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(A quick unbeta'd gift for Marie. Thank you!)
Title: The letter
Gift for:
supersquyres
Rating: G
Pairing: Maria/??
Summary: Marie recieves a surprise Christmas gift.
My Dearest Marie,
You were right. There, I said it.
I’m so sorry I ruined our life by joining that mad man. I thought my friends were right when they talked about maintaining the purity of Wizardom. But, I’ve realized that I can’t do this. I’m not a murderer.
I am going into hiding. Nobody has successfully left the fold, but I have to try.
I take with me all the memories I have of you. Your smile, your beauty, and those four amazing hours we spent in the muggle tub surrounded by snow in the Alps. I never knew bubbles and a bath could be so much fun. I will miss your kisses.
If I don’t end this letter now, I will have to come find you and take you with me. But, I don’t want to risk your life.
Know that I will love you forever.
R.A.B.
Marie folded the worn parchment. It was the last she ever heard from him. They claimed to find his body over twenty years prior, but her heart knew it wasn’t him.
She put the letter back in the box next to the locket he had given her shortly before he disappeared. She warded it with the strongest spells she knew, layering them as Regulus had taught her long ago. When she felt sure the box was safe, she put under her floorboards.
Closing the door to her childhood room, she walked down the stairs joining her family.
“Happy Christmas.” She called as she walked in the room putting a smile on her face to hide the sadness she felt.
Just as the family sat down for Christmas dinner, they heard a knock at the door.
“I’ll go.” Marie said as she stood to walk to the door.
She straightened her green Christmas robes and opened the door.
“You.”
“Hi Luv. I’ve missed you.”
Regulus took Marie into his arms and kissed her.
“Happy Christmas Marie.”
Title: The letter
Gift for:
supersquyres
Rating: G
Pairing: Maria/??
Summary: Marie recieves a surprise Christmas gift.
My Dearest Marie,
You were right. There, I said it.
I’m so sorry I ruined our life by joining that mad man. I thought my friends were right when they talked about maintaining the purity of Wizardom. But, I’ve realized that I can’t do this. I’m not a murderer.
I am going into hiding. Nobody has successfully left the fold, but I have to try.
I take with me all the memories I have of you. Your smile, your beauty, and those four amazing hours we spent in the muggle tub surrounded by snow in the Alps. I never knew bubbles and a bath could be so much fun. I will miss your kisses.
If I don’t end this letter now, I will have to come find you and take you with me. But, I don’t want to risk your life.
Know that I will love you forever.
R.A.B.
Marie folded the worn parchment. It was the last she ever heard from him. They claimed to find his body over twenty years prior, but her heart knew it wasn’t him.
She put the letter back in the box next to the locket he had given her shortly before he disappeared. She warded it with the strongest spells she knew, layering them as Regulus had taught her long ago. When she felt sure the box was safe, she put under her floorboards.
Closing the door to her childhood room, she walked down the stairs joining her family.
“Happy Christmas.” She called as she walked in the room putting a smile on her face to hide the sadness she felt.
Just as the family sat down for Christmas dinner, they heard a knock at the door.
“I’ll go.” Marie said as she stood to walk to the door.
She straightened her green Christmas robes and opened the door.
“You.”
“Hi Luv. I’ve missed you.”
Regulus took Marie into his arms and kissed her.
“Happy Christmas Marie.”