since she'd met him in Madam Malkin's, and he'd handed her back her hair ribbon. But that had been stomped on, crushed, ground to powder by their long-time rivalry. When had it come back to life?

She only remembered the Manor incident quite clearly, when he had saved her from death – or worse. But that was not the only thing that could have triggered it, she knew. Seven years of loathing could not be swept away so easily.

The chair before her clattered as the man she had been thinking about gracefully sat down.

She waves at a very eager-looking Madam Rosmerta.

"Two Butterbeers, please."

TBC

A/N: Thank you for clicking on this chapter! This is the thirteenth prompt – only 36 more to go! *cheers*

time relief accept blow crush diminish retell student key bottle water wind love blush kiss embrace funeral cloth ring stone crash wave stop start again green flower weed curtain fruit needle peg shelf book write wrong frame torch glue hole punch kick dry wet shine hail blue red forever

Ehehe, the bit about Madam Malkin's is a reference to my other fem! Harry x Draco one-shot "First for Herself." If you're interested, by all means please read it! It has a bit of backstory on my take of fem! Harry.

Thank you again,

Time Signature