A/N: Hogwarts Writing Club Competition - prompt: acoustics
Word count: 330
The deep tenor of the ocarina harmonised with the smooth dynamism of the viola to create a peaceful but poignant melody that flowed through the room like a gentle breeze. Lily swayed gently as she moved her fingers to alternatively cover and reveal the little holes that controlled her breath's passage through its ceramic hull.
It still amazed her that, had Sirius not let slip the fact that James had been forced to learn the viola as a child, she might never have found out about her boyfriend's aptitude for the instrument. To her mind, that would have been tragic. Even though they hadn't been playing together for very long, she was already infatuated with the sense of intimacy and warmth it inspired within her. And, in such a dark time, love was the kind of thing people clung to like a lifeline. She couldn't bear the thought that a lack of communication might have kept that joyfulness from them.
Someone moved at the door, and her gaze flicked up to see Benjy Fenwick making his way into the room. "Don't stop," he said as they both started lowering their instruments. "I'm just here to grab something."
Obliging him, James counted them back in as the older wizard made his way over to the small writing desk and grabbed something from it.
"Nice acoustics," Benjy commented on his way out.
Unable to speak without disrupting the music flowing forth from the ocarina, Lily merely nodded. James, however, quickly thanked him.
Benjy's more accurate than he realises, Lily thought as she blew out a series of quick puffs. Their music wasn't the only thing that meshed together to create something special; in her totally biased opinion, they themselves did too. Despite all of their differences and fiery clashes, their personalities harmonised in a way that she had never expected them to.
Yes, she thought as she watched her boyfriend play a series of trills, nice acoustics is exactly what we have.