Emma and Regina, two wizards, two friends studying at Hogwarts realizing that what they had wasn't a simple friendship. I am a fan of Harry Potter so I let him inspire me. Enjoy.

Wizards in Love

Emma Swan was a troublemaker. When it came to the school popularity contest, Harry Potter was at the top of the list of the most popular boys. When people had to vote on the most popular girl at the school Emma Swan would be the one and only winner. She always wanted to be seen, heard and appreciated for what she could do. If there was trouble, there was Emma. Whenever she could she would cause something people would laugh about, speak about for months or remember till the end of their lives. One could say that when it came to entertaining, Emma was absolutely the best choice. Everyone at Hogwarts loved her, she was always amongst the people who got invited to parties not only because she was fun, but also because she was beautiful.

If the school had to choose one person who could compete with Hermione it would be Regina Mills. Also a very beautiful girl with black hair, brown eyes, soft skin and very nice figure. She was the only one who meant danger to miss Granger during the final exams. Regina was very ambitious and one of her top tasks was to once beat Harry's best friend at the exams. Even during classes Regina was the one who raised her hand to answer the teacher's question trying to outstrip Hermione. Emma and Regina were different but without even knowing they had so much in common. They both were from the same background. Emma was raised by foster parents, Regina's mother couldn't care less about her daughter so Regina felt like she grew up without a mother. They both were fighting for their place in the sun, they both were ambitious and they both were gay, even thought they wouldn't admit it to ourselves or to anyone else. They wanted to keep it a secret as much as they could. They were best friends and trusted each other with the biggest secrets they have ever had. They spent their free time together working on homework, practising magic or just hanging around the school or talking to other students. Hagrid liked them both, they were fun. Emma always put a smile on his face when he once again lost his pet because the school regulation would let him have a dragon at the school property, Regina was always the most accurate person and he knew that if he needed to ask something, she would answer or look for answers in her books. When Harry, Hermione and Ron were busy with their own studies, he enjoyed the company of these two girls.

„Hagrid, when it's your birthday?" Emma asked walking next to him and Regina towards the forest to pick some herbs for the next class about magical flowers.

„Well, ehm, actually this weekend," Hagrid admitted hoping that they wouldn't want to plan a party to celebrate his birthday.

„Oh look at you! We should celebrate," it was Regina who came up with the idea and she high-fived Emma for asking him.

„No, please, girls, no party. Ok?" Hagrid tried to calm their enthusiasm. He wasn't a big fan of celebration especially when it was his birthday that they would be celebrating.

„Is there something you would like to get as a gift?" Emma asked already thinking about something extraordinary that would suit her big hairy friend.

„I have a dream ..." Hagrid didn't finish the sentence because he knew that what he wished for would get him fired. And he wouldn't want that. Where would he go? Hogwarts was his home, Dumbledore was his best friend and he couldn't even think about loosing all his friends among the students. He loved this place too much to risk anything.

„Come on, tell us. We will promise not to tell anyone," Emma insisted on getting the answer.

Regina stopped in front of Hagrid and even thought she was the smallest of them all she looked dangerous so even Hagrid's heart skipped a beat.

„Hagrid, you know I am good with magic. Tell us or I will use one of the spells on you," Regina was now the one who played the evil one having Emma gasp at the fact that she had it in herself. Emma loved what she saw in front of her. The scene was hilarious.

„Ok, but please, don't tell anyone," the big guy said and bent down so only Emma and Regina could hear him.

„I always wanted one of these shiny spiders. They are big but they glow in the dark," Hagrid shared his dream with the girls. Emma shivered. She wasn't so fond of spiders.

„I have always wanted this animal as a pet when I was a small kid," he added, looking towards the forest. He was literally daydreaming about having such a pet.

„Have you ever been a small kid?" Emma couldn't help herself. She loved teasing her friend and even now when she felt dizzy she enjoyed Hagrid's face when he looked at her.

„Good to know what your childhood dreams were," Regina said and supported Emma who was now almost falling to the ground. She felt weak just from thinking about spiders. She had this in common with Ron, they both were scared of them.

„You should wait here, I will be back soon," the big boy said and left them standing at the edge of the forest. It was forbidden to go in the woods around the school because a lot of magical creatures lived there and it was dangerous.

