they stood at the edge of the earth to see the view / and she fell and he did too
Edge of the Earth
Harry Potter, Harry/Millicent for alice_and_lain
When he sees her again, she's not beautiful. She's confident, though, illuminated. Miles away from the awkward, chunky teenage girl he remembers.
Even so, Harry still recognizes her.
It all happened exactly as expected. It's been ten years, and sometimes he can't remember all the details. Other times, he can't remember anything but. When he sees her, sitting alone at a table with a good view of the door, he remembers her. He remembers then that not everything happened exactly as expected.
She'd caught them all by surprise.
"Hello, Millicent," he says, sitting down without asking permission. "Let me buy you a drink."
Harry Potter, Harry/Millicent for alice_and_lain
When he sees her again, she's not beautiful. She's confident, though, illuminated. Miles away from the awkward, chunky teenage girl he remembers.
Even so, Harry still recognizes her.
It all happened exactly as expected. It's been ten years, and sometimes he can't remember all the details. Other times, he can't remember anything but. When he sees her, sitting alone at a table with a good view of the door, he remembers her. He remembers then that not everything happened exactly as expected.
She'd caught them all by surprise.
"Hello, Millicent," he says, sitting down without asking permission. "Let me buy you a drink."