May 30th: A Kiss to Save the World
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hp_may_madnessTitle: May 30th: A Kiss to Save the World
Characters or Pairing: Astoria/Daphne/Harry
Word Count: 1025
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Day 30: Kissing
Author's Notes: Only one more day to go. Hopefully I get it done before we're a full week into June!
"Tori, could you come sit down? All your pacing is starting to make ME nervous."
Astoria stopped what she was doing and shook her head. She didn't know how her sister could be so calm right now. Maybe it had something to do with her being more experienced at waiting for Harry to come back, or maybe she was more nervous than she was letting on and was putting on a brave face for her sake. Either way, it didn't do much to make Astoria feel better. She hated this helpless feeling of being able to do nothing but stand in her sister's office in the Ministry and wait for her lover to return.
"Aren't you worried, Daph? The meeting was supposed to start over an hour ago. If it was as simple as Harry thought it would be, it should've been over in minutes. He should've come back by now."
"Lots of things can slow them down," Daphne said reasonably. "Maybe it took awhile for the meeting to come together. Maybe some of the criminals were able to escape and now they're trying to track them down. And even after everyone's caught and turned in, there's still other things they have to deal with sometimes before they can come back to the office. There's no reason to worry."
She reluctantly sat down next to her sister, and the two said nothing. Astoria flipped through that morning's Daily Prophet, but her mind was too preoccupied to take note of any of its contents.
Both girls were startled when the door to Daphne's office opened without a knock. Hermione Granger burst in, and all it took was one look at her wide, frightened eyes to make Astoria's blood run cold.
"Something went wrong," Hermione said, her voice shaking. She sounded on the verge of hysteria. "There's a massive fire in Knockturn Alley!"
--
While Daphne stood motionless near the window and stared outside, Astoria's pacing was back in full force. She had desperately wanted to go straight to Knockturn Alley, but her older sister had talked her out of it. If Harry and/or his colleagues were in the middle of a dangerous battle and the two of them walked straight into it, they could make things even worse. No matter what, they couldn't risk interfering. Astoria didn't like it, but when Hermione backed Daphne up and said she was staying put as well, she reluctantly conceded. Hermione had been at Harry's side for almost all of his adventures at school, so if she saw the wisdom in not rushing off to Knockturn Alley, how could Astoria argue? Hermione had returned to her own office to write up a report, but Astoria doubted she was able to focus much on it. She might not have a romantic interest in Harry, but that didn't mean she was any less worried about him than they were.
Astoria stopped and stared at the open door as she heard footsteps approaching. She held her breath, waiting to see who it was and praying they were bringing good news.
Harry. It was Harry. His hair was a bit more disheveled than usual and he looked sweaty, but other than that he appeared to be completely fine. He took quick steps down the corridor, hurrying towards Daphne's office.
Astoria sobbed in relief and took a couple of steps towards him, but stopped when she realized that there were others not far behind him. Hermione was no big deal since she already knew everything, but the Head Auror's presence was a different story. While Harry's boss would learn the truth soon enough when Tracey's article was published, they had to be careful in public until then. She reluctantly stayed put just inside the door of the office.
Daphne had no such worries. She bolted out of her office, ran towards Harry and crashed into him, hugging and kissing him desperately. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.
"I'm fine," he said once their kiss finally broke. "Nothing happened to us. Look, not a scratch on me, see?" He pulled back so his wife could examine him and confirm for herself that he did indeed appear uninjured. After she did so, she stepped right back into him and buried her face in his shirt
"What happened?" she mumbled against him.
"It was a trap, but I recognized it and stopped the others from going in before the explosion," he explained. He gave her body a squeeze and stroked her hair. "It was a close thing for Jackson though. Kid was so eager to rush in there that he didn't pick up on the signs. I had to pull him back just before the building went up in flames."
Astoria squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head, trying to control her emotions. Even though he was fine, she couldn't help but think about what might have been. The thought of losing him was too much to bear, and she couldn't afford to have a breakdown right now.
"Astoria?" She opened her eyes at the sound of Harry's gentle voice, and saw him smiling at her. Daphne was standing beside him, and she smiled and nodded her head in Harry's direction, telling her to go to him. Astoria needed no more coaxing. She joined the others in the corridor and walked straight into her lover's open arms.
She'd intended it to be nothing more than a brief hug, one that an onlooker wouldn't think anything of. Then Harry tilted her chin up so she was looking into his bright green eyes, leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
In that moment she didn't care that they were standing in the middle of a corridor in the Ministry where anyone could see, or even that Harry's boss WAS seeing. She didn't care that what they were doing had the potential to wreck their carefully laid plans on how they wanted to go public with their relationship. The man she loved was alive, safe and taking her breath away with his kiss, and she couldn't bring herself to give a damn about anything else.
