Love In Motion, triad: HannahSusanZacharias
Note: Established relationship
Word Count: 329
"What's happened?" Hannah asks, her heart sinking as Zacharias carries Susan in. She looks so pitiful draped over his shoulder, and, for one terrifying moment, Hannah is afraid that she isn't breathing.
"Carrows," Zacharias answers, the word a growl. "She's… There's nothing physical. Cruciatus Curse."
He sets Susan down on the couch, and Hannah kneels beside her. "Susan? Hey, Susan?"
Susan opens her eyes with a groan. A weak smile pulls at her lips. "Hey." Her eyes shift to Zacharias. "Thank you."
He snorts. "Pretty sure you don't have to thank your boyfriend for wanting to protect you, Susan."
Hannah smiles at that. Adding Zacharias to her relationship with Susan had seemed like a terrible idea at first. She's all too aware that he's abrasive; sometimes, she thinks the Sorting Hat meant to send him to Slytherin. In the end, though, she's seen that he does have a heart of gold, even if he doesn't always know how to show it. He would do anything for them.
She tugs his hand until he leans down. "I love you," she whispers before kissing him. She presses a kiss to Susan's knuckles. "And I love you too. We're going to get through this."
Hannah doesn't always believe it. Hogwarts has become a twisted nightmare. The safety she's always felt here has been taken away from her.
But on the darkest days, she has Susan and Zacharias. They tell her she's the hope that keeps them going, but they don't realize that they're the ones that keep her afloat. Some days, she wants to just let go and give up, but they're there, and it makes her think they'll be okay somehow.
Susan sits up, still trembling from the aftermath of the curse. She reaches out, and Hannah and Zacharias lean in, hugging her.
The world is dark, and things are going to hell, but they'll figure things out. They have one another, and that's all they need to make it through.