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Rivers and Roads || [H.P.]

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@railmeharrypotter : 🍰, fic - harry + trusted/loved + angst (give me some PAIN)

this is for my 200 followers picnic!!!

Pairing: Harry Potter x Fem!Reader

Summary: It’s been long since a certain student turned up to Hogwarts. Although everyone has forgotten, he hasn’t.

Words: 1.9k

Song: Rivers and Roads

angst || fluff

warnings: let me know if there are any

A/N: ok but i might write a fluff prequel for this again i love making them i’m sorry sjdheksk i had to follow the song so i’m very sorry if the storytelling is vague. let me know if you want a fluff prequel <3 + oh my god the panic i got when i felt unmotivated but then boom sudden surge of energy at four in the morning hHABSBDAHA hope u like it lyn!!!

A year from now we'll all be gone

All our friends will move away

Harry lay on his back in a bed that did not feel like home. Even with the comfort the place feigned, it felt nothing like home. He started to think that maybe this vacation was far too outlandish even for him.

But he wanted to be away, and this was the best he was gonna get. Harry looked out the window and back at the clock hanging at the center of the room — almost sunset, it said. But the outside said a different thing: goodnight (or maybe because it was simply because of the shroud of dark clouds threatening to drench the city clean darkening the landscape).

And they're goin' to better places

But our friends will be gone away

He picked up the journal he — pathetically, as he had regarded — made a couple of days before leaving for a break and flipped through the lined pages.

Photographs of his friends he’d considered his very own family greeted him as if they were there in the moment, both the living and those who were not. He slammed it shut rather aggressive than he intended for it to be.

All these pictures yet not one of the girl who never turned up to Hogwarts for the fourth year. The thief who’d been trying to get herself suspended in hopes of leaving the world of Wizardry. They were opposites, yes, but she’d been his friend.

Nothin' is as it has been

And I miss your face like hell

And I guess it's just as well

But I miss your face like hell

And the worst part of it was that nobody seemed to notice her absence as he did. She’d told him she sometimes had the urge to pack her bags and leave to find her mother. “I don’t like it here,” she had told him. “People only care about stupid brooms and flying around. I want a normal life with my mum and travel the world.”

“You could do that too even when you’re a wizard,” he had replied in hopes of defending the world he favored over his first. “There are a lot of career choices, too.”

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

The first night they talked was during a walk in the Forbidden Forest, and she was holding out her wand after illuminating it with the very incantation needed. He had heard of her, and she had heard of him. Even so, none had said a word until they were left alone in the dark when Hagrid went to go fetch the source of the red sparks.

He could recall how she cursed under her breath about how much she did not want to be there, and how much loathe he felt for the girl the same year as him. Does she think I like being here, too?

Harry had kept his mouth shut until he heard her mutter how much she hated Quidditch, to which he strongly defended, catching her off guard. He couldn’t remember much of what happened, but they just. . .started talking?

And even after that, there were times whenever they get partnered up for an assignment, they just talk as if they’ve always been talking. It’s like pausing a movie and when you return it’s still right there.

Been talkin' 'bout the way things change

And my family lives in a different state

Harry shook his head in an effort to rid his mind of pain he did not want to encourage. This break was for him to take a rest. Why was he fretting?

His eyes lingered back to the journal sitting innocently on the bed side table, perched like a fragile bird under the distinct glow of the lamp. He looked outside once more to see the same shroud of clouds enveloping the sky and stupidly decided against his better judgment that it was a good idea to take a twenty minute walk to River Wandle.

And so he hopped out of bed, put on a jacket, grabbed an umbrella and left the comfort of not just the room but the hotel itself, umbrella serving as a cane as he walked away.

If you don't know what to make of this

Then we will not relate

So if you don't know what to make of this

Then we will not relate

As much as he tried to avoid it, his mind just kept coming back to her. From that wretched smile of hers that always drifted in and out of his mind to the longing eyes with more than just sorrow drawing a line between them as they blocked whatever tears she wanted to let go.

