Cordelia Lyra Malfoy had always been different from the rest of her family. Her family were blood-supremacists who tried to teach their views to their children. Cordelia never believed with their views and would be punished for it.
She never felt a...
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At fifteen minutes before midnight on Christmas Eve, Fred snuck through the quiet house full of sleeping people to Cordelia's room. He was getting good at being quiet in this house, having learned where all the creaky floorboards were.
Cordelia shot up in bed with her wand raised toward the door when she heard it creak open. She sighed in relief, placing a hand in her chest, and lowering her wand when she saw it was her boyfriend. "Freddie, what are you doing here?"
Fred chuckled at the startled girl as he softly closed the door. "I wanted to keep our tradition of giving you your gift right before midnight on Christmas Eve."
Cordelia smiled as she scooted over to the side of the bed, giving Fred a place to sit next to her, the duvet resting at her waist. "You've only done that once."
"And if I keep doing it, it'll be tradition," Fred chuckled as he pulled a small box out of his pocket before pulling back the duvet and sitting next to her.
"So, what is it?" Cordelia asked as she nuged him looking at the box.
"Oh.. Umm..I-" Fred stammered, suddenly at a loss of words. "I had a whole speech prepared, but I guess I'm not so good with words... So, here."
Cordelia took the box out of Fred's outstretched hand and opened the attached lid, revealing a ring with a simple gold band with a small diamond-like stone.
"Fred," Cordelia gasped and turned to him with wide-eyes. Fred looked at her with a mix of disappointment and nervousness, trying to read her emotions. "It's beautiful and I love it, and I love you... But I'm not ready for an engagement."
Fred sucked in a breath. "It is definitely not an engagement ring... But it is a step in that direction. It's a promise ring. I love you Cordelia and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. This ring is to symbolize that I will propose to you one day, when we're ready. It's a promise that we'll plan our futures with the other in mind, that we'll stick together no matter what."
"Fred, it's perfect," said Cordelia, with tears in her eyes. "And I accept your promise, and I make the same promise... But-"
"Before you say it's too much, the diamond isn't real. It's a muggle stone, made to look like a diamond, called cubic zirconia."
"How'd you know I was going to say that?" she asked with a smile.
"Because I know you," Fred chuckled as he took the ring and slid it onto her left ring finger before wrapping his arm around hers.
"People are going to freak out when they see it on this finger," she giggled, relaxing her back on his chest.
"Good, I want them to," he said in a low voice. "I want everyone to know that I'm going to love you forever."
