A/N: Written for the Monthly Het-Tastic Drabble-athlon, Ron/Hermione, #025 – last to know, the If You Dare Challenge, #835 – nearly, and the Het-Pairings Boot Camp, #026 – green.
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87. Last to Know
He was the one in love with her, and yet
he'd been the last to know it:
How? He couldn't really say;
maybe he'd worn a mask
on his face
Or maybe the glitter of envious green
had been too bright to let him see
Or maybe it'd just been for defence,
because, really, what chance had he had?
A good one, he realised almost too late
but he was lucky; he'd grabbed the last opportunity
he'd ever get
before it ran by him, forever lost
in the bustle and hustle of love and war
And when he'd admitted it, announced it
his friends and family simply laughed
and accepted it.
If he'd been hoping for an element of surprise
he was sorely disappointed
but that didn't matter too much
because the woman he loved…
he now held her.