Title: One Day
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Harry/Hermione
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 307
Summary: Hermione comes home to the usual.
Notes:
Year Long Scavenger Hunt Challenge: A7. (word) daisy
Pairing the Character Drabble Competition: Harry/Hermione
"Is that a daisy?" Hermione asked with a smile as she walked into the house.
Harry blushed brightly. "Maybe. It's still your favorite, right?"
Hermione nodded. "It is. I know I should be, but I'm not that surprised you remembered."
She turned to place her bag on the shelf and thought about how it had become so usual to have Harry at her house when she got home from work. He often beat her there unless he was on an Auror mission.
When Hermione's marriage to Ron ended—both of them deciding they were too volatile to stay together, and they were better off as friends—Harry worked to make sure Hermione knew he wasn't choosing one friend over the other.
Hermione never doubted Harry's friendship, but she would be lying if she said she didn't enjoy his company.
When she had been in school and even after the war, she mistook the constant fighting with Ron as passion and the comfortableness with Harry as friendship. Now she was wiser, though, and she realized she had picked the wrong friend to marry.
She hadn't been sure about whether Harry returned her feelings, but lately, he had been doing a lot of sweet things to show he cared, and her heart fluttered every time he did something else that was just so Harry. And it gave her hope that he did feel the same way she did.
"You have plans for dinner?" she asked, brushing a stray curl out of her eyes.
Harry's smile widened. "Whatever your plans are, so are mine."
Hermione returned the smile. One day, she would gather her Gryffindor courage to tell Harry the depth of her feelings. And she hoped, it would be the start of something beautiful.
And who knows? Maybe Harry would beat her to the punch and confess love first.