Favorite Color

A HariPo freeverse piece

by mew-tsubaki

Note: The Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling, not to me. Honestly, I don't think I'll ever stop writing Lilted…so please: Read, review, and enjoy!

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Someone once told Lily Luna Potter

that, when you fall in love,

hues are so much

B*R*I*G*H*T*E*R

&& anything that had no c-o-l-o-r turns to

a·l·l

the c-o-l-o-r-s of the

R (ed)

A (marillo)

I (mperial violet)

N (avy blue)

B (ough green)

O (range)

W (hite)

Lily's now sure that's a

l.i.e

because when she

gLaNcEs up!

at the s_k_y

she sees a ~r~i~b~b~o~n~ of

t-u-r-q-u-o-i-s-e

&& all its shades and tints

Faintly,

a notion sounds in her head

a…n…d . . .

she's inclined to

believe it:

She sees turquoise B-E-S-T (mostonly)

because it's her

·favorite·

&& it's the image color for

T

e

d

d

Y!

& to her, it's also the image color of

l·o·v·e

even if he doesn't know it

But it's all right

He can join her side

a:n:y:d:a:y

she'll never m*i*n*d

She'll just let another n-o-t-i-o-n

FILL her head:

Teddy's hair turns

t.u.r.q.u.o.i.s.e

when he blushes—

Merlin, he does that a lot around her

(&& someday he'll tell her that, to him, it's also the image color of

—l·o·v·e—)

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Okay, I'll confess: I couldn't get Teddy or that color out of my mind, so this came about. I really like this, though; it's sweet without being too dramatic or even angsty (which is a plus, since lots of Lilted is romantic angst). I just have a bit of color commentary, in case you were wondering…:

"Amarillo" is Spanish for "yellow." "Imperial violet" is the name of a purple from my Prismacolor colored pencils and markers…heh. Navy blue is really dark blue. "Bough green" is interesting; it's something I came up with to find a color for the letter "B," and it's meant to be like a pine green. Y'know—"Deck the halls with boughs of holly." Plant—green. Therefore, bough green. Now I'm prattling, *lol*.

Thanks for reading, and please review!

-mew-tsubaki ;)

2016 note: *lol* Cute. This 2010 piece is a favorite, because the artist in me really cherishes colorful descriptions. XD