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Written as part of an assignment and for the February Event (My Love) over on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)

Task: Write about someone having faith

My Love: (Action) First I Love You's

1000 Word Challenge: Clothes

Chocolate Frog: Bonus – Radolphus Lestrange – Challenge – Write about any member of Lestrange family

Gringotts: Pairing: Cross Gen Het - Hermione/Rabastan

Word Count: 510

Leaving

Hermione stared at the scene before her, and pinched her arm.

She couldn't even begin to believe what she was seeing.

There he was rushing around the bedroom and haphazardly throwing his clothes in to the open suitcase on the bed.

"You're leaving me," she stated simply. "Why?"

Rabastan stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face his girlfriend. She wasn't supposed to be back for at least another couple of hours, when he would be long gone.

"I think you know why Hermione," he informed her.

"Surely not because of our late night visitor yesterday?" Hermione asked

Rabastan looked towards his half packed suitcase, and then towards the window that less that less twenty four hours ago had been shattered to pieces.

He nodded his head slowly, not wanting to look Hermione in the eye, and see the hurt, confusion and disappointment in them. The reason he had planned to be gone by the time she returned was so that he could avoid this.

"Rabastan we talked about this last night – "Hermione began.

"No, you talked about it Hermione. You barely let me get a word in edgeways whilst you carried on talking about how it was only a blip, and how we could get through it together," Rabastan said, trying to keep his voice even. "You don't even seem remotely concerned about the fact that he tried to kill you just to get to me."

"Why should it? It's not the first time someone's tried to kill me and it certainly won't be the last," she said, raising her voice ever so slightly. "I'm not made of glass. I can look after myself."

"I know you can, but that doesn't mean you have to constantly put yourself in danger by being around me. I have to leave to protect you Hermione, and nothing is going to change my mind," Rabastan informed her.

With a flick of his wand the rest of his belongings travelled through the air and landed neatly in his suitcase.

"But I love you," she whispered quietly, her voice catching in the back of her throat, a tear trickling down the side of her face. "I have faith in us. I have faith that we can make it through anything, including this. Please stay."

"And I love you too, but can't you see that I'm bad for you?" he told her, turning his back on her and zipping up his case. "I mean look at us, it took until this moment to say I love you to each other for the first time. And before that, it took a near death experience before I asked you out. Our whole relationship has been a series of close calls."

"But - "

"No buts Hermione," Rabastan said as hepicked up the case off the bed. "I'm sorry, but it's the only way to keep you safe. I love you."

The wizard raised his wand and spun on the spot, disapparating before the only woman he ever loved could change his mind and get him to stay.

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