Post by MiniPrincess on May 11, 2012 8:18:44 GMT -5
Author’s note ~ A bit of fun for a Friday night. Hope you enjoy! Love to hear your thoughts.
Disclaimer ~ JK Rowling is as always the owner. Credits to the adorable Adele for the song.
I walked into the auditorium with my head held high. There was nothing else for it. What choice had you left me.
~I heard that you're settled down
That you found a girl and you're married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you.~
Sure, I had heard the rumours, my co-workers threw me looks of pity Zahra only mentioned this event because of your attendance.
“Do you think he’s going to attend?”
I nodded and shrugged “I imagine so, the great Dumbledore always doing what is right and which he believes is for the greater good.”
“Will he bring her?” up until now the conversation had not really grabbed my attention after all what did I care.
“Her?”
“The one he supposedly married. There was no mention in the Prophet but the implication was there, an extended absence from Hogwarts, the new wardrobe and most fascinating of all, the twinkle in his eyes again.” I remembered that twinkle, I thought Grindlewald had extinguished it, apparently not. It was me who had done that.
~Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light. ~
Dumbledore walked in the most understated way possible, well for him, the limelight found him no matter where he was, why was tonight different? Why wasn’t he swishing his way through the crowd, wooing them with his smile and that wit of his? Something was different. I watched from the sidelines, hidden by the shadows and the sadness of the recognition that although the crowd was still wooed by him, that he did it with less effort, with more grace. I wish I had his grace.
~I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.~
I was drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. My mind whirling with thoughts and judgements of those women flocking to him, but something was different. I wasn’t on his arm tonight protecting and loving him like I had been so often at these events in the past. None of these women were acting like they had his love. What was I saying, I didn’t have his love anymore than they did. But yet the love was there. It burned in my heart, what was more confronting was that it was evident in his eyes. Oh no not his love for me, but his love for her. I still didn’t know her name yet I could see her ever present in him, obvious to anyone with an interest in seeing the man beyond the legends.
~Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, "
Yeah~
Albus was bored. Another ministry function, another night away from his lovely wife, when would it end? And on that thought he saw her, the embodiment of his past. She was as bewitching as ever. Classically beautiful, although she’s never believe him when he told her, pity. Albus had no struggle recalling the last night he spent with her, the moment when she told him that I wasn’t happy and nothing could be done.
He couldn't stop the smile that formed on his face, he knew she loved him and she deserved better than him. She had finally woken up to the possibility of more from life. He had never thought of himself as pedestrian but together they were. Neither reaching their full potential, just existing in some suspended state. So while the break up hurt him, he was sure it hurt her more.
~You know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised
In a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days.~
Albus smiled at her, the memories of the past faded into the glory that was the present. His wife, his best friend – the one who challenged him, loved him and was loved by him in return. It wasn’t infatuation as it had been so often in the past, his wife was his life, clichéd but true. There were fun times in the past but they really did pale in comparsion to the true passion he felt in his every waking moments now. The pulsing of life and the desire to achieve, be and act.
~I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.~
I broke this off, so why was I here. I wanted to remind him. I wanted Dumbledore to see that I was the one who wanted more. I still loved him though, I never doubted that, nor was it over for me. I had hoped my speech would have been met with ardent admissions of love and promises of the future instead he took the words and ran. It isn’t over for me. I shouldn’t be here. I certainly have no interest in the implementation of the anti-discrimination provisions being celebrated.
~Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
Yeah~
When our eyes met, when Dumbledore smiled at me I knew it never had been for him what it had been for me. He is happy now, more than contentment, more than existing how could I not be happy for him. I never wished him ill, I just wished I had been enough for him.
~Nothing compares
No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes
They are memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?~
I had seen enough. I no longer had any desire to see her, she so clearly existed with him that there was no need. A sad smile graced my features; this was not what I had expected from tonight. Not that I had harboured any expectations of reuniting with the great Albus Dumbledore but I had hoped for a little flicker of regret in his eyes. Lesson learned - never play coy with Dumbledore, time to move on.
~Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."~
Albus whisked away at the stroke of midnight, eager to be home.
“How was it?” A sleepy voice murmured as he snuggled in closer.
“As expected, although Valaria was there, she seemed sad.” Albus sat up in bed, Minerva rolled over but saw no reason to leave the warmth of the duvet. “I would like to have introduced you, not for who you are to me, but for who she is and who you are. I’m not expressing myself well am I?”
“I understand, she seems like a lovely person. A good memory to you I suppose. I’ve seen photos. She is very pretty.”
“That she is. But you my dear, you are delectable. A sight for my sore eyes and the beat of my heart.” This declaration earned him a slight slap across his chest, he expected nothing less. “I love you Minerva” Albus snuggled back down into the bed, arms wrapped solidly around his wife.
