You're My Comet [Max]

[harlow young]

Harlow enjoyed going to Hogsmeade every chance she got - and the fact that her older brother owned The Three Broomsticks made things easier for her if she wanted to hide from the gazes of her classmates. Ever since she had been outed by her former best friend in front of some Hufflepuffs, she held her head up high. She wasn’t going to let Emily destroy what was left of her. Harlow was a Young after all, they would never back down from a fight. A part of her was hurt, but she had Max. Her girlfriend. Something Harlow still needed to get used too because this was the first time she was dating someone she cared deeply for.

Max had helped her, and she was thankful to have someone there when she needed a shoulder to cry on. Even if Harlow was having problems adjusting to the whole we’re a thing deal, she knew she could do it if she set her mind to it. For the first time in a long time, she was happy. She wanted things to work and she wanted her family to accept Max.

There was a smile on her face as she walked the roads of the small village, her hands in her pockets of her pants. Her fingers played around with the coins and she breathed in the fresh air. Term was almost over, and she was dreading on being apart from this girl. At least Harlow wasn’t against writing. "I'm really dreading the summer holidays." Harlow had admitted. "My family still doesn't know. Haven't told them. I don't know why." 


max walker 

[max walker]

Max had dated before, she'd had girlfriends, and flings and she'd not dated before, she'd had more casual encounters, and friendships that slipped into more. This was different though. For the first time really, a serious relationship had just happened, and she was really seeing the impact it made on the other person. Harlow obviously still had a lot to work through, but Max had, she thought at least, taken the edge off. Max had been impressed with Harlow's pride. Max herself was the product of a muggle upbringing, and had LGBTQ muggle friends that she would see during school holidays. The whole thing had taught her never to be ashamed, so of course when Harlow held her head high, Max encouraged it by standing right there with her.

Max walked beside her girlfriend, listening to her as as they wandered their way through the village. "My family know." She replied. "I sent them a letter pretty soon after we decided to go for it." She was distinctly proud of having Harlow in her life. of helping her, but also just of being with this beautiful, strong person. Max did understand why Harlow would be a bit unsure about telling her family. "Well... If you want, you can come and spend some of the holidays with me." She offered enthusiastically. "I could show you what muggles do for fun!" She grinned, leaning over and kissing his lover's cheek, gently.

"As for the family, don't rush it." She said gently. "Take everything at your own pace, gorgeous."

[harlow young]

There was a lot Harlow needed to sort out, and she needed people to be patient for her because last thing she needed was to go into stress mode. The Quidditch player could never handle stress well, and if she was, she’d become the most intolerable person one would know. There were times when she snapped people’s heads off because they were bothering her with making a small noise, and she needed to to be calmed down with the help of a friend. One would think the deaths of her sisters will affect her grades, but they stayed the same. Last thing she needed was to get into trouble with her parents. They had threatened all their children that if they got bad grades, they won’t get anything at graduation and Harlow was a perfectionist.

The female looked over at Max as she told her about sending a letter to her family about them, causing the girl to smile a bit. The thought of having her girlfriends family knowing about their daughter dating a fellow student made her a bit nervous but she tried not to show it. "Well, I hope you said good things about me." there was a wink as she took her hand out of her pocket to reach out for hers. Hand holding was becoming something she enjoyed. Harlow would ignore the looks they get, or sometimes she'd send a glare their way. "I'd love that! I mean, I have to ask my parents first but I'm sure they'd be happy to be rid of me for a bit." she laughed a bit, her smile growing bigger.

"What do you usually do during the summer holidays anyway?"

[max walker]

"They're happy for me." She said brightly. "They've always been supportive. Honestly everything's going well for my family right now. My sister's got a boyfriend who sounds sweet, and my parents are doing great." She said happily. Max didn't come from a big family but they were a close one, none the less. "What bad things would I even be able to say about you? 'She's terrible! She doesn't kiss me enough!'" Max teased dramatically, though admittedly, she was dropping a hint with that one. A playful smile stayed on her lips as she took Harlow's hand. squeezing it gently.

She was so glad to hear that Harlow was into the idea. "Well." She began. "In the summer muggles do a lot of swimming... A lot of us go and spend time at beaches. There's a beach house my family rents most summers. It's got enough room for all of us if you're willing to bunk with me." She said grinning. Of course they'd been sharing a dorm room for years so she was sure that was no problem. "We can hang out on the beach, and watch movies. Maybe go ice skating or something. there's a rink not far from there." Max was eager to show Harlow things she'd never experienced before. If this happened it would definitely be awesome.

"What does a Young family summer look like?" She asked, curiously.

[harlow young]

Harlow had grinned a bit as she eyed her girlfriend, listening to the hint and just grinned more thinking it over. The female was lucky to have her by her side through the hardest times, or well, it seemed pretty easy to fall into the habit of waking up knowing she had someone to look forward to seeing, even if they're just across from her in the mornings. There were times where she'd just watch her sleep, smiling to herself and go do her own thing before classes were to start. Sometimes she'd stay in bed and read, sometimes find herself glancing over at her girlfriend.

