A/N: I don't own Harry Potter
This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Writing Club February
Disney Challenge - Taking Risks: Write about someone taking a risk.
Fabulous World of Comics: 19 - (color) blue
Lyric Alley: 9 - We know how you're feeling
Word Count: 322
One Step Closer
Today, I look in the mirror, flatten my hair for the hundredth time.
Check my smile, clean my glasses, and hope that I look good.
Today I wait for you outside the classroom, our eighth year, replacing our seventh.
You smile at me, talking about something you learned in class.
I blurt out the words before I have a chance to think about it.
"Will you go out with me?"
You giggle, a sound that you hardly ever make, but you nod.
I can feel my smile spread, can feel a slight pounding in my chest.
I know we never talked about it while on the run. I know what you said about me,
how you said you felt about me, but I also know you were lying.
Today, I asked one of the hardest questions I'll ever ask.
Today, I took a step in a direction I had never thought possible, a step towards a future.
We meet at the gate, a dinner date at Hogsmeade. Eighth year brings some privileges.
You're wearing a dress, a dress in a beautiful shade of blue. It makes your eyes sparkle.
You catch me looking and compliment my robes.
Together, we walk, holding hands, into a little restaurant. I pull out your chair.
You sit, and we talk, order food, talk some more, and realize just how much
we have in common, other than the war.
We both want to do something meaningful now, both want to stay out of the spotlight.
The food arrives and conversation ceases. You look amazing as you eat. You catch me staring
"At least you don't chew with your mouth open," you joke.
I laugh because we both know who you're talking about.
One date, that's all you had agreed to, but your smile tells me you wouldn't mind doing this again.
One date, one step, closer to maybe becoming something more than friends.