This is for Visa (Lowi)'s 150 Beautiful and Colourful prompts challenge on NGF
20th February 2012
colour: drum beat; imbue; Albus & James
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"I'm imbuing with the greatest amount of love that you could ever imagine!" James announces pompously as he flops down on the sofa in the flat he and his brother share.
Wondering what the hell has gotten into his brother, Albus merely raises one eyebrow questioningly, but doesn't bother to look up from his book. "I didn't even realise you knew the word imbue, let alone have the ability to use it correctly in a sentence," he comments dryly, the narrowing of his eyes showing his confusion.
All James does is laugh. "If you really don't know, then I think you've been blind for the past six years, since apparently everyone knows who I love."
In the time it takes for Albus' heart to beat, he realises that it's Polly who he's in love with, the girl who he's been best friends with for the entire time he's been at Hogwarts.
"I'm in love with Polly," James sings to himself, entirely out of tune, and Albus wonders if he can get blackmail for this.
But, in a brief moment of brotherly affection, he decides not to record it, instead deciding to drum into his brother's head that he does not want to hear him singing. "I'll tell her you wanted to marry a singing duck that was Lily's and you found when you came home from Uncle Bill's house."
Silence suddenly falls over the room. James doesn't respond.
Just as well, as otherwise his love for Polly would have been unrequited. (She's always hated ducks.)
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