Prompt: Craft
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After the announcement, Molly sat down with Angelina to go through her books of knitting patterns. Angelina had found a stunning strapless wedding gown, and had asked her future mother-in-law to create a lace shawl to accessorize. Molly was only too happy to agree, looking for something to keep her hands busy in the evenings of their travels.
Idly, Ginny joined them, now appreciating the murmurs and comfort of her family, knowing that it would be the last evening like this for a while. She flipped through a pattern book lazily until she came across a richly detailed, cable knit scarf and matching gloves and cap. The photo accompanying the pattern showed the set in a stormy dark grey with midnight blue accents. Immediately her mind flew to Draco.
The dark colors would complement his fair complexion and the knots and twists of the cables were complex and intricate, reminding her of him. "Mum, can I borrow this book? I think I'd like to make this."
Molly smiled warmly in agreement, "Of course luv, it will be nice to know you've picked up your needles again." She thought to herself, it's also nice to know my girl has picked someone to knit for again. "Do you need any wool?" she asked.
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That night when Ginny returned to her cottage, she could sense something different. Wandering around the kitchen, she smiled at the bowl of citrus fruit on the counter, the bread propped against the toaster, the new items in her fridge. He's sneaky, that one, she thought to herself with a wide grin.
Turning she noticed the beautiful arrangement of spring flowers centered on her dining table, yellow and white blooms filling the room with a delicious scent. She walked over to smell the arrangement and noticed a note, a familiar scrawl –
"I hope you enjoyed your evening, and that you approve the few staples I've dropped off. It's not much, I know. Please look at the packages on the coffee table, and I hope to see you tomorrow evening."
She scurried into the living room to find two wrapped books waiting for her - the sequels to the book series they had been reading. Muggle books, she realized now, that was why they were hard for me to find. She marveled at Draco, he wasn't just sneaky, he was downright crafty.
Ginny sat down to knit with a grin.
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A/N: 400 words exactly.
Because one of you asked for more. (And because I'm home sick still, with some time on my hands.)
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