A/N: I don't own Harry Potter or any related characters

This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Word Count: 355

She was the summer sun to his winter darkness,

the budding of flowers, the light that shimmered through

the leaves of the trees that had once been lain bare

by the snow.

She was the sunlight, shining on a darkened

fall day when the sky turned black and

storms threatened to roll through his

heart and mind.

She was there, dressed in a white dress,

skirt billowing around her ankles,

a crown on top of her amber and chocolate curls

a sunny smile on her face, her eyes sparkling

as they met his.

She was the first robin of Spring,

a sign that things were going to change

that things could get better

He had always felt he'd never deserved her,

that he could never be good enough for her.

Those lies blew through the air like a northern wind,

tearing at their hearts, tearing at the tiny spark of love

they'd managed to cultivate.

She was the shelter from the storm, keeping that fire lit

she was a cliff side, strong against the howling winds

against the rough waters rocking their relationship.

There were whispers, like sleet falling from the sky

plinking against their happiness

little rumors growing, snowballing, creating a

flurry of words, of false accusations.

She stood, a tree towering beside him,

slowly, he'd grown to match her,

slowly he'd pushed past those days of

empty branches

of darkened skies,

he was becoming a light of himself,

her light when the winds blew hard

when the night was filled with

remembered terrors

nightmares and screams carrying on the

foggy night air,

he stood tall, holding her close

no longer a fortress of hidden emotions,

no longer a solitary rock standing alone

he was her rock, holding her to this plain

reminding her day after day that

there was something real

that no matter how the sky

raged with thunder and lightning,

they were united, their love

shining brighter than the sun

as their love grew

with no more walls between them,

with no more shadows in their eyes

only light shining brightly

only light reflecting the love

they'd found in each other.