Time spent with her was a time he looked forward to and if she had been there during Umbridge’s stay, she’d be the one other thing he looked forward to that that woman of tweed could not take like she took away Quidditch, visits to Hagrid’s hug, Sirius’s letter, and more. But she had taken away herself, so that was quite the bummer.

When the rushing of water outshined that of the busy streets, he paused to take in the scenery — the current rushing to get away as if in a hurry for being late to a meeting, exactly like the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland; so Harry decided to follow wherever it lead. The distance between him and the other side started to widen, and he kept walking.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

People have feared the name of the Dark Lord during his terror, but Harry felt no such thing. He’d been able to say that name several times without flinching, but her name. . .

He would not do himself the favor of torment by saying her name. It was no good to compare a person whose name is not even known by others to a name that caused defeats in life. They’d hate him for even daring to weigh a girl his age to the Dark Lord himself.

But it wasn’t just that. It was more than difficult to long for something you couldn’t have. He wanted to look for her, yes he did. But what if she doesn’t want to be found? Would she hate him more than he hated his own self right now?

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

It was when the bridge came to view from a distance did the rain arrived. Harry looked down at the rushing water, which he now realized was actually calm save for the consistent flowing. Droplets drew miniature ripples on the body of water before him, and as he opened his umbrella, his eyes fell to the paper boat rushing along with the current. It halted by a rock, but kept going later on anyway.

A paper boat. But he didn’t want to assume, and so he kept walking, a recurring thought bombarding his head.

“I only know how to fold a paper boat,” the girl had told him. “My mum taught me how to. But then my father took custody of me when they ended, and I never saw her again. We only talk by letter, but I’m tempted to steal one of those stupid brooms in Madam Hooch’s closet and follow the owl to find her.”

Then she had settled the boat on the surface of the lake of Hogwarts.

Rivers and roads

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

But this boat right in front of him. . .

Harry followed, his hand gripped tightly on the handle of his umbrella as the rain continued to sing its defiant song.

Rivers and roads

Oh rivers and roads

Oh rivers till I reach you

And, to his dismay — and to his heart’s involuntary triumph — the sight of a yellow raincoat caught his eye from the other side of the lake. The wearer’s head was down, but it was following the boat, tailing not far behind. The pace of Harry’s walking slowed down, but his heart’s quickened.

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

He did not know if the person could see him, for the rain had gotten harder now and it was a struggle to see from this view. His eyes then fell to the boat and he wondered if it sank already, but it didn’t (but it did look like it was about to).

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

The person under the raincoat slipped the coat off their head, and wet [Y/H/C] hair came into view. He raised his umbrella resting on his collarbone and held it above himself instead in hopes of seeing the person’s face.

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

There was definitely no mistaking it.

After all those years of waiting, he found her. On a good day and in a normal world, he definitely would have asked the questions you usually give out whenever catching up with someone.

“How have you been?” He’d ask as they sipped coffee in a local mall café. Then she’d reply with conformity to the norm, “Pretty great, you?”

But this was not a good day nor did they live in a normal world.

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

The girl halted, and he thought she spotted him, but she simply bent to pick up the boat which was now stuck between rocks. He could see she was muttering something under her breath, and he would have thought it endearing if his heart wasn’t aching as of the moment.

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

She crumpled the boat in the same familiar hands she had used to pat his back to comfort him when he had lost his godfather. But then she pulled out something similar from the buttoned pocket of her raincoat — another boat.

And set it down to the surface and let it go ahead of her for a while.

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

Harry’s face was damp now, and he told himself it was nothing more but the rain despite the shelter of the umbrella.

And as if the taunting pitter patter of the rain was not enough, the girl turned his way, and he just froze there. The bridge was nearer now. He could just cross and run to her, introduce himself again, offer to walk with her. . .

