Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, I do not have any rights to Harry Potter and I do not make any money from writing these fics.
A/N: Written for the Procrastinators United Competition, the One Million Words Added Challenge, the Pairing Diversity Boot Camp Challenge, the 335 Pairing Bonanza Challenge, the If You Dare...Continued Challenge, the Disney-A-Thon Challenge and The Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge.
Prompts: Poppy Promfrey/Megan Jones, Scrutiny, Swiss Cheese, Write from the point of view of someone who disapproves of something (Bagheera) and about the genre Hurt/Comfort.
Lovingly Hurtful Moments
Tears ran down Megan's face as she buried her face into the bosom of her lover in an attempt to drown out the cruel looks and scrutiny of those around her. Soft sniffles came from her as she clinged onto her lover's clothes for dear life while her whole body shook at the overwhelming emotions that were washing through her.
"If I was less of a woman I am I would show them all something that is not right," Poppy said darkly as she held her younger lover close to her and offered as much comfort and love she could, "How dare they! I do not approve of them saying such things!"
As Poppy felt Megan's hands tighten their grip on her clothes and hold onto her like a life line Poppy felt her heart break and her own protective hold tighten around Megan. Leaning down slightly Poppy placed a loving kiss upon her lover's head and ran a loving hand through her hair.
"They just do not understand, I mean we only got support from Severus and Harry and they know what it is like," Megan said with a small hiccup as she turned her head around slightly to look up into the caring eyes of Poppy, "It hurts Pop...their words and looks hurt so badly but we cannot let it get to us...I...I hate crying but to have one of my best friends say those sort of things to me..."
"They are just a load of Swiss Cheese," Poppy said with a glare on her face as she glared at the Hospital Wing entrance as if expecting someone to burst in and laugh at them, "I tell you what I disapprove of! I disapprove of their reaction and how they have been treating us since. Making my beautiful lover cry is the last straw."
"I disapprove of how they all seem to think that my healer apprenticeship with you is all based on our relationship and lust," Megan replied with a watery frown on her face.
"It looks like I will be having a little talk with certain students and staff," Poppy muttered darkly as she held her lover close to her and ran a soothing hand up and down her back, "Do they not know that you will be working in the CIU of St. Mungo's?"
"They do not care, they refuse to listen to me," Megan answered with a watery hiccup as fresh tears began to pour down her face, "They just keep on giving me these looks before turning away and walking in the opposite direction of me!"
"That is it, how dare they do that to you," Poppy growled out darkly as she tenderly wiped Megan's tears away, "I cannot take it any longer, they are out of order."
"I know, I do not like how all of a sudden one little fact changes how everyone thinks of me," Megan sniffled as she continued to cling to Poppy, "I mean we have been going out together for a year now and nothing has changed about me besides that I have found true love, become more confident and I am happier."
"Some people are just big idiots who cannot be happy if someone else is happy," Poppy explained sadly through her lips turned into a thin line as she continued to rub Megan's back, "We have to be the bigger person, we have to show them that their words do not hurt us and that they are being idiots."
"So we disapprove of them just like they disapprove of us?" Megan asked with a sniffle as she tried her best to pull herself together.
"Yes...words hurt a lot more than people realise some times," Poppy answered with a heavy sigh as she hugged Megan close to her, "I disapprove of how everyone is acting towards us because they are looking at us with close minds, they do not understand how we feel about each other and trust me when I say that most of them out there have no idea how it feels to be so deeply in love with each other."
"People fear or hate what they do not understand," Megan said slowly as her tears stopped leaving trails of dried tear tracks on her checks, "I...I just wished that they would stop and think first before judging us, I mean my friends always said that they would support me no matter who I went out with, be it female or male, but now...now that they found out that I am going out with a female."
Poppy let out a heavy sigh and pulled Megan into her lap fully, "They go back on their word and treat you like you are the most disgusting and lowest form of life on this planet."
"Yes, you are so right," Megan replied as she let go of Poppy with one hand and wiped her tears away, "I...Why did they have to react the way they did for? I thought we were meant to be true friends."
Not sure what to say Poppy simply held her lover tightly to offer all the love and support she could while whispering sweet nothings into her ears. Inside through Poppy boiled with rage and disapprovement over how everyone had reacted to them.
'If this is how they have reacted to us going out now I am thankful that we waited until after Megan graduated from Hogwarts' Poppy thought as she placed a loving and comforting kiss on top of Megan's head 'The next time I see those friends of my beautiful Megan's I will show them just what I disapprove of and how angry I am with them.'
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