Stickers Challenge, Privet Drive: Write about a Muggle
Insane House Competition: 300 words
365 Prompts Challenge: No dialogue
Word Count: 300
Bob worries that he isn't good enough for her. It doesn't matter how many times Iola assures him that she's happy, that she loves him; his mind refuses to believe it.
She's the sort of beautiful that men like him are only supposed to dream of. Raven hair, storm cloud eyes, rose petal lips. She deserves to be on the arm of some wealthy man, not a humble farmer.
And now the truth is out. She's a witch. His mind still has trouble accepting it, no matter how much he thinks about it. Still, he knows it's true. She's offered him more than enough proof. Maybe it explains some things, but not the burning question that plagues him.
Why is she with him? How could she possibly leave behind this fantastic world of magic and wonder to stay by his side? There is nothing special about him.
Whenever he tells her this, she silences his doubts with a kiss. Maybe it doesn't stop the worries, but it brings him peace, if only for a moment.
He doesn't understand. Maybe he never will.
Her family has turned their backs on her, and it's all his fault. When he tries to apologize for this, though, she kisses him hard. She tells him it's okay, that he is her family now.
She chooses him again and again, as though he's the greatest thing that could ever happen to her.
And maybe he will never know what's going on inside her head. Maybe he'll always wonder why she's chosen him. Maybe his days will always be spent trying to solve this mystery.
But it doesn't matter, he realizes. She is his, and he is hers. Their hearts are entwined, and nothing can ever change that. The rest of it doesn't have to make sense.