Harry Potter Halloween Collection Prompt: (color) Dark purple
Beautiful
Sirius paced impatiently outside the bedroom door. "We're going to be late, you know!"
"Oh please," came Marlene's muffled reply, "punctuality has never been one of your strengths. Besides, when has James ever been on time for anything either?"
Sirius rolled his eyes. "Whatever. What could possibly be taking you so long?"
"Just relax, will you? Stop distracting me and I'll be done faster."
"Knew I should've stayed single," Sirius muttered. "Women are nothing but trouble."
"What was that?" Marlene asked sharply.
"Nothing, dearest," Sirius said innocently. "Take your time."
After another five minutes, the door to the bedroom opened and Marlene stepped out. Sirius opened his mouth to make a comment about how long it had taken her to get ready, but was silenced when he saw her.
Marlene rarely wore dresses. She hated them, Merlin knew why, and so to see her wearing one now was shocking. It was dark purple, a color he had always thought suited her well. The skirt ended just above her knees and the sleeves reached her elbows. It was modest, not revealing more than was necessary, and flattering in all the right places. Her light brown hair was tied in a simple ponytail with a ribbon the same shade as the dress. He hadn't thought it possible for her to be more beautiful than she always was, but he was proven wrong in that moment.
Marlene looked more and more downcast the longer he stared at her. "Oh, it's all wrong, isn't it?" she moaned. Her words started to come out in a rush. "This is why I hate dresses, my hair wouldn't cooperate, I tried a couple of different things with it but had to just do this in the end, I should just go change-"
Sirius silenced her with a long, slow kiss. "You're beautiful. Don't you dare change a thing." Marlene's surprised expression slowly melted into a shy smile.
Sirius decided as they left the house that she could take all the time in the world to get ready next time if this was the end result.