Day Twelve
Prompt: Moonlight
Capella fingered the note from George she had tucked in her pocket. He had only given it to her earlier that day at dinner but the paper was already worn soft from the many times she had handled it. She pulled it out again and read his words. Pell, I want to show you something. Meet me outside your common room at 11 tonight. George.
She knew he was going to get her to sneak out with him. He had already shown her so much inside the school; the thing he was going to show her had to be outside. So she hadn't told Vega about the note. Vega would have insisted that Capella tell George no. Now Vega was asleep in her bed and Capella was watching the clock tick.
Finally, when it was just before 11 o-clock, Capella pulled open the heavy oak door and slipped into the hall. She had expected to have to wait for George, but he was standing in the hall waiting for her. Her heart fluttered when she saw him. They had seen each other a few times over the summer but the Weasley's had gone to Egypt for most of the break. And they had only been back at school for a couple of days.
"Good," George said. "You're dressed warm." He grasped her by the lapels of her wool jacket and pulled her closer. Capella felt a shiver run down her back; he was so close, the moment felt very intimate. George tightened the knot of her scarf and tucked her hair behind her ears. "Ready?"
Capella nodded and George slipped his hand into hers. "Where are we going?"
George shook his head as he led her down the dark staircase. "You'll see." She glanced up at him, his profile lit by her wand, which she held out in front of her. He was holding an old piece of parchment out in front of him.
"What's that?" Capella asked, pointing her lit wand at the parchment.
"This is going to make sure we don't get caught," George replied as he checked it again. It looked like a map of the school. Capella trusted that whatever it was, it would do what George said it would. Suddenly she realized they were outside the Defense classroom. "Lupin always leaves his windows open," George said as he pulled open the door and led Capella inside. He led her over to one of the windows and pushed it open. He moved a chair closer to the window and before Capella could say anything, George had climbed through the window. She heard him drop to the ground and then he called for her to climb through.
Once Capella was on the ground, George grasped her hand again. She found that she didn't have to light her wand. The nearly full moon provided enough light for them to see where they were going. They hurried down the sloping lawn towards the Forbidden Forest. The moonlight cast strange shadows on the ground and the forest look blacker than normal. Capella's heart beat faster and she wrapped both hands around George's arm. She looked around, wondering what he was going to show her.
"Look," he whispered. He was pointing towards the forest. Capella looked in the direction he was pointing and saw what looked like twinkling lights in the trees.
"What are they?" Capella watched as the lights flitted and appeared to dance amongst the trees.
"Moon fairies," George said. "During the day they look like leaf buds. The light from the moon wakes them up." Capella released her grip on George and stepped closer to the trees. The fairies took notice of her and instead of flying away, like Capella expected, they came closer to inspect her. They landed on her arms and danced around her.
When George came closer to Capella the fairies flew away. "Oh George, they're beautiful," she said.
"You're beautiful," George said as he took both of Capella's hands in his. She looked up at him and her breath caught in her throat. He was so handsome and he was looking at her with such adoration. She felt the sparks between them and they drew closer together. And, in the moonlight, they shared their first kiss.