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On the weekend, Ron, Hermione, Harry, Jamie, Alicia, and Emily sat under a tree by the lake. Emily’s golden chain hung around her neck as she lay back against the russet earth. Jamie, Ron, and Harry were playing a game of Exploding Snap while Hermione caught up on some reading. Alicia was laying beside Emily, her legs cooling off in the water.

“Have you heard anything?” Alicia asked.

“From?” Emily murmured.

“Draco…”

“No, not since that one day,” she whispered. Draco and she wouldn’t talk in the corridors when they passed each other or classes. They didn’t write each other. They had no contact at all.

“I think they’d be okay with it now, you know,” Alicia said quietly.

“It doesn’t matter; we broke up, it’s over, Alicia. Can we just drop it?”

“If that’s what you really want,” Alicia said quietly.

“It is.”

“Mmmhmm,” Alicia murmured.

“I know what you’re thinking about, Ali. Don’t, just don’t. Don’t even think about it. It’s better off this way; I’m…happy,” Emily said.

“Whatever you say,” Alicia murmured.

Emily looked up at the sky and started making out shapes with the clouds. At first she made out a bunny, which then turned into a duck. She glanced to the right and saw a rainbow that was created from the morning rain. A rainbow. Sigh. She remembered the day as if it were yesterday. She remembered all of their days as if they were yesterday.


“Sometimes I wish we didn’t have to hide in here. I wish we could just walk by the lake hand in hand or eat together,” Emily whispered into his chest. She was in his arms, as usual, in their dungeon. She snuggled up into his side, her blanket tucked around her.

“I know, but we can’t,” he whispered against her hair. Emily nodded with a frown upon her pale face. She hated lying and sneaking around.

It was the next night, and Emily made her way down to their dungeon quietly. She opened the door, closing it behind her. It was pitch black in the room.

“Draco?” she asked quietly. First there was no answer, and then the lights turned blazing as he mumbled a spell under his breath. Emily stared around in shock, a smile playing on her face. She looked around at the tree and miniature lake he enchanted. She glanced up at the sky. Though it was quite late, the sky was a cloudless blue, with a colorful rainbow painted over the room. Emily’s smile grew as Draco wrapped his arms around her waist. She noticed the picnic basket sitting on a blanket under the tree.

“You said you wanted to walk by the lake and eat together, right?” he chuckled. “Well, your wish is my command,” he whispered. He kissed her cheek and led her over to the tree. They sat down on the blanket and Draco pulled out a bowl of strawberries.

“Mmmm, those are my favorite,” Emily sighed.

“I know,” Draco whispered. Draco leaned back against the trunk of the tree and Emily snuggled up into his side, resting her head in the crook of his neck.

“This is incredible, Dray,” she whispered.

“Only for you,” he replied simply.

“I’ve never seen a rainbow before, you know?”

“I didn’t know that; how come?”

Emily shrugged her shoulders. “Guess I just never came across one,” she whispered as she stared up at all the colors.

“I’m glad you finally get to see one,” Draco whispered.

“I’m glad it’s with you,” Emily said as she pecked his cheek. His arm tightened around her as they lay there, looking up at the rainbow.


“Hello? Anybody in there?” Alicia repeated as she waved her hand in front of Emily’s face. She nudged her shoulder and Emily blinked repeatedly before focusing in on Alicia and her emerald curls.

“What? Oh, yeah sorry, just spaced,” Emily muttered.

“The lunch bell rang… Want to get something to eat?” Alicia asked as she stood up. Emily nodded and took Alicia’s outstretched hand. She stood up and joined the others, making their way to the castle.

“I hope strawberries are on the menu,” Emily said quietly, more to herself than to anybody else.

“Strawberries?” Ron asked as he pulled a face. “Did the sun turn her wacko?” he said quietly to Jamie and Harry, who both laughed.

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