Chapter 15-
The door to the hospital wing flew open, and Andromeda sat up in her bed. Gilderoy, Remus and Severus entered. "Good morning." She greeted. "Morning." They replied in unison, each trying to step in front of the other. "How are you feeling?" Gilderoy asked, concerned. "My head hurts a bit," Andromeda said, "But not enough to delay my decision."
The room went silent. None of the men wanted to ask who it was. They all had their doubts, they all knew that it couldn't be all of them. Andromeda bit her lip. "I would like to explain." Andromeda said, "Before I tell you who I have chosen."
She got up from her bed, and walked up to Gilderoy. "Gilderoy." She smiled. "You have never said an ill word to me. You've always been kind, and always a friend when I needed one." For the first time, Gilderoy did not act as if he knew he was wonderful. He actually looked a bit... Modest.
"However," Andromeda continued, "You have a tendency to take credit when it is not yours, even though you have the capability to do wondrous things yourself."
Gilderoy looked a but sheepish, and looked at his feet. "Despite that" Andromeda said, "You are still good company." She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, and moved on to Severus, leaving Gilderoy blushing, and touching the place where her lips met his face.
"Severus." She said, still smiling. "You are intelligent and wise and a wonderful conversationalist. But.... sometimes you can be a bit frightening." A shadow of a smile played across Severus's lips. "I know I would have a great deal of fun arguing with you though." She put a soft hand on the side of his face, and ran her fingers through his hair. "Your love does mean a lot to me." She concluded.
"Remus....." she said, walking to him. "I was always attracted to you. You're smart, you're brave, and you are a wonderful person." She smiled. "But you have doubts about yourself that I feel you might need to get through before you start a relationship." Remus nodded. "You have an enormous flaw." She added, Remus knew what she meant. "But it doesn't have to be." She said, her eyes twinkling.
"I guess that's all I have to explain." She said, sitting back down on her bed. "I can only hope that one day you will all realize how hard this is for me to do. And one day your may realize how much you all mean to me."
She took a deep breath. "I choose..." Remus, Gilderoy and Severus were shivering with anticipation, longing to here their names pass through Andromeda's lips. "I choose...." she stuttered. "I.. I- I'm going to be sick."
Andromeda felt another stabbing pain in her stomach, worse than ever before, and before anyone could do anything, she fainted on her bed, and fell to the floor.
I know I'm evil... anyway, next chapter you WILL find out how the story ends, and a few other things about Andromeda. (some of these things were mentioned, but never really gone into) Ta ta for now. -jerri f.
The door to the hospital wing flew open, and Andromeda sat up in her bed. Gilderoy, Remus and Severus entered. "Good morning." She greeted. "Morning." They replied in unison, each trying to step in front of the other. "How are you feeling?" Gilderoy asked, concerned. "My head hurts a bit," Andromeda said, "But not enough to delay my decision."
The room went silent. None of the men wanted to ask who it was. They all had their doubts, they all knew that it couldn't be all of them. Andromeda bit her lip. "I would like to explain." Andromeda said, "Before I tell you who I have chosen."
She got up from her bed, and walked up to Gilderoy. "Gilderoy." She smiled. "You have never said an ill word to me. You've always been kind, and always a friend when I needed one." For the first time, Gilderoy did not act as if he knew he was wonderful. He actually looked a bit... Modest.
"However," Andromeda continued, "You have a tendency to take credit when it is not yours, even though you have the capability to do wondrous things yourself."
Gilderoy looked a but sheepish, and looked at his feet. "Despite that" Andromeda said, "You are still good company." She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, and moved on to Severus, leaving Gilderoy blushing, and touching the place where her lips met his face.
"Severus." She said, still smiling. "You are intelligent and wise and a wonderful conversationalist. But.... sometimes you can be a bit frightening." A shadow of a smile played across Severus's lips. "I know I would have a great deal of fun arguing with you though." She put a soft hand on the side of his face, and ran her fingers through his hair. "Your love does mean a lot to me." She concluded.
"Remus....." she said, walking to him. "I was always attracted to you. You're smart, you're brave, and you are a wonderful person." She smiled. "But you have doubts about yourself that I feel you might need to get through before you start a relationship." Remus nodded. "You have an enormous flaw." She added, Remus knew what she meant. "But it doesn't have to be." She said, her eyes twinkling.
"I guess that's all I have to explain." She said, sitting back down on her bed. "I can only hope that one day you will all realize how hard this is for me to do. And one day your may realize how much you all mean to me."
She took a deep breath. "I choose..." Remus, Gilderoy and Severus were shivering with anticipation, longing to here their names pass through Andromeda's lips. "I choose...." she stuttered. "I.. I- I'm going to be sick."
Andromeda felt another stabbing pain in her stomach, worse than ever before, and before anyone could do anything, she fainted on her bed, and fell to the floor.
I know I'm evil... anyway, next chapter you WILL find out how the story ends, and a few other things about Andromeda. (some of these things were mentioned, but never really gone into) Ta ta for now. -jerri f.