Challenge: Fire the Canon's Character of the Week Drabble Competition (week 3) on HPFC
Characters: Owen Cauldwell, Laura Madley
Prompt: Must be written in first person
Word count: 170
I'd completely forgotten about a promise I'd made seven years before I graduated from Hogwarts. Of course I had: I'd only been half paying attention at the time, day dreaming like usual as I crafted an intricate illustration that was now hidden away in a portfolio no one knew I kept.
The promise existed, though, even if I'd managed to forget. It came to me in a whisper and a grin, and then she slipped away, out of my reach.
"You promised me a favour."
I had no idea what Laura had planned. I never did, never wanted to. Maybe part of me knew that it was better that way.
More likely I was just oblivious. Why not? I was clueless about everything back then. I'd survived a war, and I was still more naive than the average seven year old.
Call it a character flaw. I didn't know. I didn't care. I was comfortable in the little bubble I'd crafted for myself.
It wasn't safe, but it was home.