SHE RUBBED HER arms as she let the cool autumn air embrace her like the moon embraced the night. Supple pink flesh curled up in acknowledgement and grace as she refused a drink.
The wedding was in full swing, white lace tents were set up in the potters' lawn. The aisle was decorated with flowers and each one of their friends had their slots to welcome people at the door.
Alexis gazed back at the seating arrangement, letting out a chuckle when the house elves working with the potters came into view. Despite being pictured as the power couple, James and Lily were literally the most down to earth people she had come across. The house elves had smiles on their face and adoration in their eyes, from what she could see.
The moonlight lightened up the freckles on her skin as she moved along to take her seat in the second row. Alexis shifted her gaze to the priest, her calloused fingers playing with the lace of her dress to pass time.
It was a straight white dress with flower patches sewn here and there, the black jewels adorning the sleeves matched her curly hair. Alexis had fallen in love with the dress the moment she had seen it and had been working triple shifts to buy it.
She smiled faintly at the memory of her job, the past few days were hectic for everyone and as much as she loved the potters, she hadn't had time to do what she loved.
Alexis leaned foward absent mindedly, her trainers clad foot accidentally met the chair in front of her as she did. She shut her eyes, expecting the old rusky voice of an old resident but instead her ears were blessed with soft innocent words.
She opened her eyes slowly, chuckling at the small boy in front of her. The young boy had white skin and freckles decorating his skin, his blue eyes had lifted up from his donut to her the moment she had kicked his chair. Alexis vaguely wondered if she should apologize to him but she couldn't help but want to talk to children more.
She kept her voice softer than usual as she apologized, "hey big man, sorry?" The boy glanced at her carefully, as if trying to memorize her face but then he hid his face in his mother's neck.
Alexis laughed softly, her eyes offering kindness that reminded many like the eyes of a child. She watched with confusion written on her face as the boy whispered something in the woman's ear. "W-what did he say?"
The woman turned to her, her white skin matching the one of her child's but unlike the boy's blue eyes, the woman had brown ones. She glanced at the boy in question, shaking her head fondly before answering alexis. "he said you're very beautiful and he wants you to be his girlfrie-oh alexis!"
It was then that alexis noticed the familiar motherly look on the woman. the familiar face of Alice Longbottom, who she hadn't seen in over four years. "You and frank? you guys had a child!?"
The sweet honey laugh of her former best friend filled her ears, making alexis' whole hogwarts life flash right before her eyes. "Shut up, allie! meet neville." At the mention of his name, neville seemed to gain more interest in the conversation. He turned to alexis shyly, his cheeks red as he offered her his donut. "hi al-alie."
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