100 Seconds: Rules

Ravenclaws always fascinated him, all blue and facts up in their tower. They valued intelligence most, just like him. He would've been one of them, if the hat had seen past red hair and hand-me-down robes, unlike everyone else.

But he was haughty. Rules defined him, and that was enough to catch her eye. The first time he ever spoke to her was to tell her off. She'd missed curfew, her curly blond head of hair lost in a book.

"But you're out late, too," she'd pointed out. He'd become flustered.

She decided she liked to see him flustered.


Characters: Percy Weasley, Penelope Clearwater

Prompt: Percy/Penelope

Word count: 99