The female waited for a few seconds as she listened to Max talk about what Muggles did, something that made her grin even more. Bunking with her? Yes please. "Well, I wouldn't mind bunking with you. In fact, I don't mind kissing you." and with that she stepped forward, pulling her into a kiss. Her other hand freeing itself from her pocket, moving to put it on the other girl's cheek. She enjoyed kissing her, something else she looked forward too.

After a few moments, she broke the kiss and bit onto her own lip as she eyed her. "Very boring. Parents both work, and either I'm stuck watching my younger sisters or Benny is while I do my own thing. And since you've known me for the past five years, I'm pretty boring. I read. I write." she admitted. "You'd probably end up tripping over my books."

[max walker]

Max grinned brightly as she felt her girlfriend's lips against her own. She felt herself swell with pride. Other students may have been seeing this, but even if they were she didn't particularly care. Her eyes closed and she let out a warm, happy sigh against Harlow's lips. She wanted to be this close forever but she also knew that all good things must come to an end. She was still grinning ear to ear as Harlow pulled away. "I could get used to that." She almost laughed, just from the sheer happiness she was feeling.

"I'll write and ask my parents if you can come with us when we get back to the castle." Max told her excitedly. She knew nothing was set in stone yet but she was still managing to get herself carried away, sure that she was in for an exciting summer. Of course she and Harlow hadn't been together very long at all but it didn't matter in her mind, she knew when something felt right. At least she certainly hoped so.

"It sounds like you need me to lead you off on some sort of exciting adventure." She teased, her hand running through Harlow's hair. "For now though, why don't we find somewhere to go? We could get a butterbeer, or I could be cheesey and buy you flowers and chocolates?" She stole another kiss, as her hand retook Harlow's squeezing gently as she started to walk once again along the high street. she had no particularly strong preferences herself. She wanted to do what would make Harlow happy. Max was a giving sort of partner.

[harlow young]

Harlow grinned back at her as she thought of what they could do that summer when they're together. Of course she knew her parents wouldn't mind her being away for a little while during the summer cause her sisters had done it in the past. But then again, the twins weren't with them anymore and things had changed. An escape from her family was needed even if she cared about them. She just wanted a life outside of her family and being with her girlfriend was something she can escape to without a problem. They'd be happy for her if she told them about Max, knowing that Max had helped her come out of her shelter and open herself up.

Harlow made a face at the mention of flowers, shaking her head and smiled. "Well, I'm not against butterbeer.
We can go bug my brother for some, I think he's working. Or did he leave Jordan in charge today?" she mainly asked herself as she walked, giving a small wave at another couple walking by them. "Okay, maybe to avoid having them ask too many questions, I think it's best we skip Three Broomsticks and go elsewhere. I don't need Jordy scaring you off."

Cause leave it to her sister to ruin the nice things in life.

[max walker]

"Well." She considered at the notion of skipping the Three Broomsticks, realising as they discussed that she had probably met some of Harlow's family already, given that she'd frequented the pub since her third year. "If you feel like being an obnoxiously cute couple there's Madame Pudifoot's?" She said with a grin. she had nothing against tea and coupley behaviour even if it wasn't really her scene. It was teasing to be sure, but she wouldn't actually refuse. For just a moment she released Harlow's hand and instead put an arm around her, rsting her head against Her girlfriend's shoulder for one moment as tehy walked.

"Or, if you want to go for a harder sort of aesthetic..." She began, playfully, letting her already slightly cockney accent intensify. "We could 'ead on down to the 'ogs 'ead." She said teasing laughing slightly at her own silliness in that moment. She wasn't normally a giggly girl at all but it was some influence of having someone like Harlow around that bought out her light-hearted side She leaned in again and planted a kiss on the chaser's cheek as they walked together. Max was now certain that several Hogwarts students were watching but she didn't care. Let them see.

"Or." She ventured. "We could just find somewhere to sit and cuddle." That option was starting to get increasingly appealing in her mind already.

[harlow young]

The relationship was still new to Harlow, and it was something she wanted to keep to herself rather than going to be an annoyingly couple in a public place. The chaser wasn't entirely against the idea of it for the future once they were together for a while. There was a moment when Harlow had thought the talk they had in the dorm was a dream, and if it was, she wouldn't be as happy as she was that day. Max had saved her from her overthinking brain and the anxiety Harlow often had - something that wasn't hidden because she had attacks for a few years and had an attack during the nighttime due to a nightmare. The images in her head would sometime remain there.

There was a small giggle as she heard her accent intensify, making her shake her head as she thought it over. "Hm." she had given it some thought, shaking no at the mention of Hog's Head and Madame Pudifoot's. Perhaps she wanted something else.

Her cheeks went red when she felt her lips on her cheeks, making her smile bigger and it was starting to hurt her face. She hadn't smile this much in the past couple of years. It was weird.

"Hm. Finding somewhere and cuddling? I'm not against that." she finally agreed. Cuddling with her girlfriend during their trip to the village was something she could do. "It's too nice to be inside anyway."