“I know.” That was his wife – practical, loyal and beyond compare. “Always and forever my love.”
Disclaimer ~ JK Rowling is as always the owner. Credits to the adorable Adele for the song.
I walked into the auditorium with my head held high. There was nothing else for it. What choice had you left me.
~I heard that you're settled down
That you found a girl and you're married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you.~
Sure, I had heard the rumours, my co-workers threw me looks of pity Zahra only mentioned this event because of your attendance.
“Do you think he’s going to attend?”
I nodded and shrugged “I imagine so, the great Dumbledore always doing what is right and which he believes is for the greater good.”
“Will he bring her?” up until now the conversation had not really grabbed my attention after all what did I care.
“Her?”
“The one he supposedly married. There was no mention in the Prophet but the implication was there, an extended absence from Hogwarts, the new wardrobe and most fascinating of all, the twinkle in his eyes again.” I remembered that twinkle, I thought Grindlewald had extinguished it, apparently not. It was me who had done that.
~Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light. ~
Dumbledore walked in the most understated way possible, well for him, the limelight found him no matter where he was, why was tonight different? Why wasn’t he swishing his way through the crowd, wooing them with his smile and that wit of his? Something was different. I watched from the sidelines, hidden by the shadows and the sadness of the recognition that although the crowd was still wooed by him, that he did it with less effort, with more grace. I wish I had his grace.
~I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.~
I was drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. My mind whirling with thoughts and judgements of those women flocking to him, but something was different. I wasn’t on his arm tonight protecting and loving him like I had been so often at these events in the past. None of these women were acting like they had his love. What was I saying, I didn’t have his love anymore than they did. But yet the love was there. It burned in my heart, what was more confronting was that it was evident in his eyes. Oh no not his love for me, but his love for her. I still didn’t know her name yet I could see her ever present in him, obvious to anyone with an interest in seeing the man beyond the legends.
~Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, "
Yeah~
Albus was bored. Another ministry function, another night away from his lovely wife, when would it end? And on that thought he saw her, the embodiment of his past. She was as bewitching as ever. Classically beautiful, although she’s never believe him when he told her, pity. Albus had no struggle recalling the last night he spent with her, the moment when she told him that I wasn’t happy and nothing could be done.
He couldn't stop the smile that formed on his face, he knew she loved him and she deserved better than him. She had finally woken up to the possibility of more from life. He had never thought of himself as pedestrian but together they were. Neither reaching their full potential, just existing in some suspended state. So while the break up hurt him, he was sure it hurt her more.
~You know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised
In a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days.~
Albus smiled at her, the memories of the past faded into the glory that was the present. His wife, his best friend – the one who challenged him, loved him and was loved by him in return. It wasn’t infatuation as it had been so often in the past, his wife was his life, clichéd but true. There were fun times in the past but they really did pale in comparsion to the true passion he felt in his every waking moments now. The pulsing of life and the desire to achieve, be and act.
~I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I'd hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.~
I broke this off, so why was I here. I wanted to remind him. I wanted Dumbledore to see that I was the one who wanted more. I still loved him though, I never doubted that, nor was it over for me. I had hoped my speech would have been met with ardent admissions of love and promises of the future instead he took the words and ran. It isn’t over for me. I shouldn’t be here. I certainly have no interest in the implementation of the anti-discrimination provisions being celebrated.
~Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
Yeah~
When our eyes met, when Dumbledore smiled at me I knew it never had been for him what it had been for me. He is happy now, more than contentment, more than existing how could I not be happy for him. I never wished him ill, I just wished I had been enough for him.
~Nothing compares
No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes
They are memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?~
I had seen enough. I no longer had any desire to see her, she so clearly existed with him that there was no need. A sad smile graced my features; this was not what I had expected from tonight. Not that I had harboured any expectations of reuniting with the great Albus Dumbledore but I had hoped for a little flicker of regret in his eyes. Lesson learned - never play coy with Dumbledore, time to move on.
~Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."~
Albus whisked away at the stroke of midnight, eager to be home.
“How was it?” A sleepy voice murmured as he snuggled in closer.
“As expected, although Valaria was there, she seemed sad.” Albus sat up in bed, Minerva rolled over but saw no reason to leave the warmth of the duvet. “I would like to have introduced you, not for who you are to me, but for who she is and who you are. I’m not expressing myself well am I?”
“I understand, she seems like a lovely person. A good memory to you I suppose. I’ve seen photos. She is very pretty.”
“That she is. But you my dear, you are delectable. A sight for my sore eyes and the beat of my heart.” This declaration earned him a slight slap across his chest, he expected nothing less. “I love you Minerva” Albus snuggled back down into the bed, arms wrapped solidly around his wife.
“I know.” That was his wife – practical, loyal and beyond compare. “Always and forever my love.”
but I'm glad he ended up with Minerva 
it was beautifully written ^^
