Written For:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Romance Awareness Challenge
Task - Soulmates in a world where the concept is so rare, they'd be banished/shunned/experimented on.
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Running Scared
Ginny hid in the dark alleyway as the rain pelted down from the heavens. She was so cold, but she knew she couldn't find shelter. She had to keep moving.
Her eyes continued to drift towards her ankle. The damning words were hidden by socks, but she knew what they said.
Harry Potter
When she turned eighteen, she held her breath, hoping nothing would appear on her skin. As soon as the clock struck midnight, though, the words shimmered into view, telling her she had a soulmate.
She didn't think about anything. She put as many clothes as she could in a backpack, took some food, and a few important pictures, and left.
She didn't say goodbye to her family. She couldn't. If the name on her ankle was discovered, she'd be experimented on. Having a soulmate deemed her unnatural, Wrong. A freak. And not even human.
She would be treated like an animal. Actually, depending on which agency got a hold of her, she might have been treated worse than an animal.
Her only possible solution was to run away.
Ginny slowly moved to the alley's entrance. Her eyes narrowed as she saw someone, a boy, stumbling. She saw him touching the ground, trying to look for something. And then light hit some glass, telling her what the object was.
She winced when the glasses got kicked by an uncaring passerby, and she darted out into the busy sidewalk, picking up the glasses and handing it to him.
The boy smiled when he could see again. "Thanks."
Ginny looked at him, and she taken in by his beautiful green eyes. She said the only thing she could think of. "You're wet."
"So are you," he answered matter-of-factly.
"I'm Ginny. Ginny Weasley."
The boy's eyes widened. "I'm Harry. Harry Potter."
Ginny's eyes widened. She grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him after her. They had to get to safety. And fast.
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