HP ficlet: Patience Rewarded [Angelina/Harry, general]
Title: Patience Rewarded Author: celandineb Fandom: HP Pairing: Angelina/Harry Rating: general Length: 219 words Summary: "Angelina had been fascinated by Harry since he had first arrived at Hogwarts." Note: For quill_it, 100.3, prompt 89, "luck". For ancarett who asked for Harry with Angelina or Katie.
Angelina had been fascinated by Harry since he had first arrived at Hogwarts.
It wasn't because he was the Boy Who Lived. If anything that was off-putting, although she was pleased to observe he didn't care for his fame either. Nor was it a physical attraction. Even by the time Angelina left Hogwarts, Harry was no taller than she, and really quite ordinary-looking.
No, what drew her to him was his ability at Quidditch. He often seemed to have luck on his side, that was true, but she could also tell that most of his success was due to skill instead. She looked forward to working with him when she was named Gryffindor captain, and his suspension from playing by Professor Umbridge was frustrating in the extreme.
After that Angelina told herself not to hope for anything much. She didn't forget him, and during the year when Voldemort's supporters seized power, she often wondered how he was and hoped he would be all right.
It came as a pleasant shock, however, when she ran into him at Quality Quidditch Supplies the following year -- Angelina was buying a new pair of flying gloves, Harry checking out the latest broom models -- and after some spirited reminiscing about the matches they had played together, Harry asked her to have dinner with him.