But she only squinted her eyes to see him in the rain. He could see her clearly (for his glasses did repel rain). He wanted to at least say her name and call out to her, but before he could do so she turned away.

Rivers and roads (Ooh)

Rivers and roads

Rivers till I reach you

His shoulders slumped in defeat he was brave enough to admit. He was told not to trust thieves, and yet once upon a time he had trusted her with every fiber of his being more than he cared to admit.

Stupid as romance one might say, he was proud that she was the closest thing to that kind of love he ever had.

As she walked away from view and past the bridge to follow the boat, Harry sighed.

“It was nice to see you, [Y/N].” He snapped his umbrella shut and smiled at her figure receding in the distance. “Goodbye.”

Gazing yearningly at the bridge, he chucked it all down and turned away, letting the rain soak him just like she let it drench herself.

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MINI-CELEBRATION FOR 200 FOLLOWERS

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Thank you to everyone who participated! All interactions are under the tag #vesuvia’s 100 followers tea party

oh my god making this at 01:59 may 9 at 181 followers

IDK WHERE TO START OMG I LOVE YOU ALL AAAA THANK YOU TO EVERYONE <3 This is what got me through school. I always look forward to interacting with you guys iloveuallomfg

This event ends on May 17, 2021 11:59PM.

A C T I V I T I E S

here are ten mini-games to do just like we did back with one hundred :))

just send me the emoji + your input

🧺 b(ask)et -> ask me anything about myself!

🍪 chocolate chip ships -> send 2-3 facts about yourself + male/female ship + era and i’ll tell you who i ship you with.

🍰 bake a cake -> request a fic! pick between harry and draco then a word with the format: character + word + angst/fluff (click here for my request guidelines), you may also add one-liners from my prompt lists

🍿fmk -> give me three characters and i’ll tell who i’ll. . .you know.

📼 theme song -> ok i got this idea from @hellounicorn. just send me 2-4 facts about u + ur gender + an hp character and i’ll give u a song from my playlist

🪁 fic-kite -> send me some of my fics and ask questions about it! you may also send one line from the story/section of it and i’ll tell you stuff about it :>

🥄 spoon-feed my ego -> once again inspired by @hellounicorn i love u rhea omg tell me which of my fics is/are your favorite/s and why

🕰 my possessions -> send me the emoji and i’ll show you a cool thing i have in my house <3

🍮 flan clan -> okay, emoji anons are open. send me an ask with the format (emoji) + (pronouns)

🥨 friend-zel -> oh god i love puns tell me anything about your day babe :))

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[ladyvesuvia]

🍿fmk - umbridge, voldemort, and dobby

also, if you don’t mind 🍪 chocolate chip ship (can’t get enough of it sorry)

here’re some facts abt me

1. i’m like hermione lmfao (that’s what they said) i’m a know-it-all bitch

2. i never wear accessories or jewelries (even on events, but i think i need to try tho)

ily 😘

🍿 -> BABE WHAT omfg help.$/&/8-

Fuck - umbridge and kms after

Marry - dobby cos literally all id have to do is give him clothes so 👹

Kill - voldy ergh

🍪 chocolate chip ships -> ITSOKI BABI ILYSM

ok im low key bad at this im sorry

OK SO WAIT IM THINKING ABOUT UR FIRST SHIP REQUEST THE ONE WITH THE TEA AND PENS

remus lupin i guess??? doesn’t he also like tea and cute little things like pens omfgieos + as for the know-it-all part he’d like the woman he’s with is a walking library

naw but with your vibes alone i’d say he’d find u interesting af 🥺✋🏻 sorry this took long omg

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🍪 - i hate socks, i don’t make irl friends very easily, the only makeup i use is mascara, concealer, and chapstick (i promise im not a pick me i just don’t understand makeup 😩). i want a female ship this time hehe, and the golden trio era :)

why do i feel like u put the i hate socks to not get dobby

🍪 chocolate chip ships - OK IDK IF I WANNA PUT U WITH HERMIONE OR GINNY OMFG

Hermione -> ok i’m assuming you have old socks and she’d probably bicker ask you to give them to Dobby or to her so that she could gige it to the house elves instead idk I THINK THAT’S CUTE???

