Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 14th, 2001
“Guess, what, Sage?!”
“Wha-?” Harry wasn’t sure if Sage was actually asking, or just repeating, but went on regardless.
“Today is Valentine’s Day! Every February fourteenth some people celebrate a 3rd-century Roman Saint and martyr. People celebrate Valentine’s Day by spending it with the people they love and getting them gifts.”
“Love! Dada!”
“Yes, love. Dada loves you very much, kiddo.”
“Aha!” Sage laughed, and Harry just smiled continuing to try and clip their romper together at the bottom.
“Harry?!” Harry heard someone—Hermione?—shout from the kitchen just as he began walking down the steps, holding a, now, fully dressed Sage.
Walking into the kitchen, Harry found that it was in fact Hermione and relaxed quite a bit. “‘Mione?”
“Oh, Harry, thank goodness.” Hermione sighed, sitting herself down on a kitchen chair. “Can we talk?”
“One second.” Harry promised, before settling Sage alone in the living room with a baby monitor and multiple spells, sat up to keep them safe.
“What is it?” Harry sat across the table from Hermione who was in his usual seat next to Sage’s highchair.
“I’m just confused and…kind of scared….I’ve told George and he said I should talk to you, but….I just don’t know what to feel or do….”
“Is it a bad thing?”
“....No….”
“Okay, then. Why does it scare you?”
“That’s sort of hard to explain with no context.”
“Then give me context.”
“I just….We’ve been friends since we were eleven and I know you’ll be okay with this, but both of those facts make me more scared that you won’t be.”
Harry suddenly got flashbacks to his conversation with George a month ago, but wasn’t sure if he was jumping to conclusions too fast. “Mia, I love you. No matter what it is, I promise that won’t change.”
“I….Someone asked me to be their Valentine….And…I said yes….”
“That’s amazing, ‘Mione! I’m so happy for you….So, why are you scared?”
“I….It’s a woman.”
Harry knew it. “So you’re attracted to women, then?”
“....Yeah, I think I am….I don't like men, I think….It’s just, just women.”
“I like both, so I don’t completely understand how you feel, but I’m still super happy for you. You’re my sister, Mia, I’ll love you no matter what.”
“You’re bisexual?”
“Yeah.”
“I love you too, Harry….No matter what.”