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Written for the February Event (Teamwork) over on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)

Teamwork Prompts: (Plot/Action) Femme: having a necklace put around your neck/ Masculine: having tie tied/cuffs fastened, (Emotion/Feeling) Optimistic

Chocolate Frog: Gold – Architect of Hogwarts – Challenge - Write about the Architect of Hogwarts and a potential relationship with Rowena Ravenclaw

1000 Word Challenge: Impressive

Word Count: 525

Gift

He held her hand across the small dining room table that was set up in her rooms on the West Wing of the castle, and stared deeply into her sapphire blue eyes that sparkled like a precious gem.

He wondered whether or not she knew just how much she had captivated him in the time that they had been working together on the construction of the castle. He wondered whether she knew just how alluring she could be. He wondered if she knew the effect her soothing, honey like voice had on him, how easily it enchanted him.

The strapping young man sighed as she continued to talk passionately about her hopes and dreams for the success of the school, and how she hoped that it would be ready in time for her five year old daughter to attend.

He was particularly intrigued by what she was saying about the staircases and having them change periodically. It was be an impressive piece of magic should they actually be able to pull it off, almost as intriguing as the woman herself.

He stroked the back of her hand with his thumb as she continued to outline her many ideas and how the only obstacle to them becoming a reality was Salazar. The architect however was optimistic that if anyone could talk the man around it was Rowena.

"Rowena love," he said when she finally stopped talking. "I have a present for you."

The witch smiled softly at him as she picked up her golden goblet and took a sip of her drink.

"You shouldn't have darling. I don't need presents from you," Rowena told him, wishing that her boyfriend had saved his money. She knew that he wasn't the richest man and that he frequently had concerns about the huge gulf in how much money they had in the bank. "Your love is the only thing that I need. It's more than enough."

"You deserve it Rowena, you've been working so hard these last few months and you've barely taken time for yourself," he informed her. "Besides I saw it in the shop and I couldn't help myself. It would go so well with your exquisite diadem."

Without giving her a chance to disagree, the architect stood up from his seat and removed the velvet box containing the necklace from his pocket.

He flipped it open and carefully took the chain from the box, moved Rowena's hair to one side and placed it around her neck.

Rowena placed her hand on the necklace and whispered, "It's beautiful."

"It doesn't hold a candle to the woman wearing it though," he replied, crouching down next to her and kissing her on the cheek.

A tear streaked down Rowena's cheek as she gazed down into her boyfriend's eyes.

"I love you," she whispered quietly. It was the first time she had uttered those words to anyone since her late husband passed away not long after the birth of her daughter Helena.

"I love you too Rowena," he told her earnestly, trying to convey with his eyes just how much she meant to him. "More than anything in this world."

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