light reading
A HariPo freeverse piece
by mew-tsubaki
Note: The Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling, not to me. Just a little idea I had—funny, considering I actually dislike Harry. :) Read, review, and enjoy!
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"i like to read at night"
an innocent little comment
shared in the moonlight without care
or a thought in the world
…
"me, too"
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the night world is different
from above
there, light won't
touch
harm
corrupt
the calm of the dark
where they both feel they can get away
so they wait, for night to fall
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shhsh, shhsh
—the sound of pages turning
he was looking for something good to read,
a cure for the stress of a bad summer
she was looking for something good to read,
a cure for the stress of being a sister
and so the pages turned
shhsh, shhsh
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they reach for the same book at once
"i want that"
a smile brightens his normally brooding face
her brows arch
he relents
she's always got to be the one to read the scraps of fiction in there, after all
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his friend may read for knowledge
but he just likes to escape sometimes
she's meant to read for knowledge
but she wonders if she's in the wrong house sometimes
he wonders that about himself, too
…clever…
…angry…
…dark…
"no, you're not dark"
they hope
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quidditch is one thing
tales of old are another
but he reads them all, nevertheless
school is one thing
she wishes she could visit the libraries outside of her magical world
really, romance is so much simpler without the magic.
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his eyes wander
she's not the only pretty blue bird around
and…she hurts
a twinge
a stab
a lost breath, beat of heart
oh.
so this is what it's like
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an up-and-down ride
one term blends into another
and he's…he's right
but she always believed him
someone like him, someone who likes these old bound friends of theirs
someone who would like to be a simple protagonist
not the hero
she believes he's got a right to just be…a kid
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he feels it, too
a little
he'd like to see her smile more
laugh more
debate more
get up in his face
she's a lot more fiery than she realizes
ah, yes…she is…
a bluebell flame
blue
his favorite color
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even though she'd seen his eyes drift elsewhere
she doesn't give up hope
she feels for him when his hopes fall
and he relies on that chance once more,
a chance for…
a good read
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"i like to read at night"
he tells her this time
she nods and pauses and reads and can't focus
he sits and sighs and leans and can't bear it
after all, two smart people ought not to have been so dumb and blind for so long
certain words catch in her throat
a history of feelings
a welling of emotions
a deluge of thoughts
…
"me, too"
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yet they can't quite help thinking it answers
another question.
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:] I really enjoyed this. Very different from how I usually write FVs, but still it gets the point across nicely. Harry and Padma…I think I could write them more, actually. :D
Thanks for reading, and please review!
-mew-tsubaki ;)
2017 note: Aw, this 2011 piece was nicer than I remembered. :'D Tho I'll admit, my fav Harry pairing is him with Susan Bones. -w- I do love the Patil twins, tho. c: