365 Days of Drabbles: Black Brothers Edition

by LoveNeverDies78

A collection of 365 drabbles centered around Sirius and Regulus written for The '365 Days of Drabbles' Challenge. Day 15: Regulus challenges Sirius to a little competition. Death Eater!Sirius.

3. The Importance of Snow

365 Drabbles Challenge Prompt: Snow

Word Count: 194

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The Importance of Snow

Snow had never mattered to Sirius. It certainly made for a lot of fun with his friends, their snowball fights the stuff of legend at Hogwarts, but there was nothing special about it otherwise.

But today, snow suddenly mattered very much. Today, he was with Marlene. He noticed how pretty she looked with her cheeks flushed pink by the cold. Her blue eyes stood out against the endless white around them. The snow seemed to enhance her beauty.

Marlene loved the snow. She loved a lot of things that he didn't understand. That was what he loved about her. She saw the beauty in things that were different or that seemed commonplace to everyone else. He wanted to tell her this, but he didn't have the courage. He was afraid he'd say it all wrong.

And so, he told her the only way he knew how. The kiss seemed to last for both a second and an eternity as snow fell gently around them. Her gloved hands slipped into his as she returned the kiss, and Sirius realized he'd been wrong all along. Snow was a very special thing indeed.