[max walker]

"Cuddling it is." She grinned. Surely in this village there was bound to be some park land around here. Max looked down a few side streets as they pas them, before indicating that they should turn down a road that lead to the outskirts of the little village where there seemed to be a pretty little park, with play equipment for children, benches and big trees for shade. It'd definitely do. Max lead her way down the road grinning brightly as the pair turned down the road. "Maybe when we get back to the castle we can head back to the dorms and study?" She said gently, Studying wasn't the most romantic, or sexy way to spend time together but the two were hard-working Hufflepuffs, and quite aside from that they had their OWLs rapidly approaching.

Pushing the hard work out of her head for now, max laid down under the shade of a big, old tree, smiling as the leaves of the tree painted the sunlight that filtered through them a very pretty green. She turned to look up at Harlow for a moment, patting the grass beside her and stretching out. "Damn I'm lucky." She said gently. It was a perfectly simple thing. She felt amazing as she looked up at at her girlfriend. She had kissed the other on an impulse and now, even after such a short time, Max was thrilled to have Harlow here.

"How the hell did I ever get someone like you into me?" She asked, seriously. Harlow was a caring person who had been through enough to always be understanding, Max thought she was utterly beautiful too. she genuinely didn't understand it. How did she earn this?

[harlow young]

The female didn't have any doubt about this relationship, not once. Okay, maybe she had a little bit and was scared too. Scared that Max will see another girl and abandon her. Harlow didn't know if Max was the type to do such things and knew if it did happen, if her family heard, Max would have a target on her back. Her family was protective over each other, and she knew what had happened when they found out about what Emily had done. How she said those harsh things to her face in front of others, but Harlow chose to ignore those thoughts and those words. She had Max. Emily had no one or so she thought. A part of her wanted to rub the relationship she had with Max in her face, but knew she didn't have too.

Harlow had an easier time to adjusting to everything. Things are changing rather quick, which scared Harlow in a way, but she had Max. The female bit onto her lip as she watched her girlfriend on the ground when they arrived at the tree, and couldn't stop admiring the view.

After the question that was asked, she joined her girlfriend on the grass and eyed her with a smile. "I've been asking myself the same thing ever since we made it official." she said as she got comfortable. "You helped me through one of the hardest moments of my life. I was a fool for not realizing that sooner. There's something about you that just draws me in." she admitted.

max walker

[max walker]

As Harlow joined her, Max reached out to take the other girl's hand. She looked up at the sky, the light filtered through the tree's leaves. Max took a moment to just take in what Harlow had said. She had wanted to help, of course she had. She hadn't done it to try and make all of this happen, even though in that moment she had kissed Harlow, that had happened on an impulse. All she had wanted was to help, because honestly that's who she was. She had never imagined that a couple of weeks later, she would be hand in hand with Harlow, planning to spend the summer with her. She was thrilled though. She was going to remember these moments for the rest of her life.

She understood that the other had been through a lot. Max had lost a family member when she came out but she had never been forcefully outed - she had made sure that wasn't an option. Harlow though was still mourning for her late sisters, and nos she was struggling with a friend becoming an enemy, and on top of that there was navigating whatever she had with Max. Max remembered her own first girlfriend. It was quite an adjustment, as wonderful as it was it was also nerve-wracking. If Harlow was anything like Max, she was worried that everything she did might mess things up - Of course Max didn't know for sure, but that was her guess.

"Hey. It's not like we were close before then... I feel like I wasted years too, though. Imagine if we'd had that conversation at the start of last year..." That would have been almost another year and a half of this, and it could have been magical. "But..." Max said with a grin adjusting herself to get close to Harlow, leaning over and giving her a long, loving kiss, her free hand stroking her girlfriend's cheek. "I guess that means we need to make up for lost time." Max just stayed stroking Harlow's cheek, looking down at her with those piercing blue eyes.

[harlow young]

It was true - they had been dorm mates ever since their first year and exchanged a few words. Shared classes. If Harlow had known that they'd be dating this very day, she wouldn't have waited for so long to admit to herself that she was also gay and she would have been happier with herself. Perhaps she was a fool, a fool for not admitting many things to herself. Perhaps she was afraid to show her true colors, and she knew she shouldn't have hidden for so long because people had accepted the twins when they came out - why would it be any different? A part of Harlow was insecure about some things - people knew that. One thing Harlow wanted the most in life besides bringing her sisters back, was to go back in time and change things. Admit things sooner.

This was her life now, this was something she needed to get used too. A part of her didn't want to think of the future or what it could hold for both girls. She wanted to live in the moment, and not feel like she had wasted years of hiding herself. All she wanted was to be happy, and she was now.

When Max had kissed her, she had kissed her back, smiling into it. She could get used to this. "I won't say no to that." she said softly as she looked at her in the eyes, the smile remaining as she thought of what they could do in their spare time.

For a moment she stared at her before she used her free hand to pull her into another kiss.

max walker