gamma_orionis (gamma_orionis) wrote in adventdrabbles, @ 2011-12-03 15:55:00 |
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Entry tags: | contributor: gamma_orionis, dec03, fandom: harry potter, prompt03, year: 2011 |
December 3, Harry Potter, Andromeda, Please, God
Title: Please, God
Fandom: Harry Potter
Character: Andromeda
Author: gamma_orionis
Rating: PG
Word Count: 278
Challenge: adventdrabbles – #3 – candlelight
Warnings: Religion
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling, not to me, and I make no money
Author's Notes: Ugh, the tags really don't want to change for me... this is only supposed to be for prompt/day 3... I'm sorry...
Andromeda hugged herself as the churchgoers poured out, passing by without seeing her. She bowed her head to avoid eye contact, winter wind whipping her hair into her face.
At last, the last of the churchgoers trickled away, and Andromeda, taking a deep breath, stepped inside.
It had been a long time since she had been inside a church, and she paused for a moment, glancing around nervously.
“Can I help you, my child?”
Her head snapped up to look at the priest who had spoken. He was elderly and had a warm, gentle smile.
“I- I-” Andromeda stammered. “I’m… Ted Tonks’ wife… He was baptized here… I am allowed in, aren’t I?” she added nervously.
“Of course, child. You are welcome here.”
Andromeda sighed with relief. “I… could I light a candle?”
“Pardon me, child?”
“A candle.” She indicated the tall white tapers that lined the room. “Could I light a candle and say a prayer, please?”
“Oh…” He nodded. “Of course… please do. That is what they are there for, after all.”
Andromeda dug into the pocket of her dress and pulled out a bit of muggle change that Ted had given her. She put it into the donations box, then struck a match the way Ted had taught her and knelt down in front of a candle, touching the match to the wick.
“Dear God,” she said quietly enough that the priest wouldn’t hear her, but, she hoped, God would, “please protect my sisters… Especially Bellatrix… and please, God, make sure they know I love them.” She hesitated for a second, then whispered, “that’s all, God. Amen.”
And she stood and left the church.