„I am gonna get him this spider he was talking about," Regina said determined to grant Hagrid's wish.

„Really? If you do this then you will have to do it alone, I am too scared to come near such a thing," Emma resigned but it was ok for Regina. She knew that she could do this.

Few days later

„Happy Birthday Hagrid," Regina wished to her friend and gave him a middle sized box.

„I hope you will love your gift," she added and watched him open the box.

„Where is Emma?" he asked while opening the top of the box to look inside.

„She is waiting outside," Regina didn't want to ruin the surprise of give anything away too soon.

„No! No, you didn't! Regina!" Hagrid was confused, touched and even surprised by his friends' ability to get something so rare as this gloomy spider. It was still a baby so they were able to fit it into a small box. But in the next few weeks it will grow and hopefully it will become friends with Hagrid, not only for Hagrid's sake but also for their all sakes.

„Can I come in now? Is it back in the box?" Emma screamed from her place behind the door. She made sure that the spider was hidden and safely tucked in the box before she stepped in.

„May he grow fast and make you happy, friend," Emma wished Hagrid happy birthday and kissed him on his cheek after pushing a chair so she could reach him.

Few weeks later

The spider made Hagrid happy just by growing so fast and being his best glowing self. His happiness was about to be soon exchanged for troubles.

Hagrid was frantically running around the campus searching for his two friends.

Emma had a class and Regina was sitting on the grass reading a book about spells. Hagrid came to her and when the shadow he casted covered her she looked up to meet his eyes. She immediately knew something happened. She got up waiting for Hagrid's words to reach her ears. He looked sad, confused and even terrified.

„It ran away!" he said out loud realizing that everyone could hear him. He placed a hand over his mouth to indicate that he made a mistake by speaking so loud.

„What?" Regina exhaled worrying about where the creature might have been now.

„Where is it now? Do you know where it went?" the brunette asked looking around as if she expected the spider to run around.

„I saw it going towards the tower," he whispered, fear apparent in his eyes.

„God! That's where Emma's class is now!" she was now worried for all of them. She remembered how bad is Emma's fear of spiders and if she meets the creature she will probably die. And if the spider appears in front of any of their teachers, Hagrid will have to leave the school and Regina will be expelled. Nothing of this matter to her now as much as Emma's safety. If something happened to her she would never forgive herself. She wouldn't even know how to live without her best friend.

Her legs took her towards the tower, she took out her wand and got ready to use the necessary spells. She took the stairs towards the top of the tower. She heard noise and soon after hearing a loud thump a few students ran past her screaming something about being attacked by a giant spider.

Now she knew they all were in trouble. Even thought she was scared she ran towards the class expecting one of the teacher there but there was none. Few kids were hiding behind the wardrobes around the class. She looked around the room and then her eyes finally reached Emma. She was lying on the ground, chairs scattered around her, she seemed unconscious. Regina couldn't see any movement. She pushed her fear aside and went to Emma, she needed to find out if she was hurt.

„Emma?" Regina whispered her friend's name. She took her lifelessly looking body in her arms and tried to shake with her to wake her up. Unsuccessfully. Regina was hopeless. What has she done? Why did she bring this creature to the school? This was all her fault. What is she going to do?

And what about Emma? Her eyes filled with tears and she hugged Emma as if her hug could make everything better.

„Please, be ok!" she whispered stroking Emma's hair. She pulled out of the hug to look at her friend's face. She realized that what she was feeling for Emma wasn't just a simple friendship. Her heart cried. Ignoring the other people in the room she lowered her head and when her lips touched Emma's she softly kissed her. It worked in the fairy tales. A true love's kiss always brought the loved ones back or woke them up from curses. She hoped that her kiss will have the same effect. It did. Emma moved. She opened her eyes and looked in Regina's brown orbs.

„What you say, my hero. Should we take care of this mess first and then talk?" she whispered while looking in her friend's eyes deeply. The brunette knew that now when Emma was safe everything was going to be ok.

„I guess we should talk," Regina answered. She got up and offered Emma her hand as a support so she could get to her feet. They smiled at each other and went straight towards the adventure of catching the big and glowing spider.

P.S. This was meant to be a short story but I couldn't stop adding more details to it. This one was written as a funny story with a romantic end. I am not satisfied with it but I hope you will enjoy reading it.