[Harry Potter] CACTUS

You are my oasis

If I got lost

You feel home

You'll lead me home

You're my oasis

In your shade I will breathe again

--"CACTUS" by LUCY

[Blurb One]

Hermione wore a very odd expression. She opened her mouth, then tried hard to swallow her words back, as if struggling to figure out how to say this. Ron, however, didn't spare Harry any consideration. He burst out laughing, gleefully mocking his friend.

"What? Harry? Are you serious? After Ginny dumped you, Aurelia dumped you too? What happened to the charm of our Chosen One? Why don't witches or Muggle girls want you anymore?"

Harry's face was as black as the bottom of a cauldron.

Aurelia was the most unusual Muggle girl Harry had ever met. At first, he thought she really liked him, because her expression was too obvious to hide how interested she was in him. Later, Harry realized that what she was interested in might not be what he'd thought...

[Blurb Two]

Harry: I thought you liked me. I didn't realize you just wanted my body?

[Blurb Three]

Aurelia: Harry, have you seen a movie called...

Harry: What is it?

Aurelia: Beauty and the Beast.

Harry: Are you saying you're the beauty and I'm the beast? (questioning his life choices)

Aurelia: No, you're both the beauty and the beast. Like a beauty in front of everyone, like a beast in my bed.

Pairing: Harry x Aurelia. A Harry x original female character romance fanfiction, born from a short-story idea about Aurelia craving Harry, the head Auror. The logic is dead, the morals are broken, there's plenty of melodrama, and it's a minefield of bad taste. Serious out-of-character warning. A self-indulgent work written for my own enjoyment. No writing advice, please. Update schedule depends on inspiration. Please read only if you can accept all that, thank you.

Also, the blurb is your advance warning. The story begins after the postwar events and all the tragedy from the original books. Harry and Ginny were once engaged, but eventually separated amicably and remained family (spoiler warning). Those who require both leads to be sexually inexperienced or prefer first-love stories should stay away. If you can't accept this, click the X in the upper-right corner. The head Auror, having been through it all, has his own charm too XD.

For now, updates are weekly, but word count and timing are uncertain.

Theme: Love points the way.