Written for HMS Harmony Discord Two-Hundred Word Drabble Tuesday 28/01/20 - Theme: Yule Ball Harmony
Era: Yule Ball.
Genre: Fluff, Romance.
Warnings: None.
Words: 199.
Eyes
While Harry was certain that Neville saw it differently, he was currently very grateful for the Triwizard Tournament. The couple of dates in Hogsmeade he had ventured on were great, but there was something truly special about tonight; holding Hermione close and waltzing about the dance floor.
Her marvellous blue dress highlighted all the superficial facets of his best friend and had nearly every eye watching her in lust or jealousy, but Harry already knew she was beautiful long before she put it on. She was always so to him, whether it was fresh out of a shower in her PJs tucked in the corner of the couch with a book. Or covered in soot and looking a mess in potions class, her hair even wilder than usual due to the fumes.
But it was the light in her brown eyes that he couldn't tear his attention from. The soul-searing happiness contained within at being here, dancing with him. Her long time best friend and now boyfriend.
As the song wound down and they came to a stop, he couldn't stop himself as he leant forward and for the first time, met her deliciously soft lips with his own.