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2 Week Drabble Wars: (scenario) Write about your character's wedding day, (dialogue) "I've been yours since that first day you carved my initials in your leg."


"May I have you and your first dance, m'lady?" Elphinstone took Minerva's hand in his, as the first notes of a waltz started up faintly in the background.

"Why, of course," the bride nodded gleefully. "I've been yours since that first day you carved my initials in your leg."

"That was one nasty accident, wasn't it?" the man laughed, as he took his newfound wife by the waist. "It was a miracle that the backfiring spell only hit my ankle, and not something more vital."

"That is precisely why I stopped working to the Ministry," Minerva pointed out, twirling around to the rhythm of the music. "You get yourself in way too much trouble."

"And you say that will change now, Mrs Urquart?" Elphinstone asked.

"I will not change my surname," Minerva shook her head. "If my memory serves me right, we've already talked about that. And yes, I will not let you in any unnecessary danger, if it's up to me."