Hiraeth

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"Oh! Umm.. I dont know."  She replied looking down at her hands.

"What do you mean?" He asked her, sitting up properly.

" Well, I don't really know what love is like. What any type of love is like. Except for best friend love. Yea, Narcissa treated me with love but it was never that proper parental love. I've never had a boyfriend and the only love I ever felt was by my friends. So I don't Know what I'm supposed to feel if I do like him."

"Well, I'll help you. What do you feel when you look at him.?" He inched closer to the girl.

"Oh god. I don't know. It's like warmth? I guess. All I know is I want to hug him and not let go. I want to play with his hair and listen to his thoughts. I want to kiss him, and lie under the stars with him. I want to hold his hand and wear his sweaters. I want to dance in the kitchen at 2 am to no music and play in the rain with him. I want to squirt him with water and throw grapes at him to annoy him. I want to be his."

"Briar. My little one, you like him." He told her, sitting next to her and reaching over to hold her hand. "Hell, I'd even say you love him!"

"Oh"

"Yeah" he removed his hand from hers and placed it on her back, running it up and down.

"That makes sense."

"Yeah it does" he let out a little laugh, still running his hand up and down her back.

"Oh shit! I like him! No no no no! No! I can't like him!"  She suddenly started freaking out, she jumped up from her position and started pacing around in the field.

"Hey hey hey, what's wrong? What's so bad about liking someone? What's so bad about liking him?"

"I don't know what this feeling is? What am I supposed to act like when he's around? What if he finds out I like him? What if he doesn't like me back?" She freaked out, running her hands through her hair, tugging at them.

"Okay, come on little one, sit back down and stop pulling your hair before you go bald"

"Now. You're supposed to be yourself around him. Don't 'act' like anything. Be you. And if he finds out you like him, it doesn't really matter. From what you say about him he sounds like a gentleman and he won't do anything. And I'm sure he likes you back little one. He'd be dumb not to." He tried comforting the younger girl, who he had grown to care for.

"Yea, but why would he like me? I'm a 'heartless monster who will grow up to be a death eater.' I'm evil and a bitch." She said, holding back her tears, as a sob threatened to escape.

"That is not true, little one. And you know it. You're not a heartless monster or evil, and you most definitely won't become a death eater. I will Make sure of that. You're a kind person Briar. You're not a bitch either. You just act Like you are. Why? Because you've been hurt so much that being a bitch is your weapon. Being a bitch is how you protect yourself from getting hurt again." He reassured her, stroking her back.

"I've spent, what? 5 days with you and I know that you're a selfless person who would do anything for their friends."

"Maybe. But I'm still a bitch. I'm still rude and I still get angry at little things. Why would he ever like me? He's better off with Angelina. She's great. She is part of the quidditch team, she's nice, pretty, a gryffindor, and everybody loves her. They'd be a perfect match."

"Hey hey hey, woah, who's Angelina? Y'know what that doesn't even matter. You might say that George and this Angelina girl would be a better pair and that George would like her more, but that's his decision to make. Right? And besides her and you aren't that different. From what I know, you're part of the quidditch team. The first woman to be on the team for centuries. You're pretty,one of the prettiest girls I've seen, and you're nice. So maybe, you and George are the perfect match."

"I don't think so." She mumbled, looking up at the stars.

" Briar, I'm not lying. He'd be lucky to even have a conversation with you. You're Briar - Rose Black. Your father is Sirius black. Your uncles are James Potter, and Remus lupin. Even if you don't like your family, you're part of one of the most respected and feared families."

"Hmm. But you know what's the best thing about being a black?" She turned to him, finally feeling better. " Regulus Arcturus Black, the person who was forced to pledge his loyalty to you-know- who, the person who lied to the evil wizard who was killing so many people, the person who figured out his deepest secret, and set out to destroy him, the person who did this all at the age of 17, is my uncle." She continued, with a smile on her face.

"It wasn't that big of a thing." He told her sheepishly, looking down at his hands.

"Hell yes it was. Uncle regulus, you literally lied to and manipulated one of the most evil
Wizards in the world?!? That's a huge thing. And I'm proud of you for that"

"Thank you Briar. It means a lot to me." He replied smiling. Briar could see it did mean a lot to him, it was showing in his eyes.

"Now back to the main thing. Do you want to talk
To Dobby now or later?" Briar changed the subject, sensing her uncle's uncomfortableness.

"We could do it now"

"Okay great, so you just say his name as if you're calling him to you." She explained it to regulus.

"Okay, seems easy enough. Umm, kreacher?"

" oh come on, why'd you say it like that? You're supposed to call him to you. Not say it like that."

"Sorry, um let me try again. Okay, kreacher." He tried again, this time saying it more carefully.

"Who called kreacher?" A loud crack was heard and then the shrill voice of kreacher.

"Kreacher!"

Okay first of, im sorry for not updating for so long, schools been stressing me out but im here. Also I asked about who briar should end up with, and I've decided it. Anyways tell me y'all's suggestion and feedback. Also do yall have a valentines? Love yall byeee  <333 /author.