Wish
By
Child of Evilness and Darkness
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Disclaimer: I own nothing but a computer and a little imagination. Everything else is the property of J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, and maybe some other people. So don't sue me. You probably wouldn't get much from me if you did, anyway.
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He looks at her from over a pile of chocolate frog cards. She's reading Hogwarts, a History for about the hundredth time, now. He can't help but think about how much more she could do, how much more she could know about life, if she didn't spend so much time with her studies. She was book smart, yes, but he knew from the other boy that there was more to know than that.
She looks at him from over her copy of Hogwarts, a History. He's organizing his chocolate frog cards for about the hundredth time, now. She can't help but think about how much more he could do, how much more he could know about life, if he didn't spend so much time combing sweets shops, looking for that special card. He amused her, yes, but she knew from the other bay that there was so much more to feel than that.
Life, love, friendship, and courage, each wished for the other, but most of all, to be able to open their eyes and see the world around them as it was meant to be seen.
Suddenly, they are aware that they are watching each other, quietly observing the other's habits. Their eyes meet, and it's awkward. They avert their gazes to the windows, and what they see makes them smile.
"It's snowing," he says to her.
They both get up and walk to the panes of glass so they can see the magically white world better. His elbow touches hers as they peer out at the falling flakes, and they both know it. But they don't move, because it feels right, standing by each other.
She looks back at him, and he meets her eyes. A mischievous smile that had not been there before now plays on her lips. "Snowball fight?" she suggests.
He smiles and nods, and he now knows that she can still have everything he wants for her.
She turns to go fetch her cloak, but before she does, he says, "I love you, 'Mione Granger."
And now she knows that he can still have everything she wants for him.
"I love you, Ron Weasly."
A/N: You like? It's my first, so please review with constructive criticism! Pretty please with sugar on top?