Prompt Used - Scarlet
Word Count Without AN - 235
Her Belief in Him
He couldn't believe it was finally here. Graduation. He never thought he'd see the day.
Lily graduated top of the class of course, her NEWT scores some of the highest recorded in a century and he was proud of her. Her cheeks lit up, scarlet against her pale skin when Dumbledore announced that to the school, and he'd laughed at her.
She stuck her tongue out, proving herself to be the mature adult she was proposed to be.
She held his hand on the train ride back to Kings Cross. She looked so close to tears he couldn't bring himself to say anything to her. He didn't want to be the one to make the tears fall.
When they climbed off the Hogwarts Express for the last time, he caught her in his arms.
"I love you."
She smiled and the tears did fall, but he didn't mind. They were happy tears.
"I love you too."
"This isn't the end, you know. I'll see you in a few days. By the end of the summer you'll be sick of me. I promise."
When she nodded, he could see conviction in her eyes. "I know. I trust you not to run off."
She was the first and only person to believe in him so completely.
It was just one of the many things he loved about her.