Ginny -> OK IDK BUT UR PERSONALITY LOW KEY SCREAMS ‘i’m ginny’s babe’ LIKE, BOTH OF U ARE BADDIES STOP- imagine sharing a chapstick with her 😳

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congrats on 200 ves!!! that's awesomeee

ok i love this thing 📼 so here goesss

i'm a girl, and a gryffindor, enfj, and libra. (idk if that means anything to u but imma just pile those on LMAO)

when i ask people to describe me in one word, they usually say bubbly, righteous, or fiery!

i love to read, dance, listen to music, hang out with friends, and volunteer!

i’m very much an overachiever, and there are a lot of expectations on me to do well, but sometimes all that pressure gets really stressful & i also tend to hide sadness with jokes

oki dokie!! that's all i've got

anddd do u think u could pick the character? so it's like it gets mixed into a ship LMAO

thank u!!

thank u rosie 😔💗

🍪 chocolate chip ships -> sis u get james potter <3 / i also considered fred weasley deeply and if u prefer him dw the songs are bendy ;)) jk dont mind that joke i just mean like it’s applicable to both sjsndbs but mostly james potter tho

📼 theme song -> bb you are a literal queen omfg you’d probably be a prefect 😔✋🏻

OK SO I’M GETTING THESE VIBES SINCE JAMES IS A LITERAL TROUBLEMAKER. He’d think at some point that he’s not good enough cos he’s this and you’re ✨that✨ just- *inhales in sad delusional girl air*

imagine just berating him in the common room and he realizes how perfect u are like..!.$/&2829 which is why i’m also giving u one of my fav songs that i straight up just used for a songfic hHHAHAHAA but yep u get this my babes

omfg hope u like it!!! <3

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[ladyvesuvia]

Hii , first of all congratulations ! And

🍪(marauders era)- I m a mix of Gryffindor and Slytherin . I m the funniest and the most reliable one in my group of friends .

- I love being in alone or in nature or listening music to clear my head after anything that is too much for me .

- My friends also tell me that I m brave and smart and also quite modest.

Thank you !

HI BABESSSS THANK UUU <3

I’d say James or Sirius, but probably mostly Sirius Black? He’d like that you’re free-spirited and y’all would just go well together omfg 😔❤️

IMAGINE HIM CATCHING UP WITH YOU AND Y’ALL ARE JUST WALKING AROUND TOGETHER *inhales in otp*

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[ladyvesuvia]

hey ves!! congrats on 300 babes xo

🕰 ♡

omg hi hshshss i saw this just now mbad thank u babes!!! <3

we have these chimes hanged on our bedroom doors even tho there isn’t really much wind indoors

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[ladyvesuvia]

🕰 :p

omg sorry this took so long but

it’s old but it’s actually a bracelet maker thingy like you put the beads inside the container at the bottom and press the button and it moves n stuff like that but it ran out of batteries so we just use it as a display :))

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CONGRATULATIONS ON 200!!!!! 🎉🥳 can i have a chocolate chip ship (btw i love the name 😂) please, preferably in the marauders era? my pronouns are she/her and i’m straight. i’m a scorpio, i read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi books and i sing! congrats again and can’t wait to see what you come up with! <3

thank u pumpkin!!! <3

🍪 chocolate chip ships -> PLS I LOVED COMING UP WITH THESE LMAO OK SO BABES I’M GIVING U REMUS LUPIN

Remus - ok i looked it up and pisces man + virgo woman = twinkle twinkle hehe ok that was a weird comment but yeah. i also would like to think that your love for fantasy books would give you a bit of knowledge about werewolves altho they’re misrepresented in fiction so there’s a lot of misconception and stuff so when you find out he’s a wolf you just listen to him and he’d love thatyou pay attention omfg

