"I love you more than words can say,

I can't count the reasons I should stay."

"Me Lik you,"

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day,"

"You has pritty eye"

"Your appeal does not wither,

Your beauty does not fade.

Do not ever leave me,

Or through tears you shalt wade."

*Your hair soft."

"Hagrid, what on Earth are these notes? They look old, but you've obviously cared for them. Some kind of love poetry? It's odd."

"Yer right Mione. My dad left them fer me. Said they were from 'im courting me Mum."

"She wrote back? Wow. Well, this is definitely conclusive proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

"Oh, yeah, she did write back. Once he'd taught her to write. She were dead smart fer a giant, me mam. Dead smart. He were right sad when she left. Used to stare at her all the time, just watching her move."

"Why did she leave?"

"Found a dwarf to go out with, right liking fer small guys, my mum. Still miss her."

"Oh. Well, that's a mental image I didn't want. I think I'll head off and tell the boys, make them scrub their brains out."


A/N 2am watching the European elections is probably a bad time for inspiration.

For Battleship challenge.

For: Globetrotter drablle comp : banff (beauty)