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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: 2017 Event: 365 Drabbles
Prompt - Stepmother

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Stepmother (GellertAriana)

Ariana stared at her stepmother. "I know you think it's wrong, but-"

"But nothing. He's your brother."

"My stepbrother. We weren't raised together. We're not related by blood. We met each other when I was sixteen and he was nineteen."

"It doesn't matter. You're family, and I won't have any of that under my roof."

That night, Gellert and Ariana snuck out of the house.

"Are you really that surprised?" Ariana asked.

Gellert looked sad, his blue eyes dull instead of their usual sparkling selves. "No, but I hoped she'd understand."

Ariana took his hand. "Do you still want to run away together?"

"If it means that we can be together, then yes."

They kissed lightly, their mouths working against each other.

No one would ever separate them.

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