Characters or Pairing: Astoria/Daphne/Harry
Word Count: 1025
Rating: PG-13
Challenge: Day 30: Kissing
Author's Notes: Only one more day to go. Hopefully I get it done before we're a full week into June!
"Tori, could you come sit down? All your pacing is starting to make ME nervous."
Astoria stopped what she was doing and shook her head. She didn't know how her sister could be so calm right now. Maybe it had something to do with her being more experienced at waiting for Harry to come back, or maybe she was more nervous than she was letting on and was putting on a brave face for her sake. Either way, it didn't do much to make Astoria feel better. She hated this helpless feeling of being able to do nothing but stand in her sister's office in the Ministry and wait for her lover to return.
"Aren't you worried, Daph? The meeting was supposed to start over an hour ago. If it was as simple as Harry thought it would be, it should've been over in minutes. He should've come back by now."
"Lots of things can slow them down," Daphne said reasonably. "Maybe it took awhile for the meeting to come together. Maybe some of the criminals were able to escape and now they're trying to track them down. And even after everyone's caught and turned in, there's still other things they have to deal with sometimes before they can come back to the office. There's no reason to worry."
She reluctantly sat down next to her sister, and the two said nothing. Astoria flipped through that morning's Daily Prophet, but her mind was too preoccupied to take note of any of its contents.
Both girls were startled when the door to Daphne's office opened without a knock. Hermione Granger burst in, and all it took was one look at her wide, frightened eyes to make Astoria's blood run cold.
"Something went wrong," Hermione said, her voice shaking. She sounded on the verge of hysteria. "There's a massive fire in Knockturn Alley!"
--
While Daphne stood motionless near the window and stared outside, Astoria's pacing was back in full force. She had desperately wanted to go straight to Knockturn Alley, but her older sister had talked her out of it. If Harry and/or his colleagues were in the middle of a dangerous battle and the two of them walked straight into it, they could make things even worse. No matter what, they couldn't risk interfering. Astoria didn't like it, but when Hermione backed Daphne up and said she was staying put as well, she reluctantly conceded. Hermione had been at Harry's side for almost all of his adventures at school, so if she saw the wisdom in not rushing off to Knockturn Alley, how could Astoria argue? Hermione had returned to her own office to write up a report, but Astoria doubted she was able to focus much on it. She might not have a romantic interest in Harry, but that didn't mean she was any less worried about him than they were.
Astoria stopped and stared at the open door as she heard footsteps approaching. She held her breath, waiting to see who it was and praying they were bringing good news.
Harry. It was Harry. His hair was a bit more disheveled than usual and he looked sweaty, but other than that he appeared to be completely fine. He took quick steps down the corridor, hurrying towards Daphne's office.
Astoria sobbed in relief and took a couple of steps towards him, but stopped when she realized that there were others not far behind him. Hermione was no big deal since she already knew everything, but the Head Auror's presence was a different story. While Harry's boss would learn the truth soon enough when Tracey's article was published, they had to be careful in public until then. She reluctantly stayed put just inside the door of the office.
Daphne had no such worries. She bolted out of her office, ran towards Harry and crashed into him, hugging and kissing him desperately. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.
"I'm fine," he said once their kiss finally broke. "Nothing happened to us. Look, not a scratch on me, see?" He pulled back so his wife could examine him and confirm for herself that he did indeed appear uninjured. After she did so, she stepped right back into him and buried her face in his shirt
"What happened?" she mumbled against him.
"It was a trap, but I recognized it and stopped the others from going in before the explosion," he explained. He gave her body a squeeze and stroked her hair. "It was a close thing for Jackson though. Kid was so eager to rush in there that he didn't pick up on the signs. I had to pull him back just before the building went up in flames."
Astoria squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head, trying to control her emotions. Even though he was fine, she couldn't help but think about what might have been. The thought of losing him was too much to bear, and she couldn't afford to have a breakdown right now.
"Astoria?" She opened her eyes at the sound of Harry's gentle voice, and saw him smiling at her. Daphne was standing beside him, and she smiled and nodded her head in Harry's direction, telling her to go to him. Astoria needed no more coaxing. She joined the others in the corridor and walked straight into her lover's open arms.
She'd intended it to be nothing more than a brief hug, one that an onlooker wouldn't think anything of. Then Harry tilted her chin up so she was looking into his bright green eyes, leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
In that moment she didn't care that they were standing in the middle of a corridor in the Ministry where anyone could see, or even that Harry's boss WAS seeing. She didn't care that what they were doing had the potential to wreck their carefully laid plans on how they wanted to go public with their relationship. The man she loved was alive, safe and taking her breath away with his kiss, and she couldn't bring herself to give a damn about anything else.