Amortentia

by TheNextFolchart

He noticed her beauty from all the way across the train station. / How Sirius and Marlene found, loved, and lost each other - in only 100 chapters. Written primarily for the "100 Prompts, 100 Drabbles, 100 Words Or Less Challenge" on HPFC. Dedicated to Safari (wouldtheywriteasongforyou). [Word Count: 9,839]

85. Sacred

LXXXV. Sacred

"No." She closed her eyes. "I don't love you. It's lust. That's it."

"It could grow. If you let it."

"Why do you want this so badly?"

"Because when I helped you out at the train station that day, there wasn't a drop of amortentia in me, and I still knew I wanted you."

She laughed. "You wanted to snog me."

"But I also wanted to be your friend." He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Look, if I tell you a secret - if I show you something absolutely sacred to me - will you believe me then?"

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[100 Prompts: "I have an announcement to make."]