Touching A Hand, Wondering Why It's Time For Saying Good-Bye

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Adelina had been dating Nevan for some time now, and she was head over heels for him. She loved every moment with him. She had quickly not only grown used to the snuggling and kissing, but had grown quite fond of it as well, especially the kissing. Perhaps Ali would be proud of her for letting a bit of her wild child out with Nevan. Well sort of. She still acted very much the proper princess of etiquette, even around him in public.

But reality hit her. The summer was near and Nevan was graduating. Sure perhaps they could visit each other over the Summer, but he would no longer be at Hogwarts while she spent one final year there. It would be tough, but she knew how she felt about him and that she would endure it. She was curious about how he felt, and prepared a little indoor picnic by the fireplace in the Common Room. She wanted to talk with him, as well as spend some of those precious last moments with him.

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Nevan was getting closer and closer to graduation and honestly it was a bit terrifying. It wasn't that he didn't think he would be successful out there in the real world, but that he was going to miss his girlfriend, Adelina. He had never really had a serious relationship before and being long-distance after she returned to Hogwarts would be brutal for him. He was sure he could tough it out, but not seeing her and doing things...well, things that they did, was going to be rough for him.

They were to meet up in the common room for whatever Adelina had planned, and Nevan couldn't wait. As he journeyed through the moving staircases up to the seventh floor, all that intense matter erased from his mind as he pictured Lina's beautiful face in front of him. Grinning like a fool, he entered the Gryffindor common room to find her sitting in front of the fireplace with a picnic she'd conjured up. Nevan grinned wider as he moved toward her, shaking his head. "You know you go to too much trouble for me -but you're amazing," he said with a smile. He knelt down beside her and kissed her on the forehead before moving and sitting properly, angling his arm and resting it on the couch behind him so she could snuggle up under it if she so chose.

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Adelina smiled when Nevan arrived and responded to the picnic. She didn't really consider it any trouble. She loved doing things like that, especially for those she cared about. Plus she was used to arranging and preparing high teas and the like. She did a number of them at school and when she was at home.

"It was no trouble at all," she said. "I thought at least one of your last meals at Hogwarts should be special."

When he sat, she snuggled with him without a second thought... which was strange. Adelina was very limited on the affection she displayed prior to Nevan. She wasn't against it or anything. It was just not something she often did. But with Nevan, she showed him physical affection every chance she got. She loved being in his arms. She felt warm and protected and loved there.

"Nevan, I actually want to thank you... well for making me such a happy young woman," she said. "I've really enjoyed this past while with you." She then sighed. "I'm going to miss you terribly."

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