Challenge: Shell Cottage
Word Count: 100
He wanted to tell them why he was there.
Why he'd come to their peaceful home, why he was gathering lavender from the pools and rocks.
Why he'd left Hogwarts when half the Wizarding World still spat at the mere mention of his name, when he had to purchase school supplies by post because of death threats, when he had to look over his shoulder every moment in case old Death Eaters and former students with murder in their eyes decided to seek vengeance.
Bill and Fleur were kind, Shell Cottage a sanctuary. He could have spoken.
But he didn't.