Fate - Part 7
"Petunia, My Love"
Disclaimer: J.K.Rowling owns everyone except Matt and the witch who runs the jewelry store.
A/N: This story takes place a few days before part 6. I hope you like it.
Peace, Love, I am a dove.
Nagini
It was the last Hogsmede weekend before Christmas. Matt Potter couldn't wait to get there.
"Calm down Matt!" His best friend, Arthur Weasley told him. "You're going to wear a groove in the floor if you keep pacing around like that. What's so important about going to Hogsmede anyway?"
"I'm going to get Petunia her Christmas present!"
"You mean your Muggle girlfriend?"
Matt turned slightly red as he nodded his head. "I don't know what to get her. She doesn't know I'm a wizard. If she did she'd hate me for life. So I have to find something that isn't really magical."
"She doesn't know you're a wizard?" Asked Arthur in surprise. "Then how to you communicate with her? I mean, it's not like you can send her an owl or anything."
"I send the owl to my parents. They forward it to her by Muggle mail."
"Your parents know how to use the poke office? Wow." Arthur had always had an obsession with Muggles.
Matt looked at his watch wanting to know how much longer they had to wait before they were leaving for Hogsmede. The watch said "Hurry up"
"Common, let's go!" Matt grabbed Arthur by the arm and pulled him out the door.
Once in Hogsmede, Matt went strait to the jewelry store. The old witch who ran it looked at him suspiciously as he walked in the door.
"Er, ma'am?"
"Yes? Can I help you with something?"
"I need a pair of earrings for my girlfriend's Christmas present."
"Well, lets see." She pulled Matt over to a tall glass case full of earrings. "We have the Singing earrings, very popular, or the earrings that whisper her complements, or--"
"She's a Muggle." Matt said shortly.
"Oh. In that case, maybe she'd like a pair of birthstone earrings. What month was she born in?"
"March."
"Then her birthstone is Aquamarine." The witch looked over the case for a minute before she exclaimed "Ah! Perfect." She took a pair of beautiful aquamarine earrings out of the case. They were in the shape of hearts, with a pretty light blue stone in the middle. Matt smiled.
"I'll take them."
"That'll be 17 galleons." Matt winced as he took the majority of his money out of his pocket and placed it on the counter.
"Thank you ." Matt called to the witch over his shoulder as he left the store.
My dearest Petunia
No. That doesn't sound right. Matt thought as he waved his want to erase what he had just written.
My Darling Petunia.
That's not right either!
Petunia, my love,
Perfect!
I miss you more each day that passes without seeing your beautiful face. I don't know how I'll survive until summer when I see you again. Are you doing well in school? I hope so. I also hope you like my Christmas present. It took me forever to find them, but when I found them, it seemed like they were yours and nothing else would do. I must go now, as it is almost lights out.
I love you and miss you more than words can tell.
Matt.
Petunia clutched the letter to her chest, wishing Matt were with hr at that very moment. She then very carefully placed the letter in the secret drawer in the bottom of her jewelry box with all the other letters from her love. Then she joyfully waltzed down the stairs to show her new earrings to her parents.