IMAGINE SINGING TO COMFORT HIM ?/&292920kskwowoKWOWOW bye im deceased babe keep him

hope u like this, sorry it took too long mwaahh

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JET can i ask for a 🍪 but for the golden trio era pls 😋😋

🍪 chocolate chip ships -> PAOLA U GET GEORGE WEASLEY SNBDHEKWIWJE

George - you’re also a literal crackhead and he would def cheer you up when you feel sad bye the love he’d have for you >>>>

the way he’d hype you up all the time jsjfeuwkuajq and you’d always hype him up too oh my god *inhales in mutual support*

o and his dad would 100% ask about your nail polish

i hope u like this, moony <3

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[ladyvesuvia]

Congrats!!! ✨

Can I have 🍪 and 📼? Would prefer male from golden trio era. My house is Slytherin. I love art and playing classic music on the piano. I also love the night because it is so calm and peaceful.

And also 🥄 - I really like all of them tbh. But I think my favourite is “You think so”. It’s just so cute and what I would have imagined!! Have actually already re-read it a few times and will probably read it again.

Hope you have a nice day and that the project in school is going well! 🌸

🍪 chocolate chip ships - OKAY SO 100% DRACO MALFOY MKAY 😩

You two would teach each other songs you know and play together and stuff like cOME ON YOU KNOW THAT’S ADORABLE RIGHT

📼 theme song - baby u didn’t say who so i’ll put you with Draco <3

i give you The Young Ones by Cliff Richard & The Shadows! imagine this playing while sneaking out to meet each other in the common room at midnight 🥺

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[ladyvesuvia]

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this telephone thingy :)) + u can put coins inside it too but we don’t

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🍿 um Bellatrix, Voldy, Dumbledore

Hehe sorry not sorry about that

oh god??-?-!-$8-9

fuck - bellatrix lestrange hehe

marry - (dumb)ledore but kill him afterwards because i’m a firm believer of dumbridge and he’s just ergh maybe drown him in his pensieve jk

kill - voldy <3 making my bby’s head hurt for years i will throw hands >:((

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[ladyvesuvia]

🥨 I love puns too! I tried to do my makeup 3 times and I failed, so I just put some red lipstick on and it looks amazing…I don’t know where reds been all this time

Also thanks for tagging me! Ily

🥨 friend-zel -> omg hi babes pUNS>>>>>>>

YES RED LIPSTICK IS LITERALLY SO EMPOWERING AND FOR WHAT AAADHDJSUJAKA u should also try just shading ur eyes w brown eyeshadow ;))

oh god i feel like a baddie in a red lipstick but also hear me out: m a r o o n hnngnghrjfksosjwk yeeeesss s s s s s s

np babe ilysm <333

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[ladyvesuvia]

CONGRATS!!! <3

i’m sorry in advance

🍿- quirrell (with voldy on his head), snape, or peeves

WHAT’D I EVER DO TO YOU </3 PLS

Fuck - myself once again peeves because it’s hot in my country rn i could use some cold 👹

Marry - once again snape and i’ll give him shampoo and conditioner on every anniversary/birthday/celebration

Kill - oh come on there is no way i am gonna get railed by quirrell even without voldy on his head 😭 def killing quirrell don’t wanna know what it’s like to f omfg voldy giving instructions bye-

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[ladyvesuvia]

Can I have a 📼?? Im the funny friend that everyone tend to go to if they are sad or want to be cheered up cause I’m actually pretty good at it, I speak fluent sarcasm and sometimes get my butt in trouble because of it, I am learning how to use and read tarot cards because I thought they were cool and now I’m hooked, I’m a girl, and the Harry Potter character I choose Ginny Weasley ! Thanks love

📼 theme song - HI GOTCHU BABES <3

one sweet baddie song for two sweet baddies bABI I THINK YOU TWO WOULD HAVE SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER AAAAA

ok ok but if u want something with a touch of angst.....

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