The pair sat in silence for a moment, enjoying each other's company as the cool Scotland breeze floated through the air. Harry noticed a small patch of flowers growing just out of arms reach, so he got up and picked one. It was a yellow chrysanthemum, something Harry only knew from Neville's constant raving about plants that can grow in Scotland during this time of year. Returning to Susan, he placed it in her hair, its bright color complementing the fiery orange of her hair.
"Oh, thank you Harry." Susan said, beaming at him. It was a spur of the moment thing, and maybe a tad silly, but the smile had made it worth it. "Did I ever tell you how I felt when we first started being together?"
"Not that I can think of really. Honestly I'm still not overly sure how everything fell into place with that. You all kind of just decided you were dating me. I'm not complaining, but I wasn't very… involved with that process." Harry said, scratching his cheek a bit. He had just kind of smiled and nodded when they had told him what was happening. He liked them too much to question it.
"I guess you didn't really. Sorry. Anyway, I'd of course had a crush on the Boy-Who-Lived as a little girl, we all did. I had pretty much grown out of that though long before we started at Hogwarts. Meeting you though did make me think you were awfully cute, and it helped you were nice. Hannah had mentioned how nice you had seemed on the train, and since we had that common ground in our parents, she thought we might be good friends. As we started the Sphinx Club and I got to know you, well… I started to fall pretty hard." Susan said, chuckling a bit at herself.
"I was convinced I didn't really stand a chance though. You were joined at the hip with Padma and Hermione, so I was convinced one of those two were going to snatch you up eventually. I was content being your friend though, because that's still a good place to be. First year came and went, you gave us that scare with Quirrell, and we moved on. Second year comes and then the diary happened." She stopped for a second, and sighed.
"I was lost, and writing in the diary, well outside of the terrible stuff it was having me do, well it was nice. Someone who I could confide in who literally couldn't tell anyone was comforting, so I talked about how much I liked you. Looking back at it now, knowing that the Dark Lord, or at least some version of him, had to listen to a preteen girl gush about the boy she likes is pretty funny." Another laugh came out of her, and she continued. "We were dealing with that, and then we had the whole Heir of Slytherin thing later, so I didn't have a lot of time to process my feelings. Then you kissed Padma. Honestly, I was a little heartbroken and jealous when I first heard about it. If she had kissed you, I would just have thought 'Oh well, she beat me too it' but you initiating it, well that stung a bit. Then Daphne said she was interested in you too, then with her, Hermione and Luna, I knew if I didn't at least put my name out there I'd never have a chance. So I did, even with everything going on I knew that if I could just be with you… well everything would work itself out. I of course knew about the multiple marriage for lines thing, but I hadn't ever really thought it would be something you would do, or even that I would be considered for it. Daphne pushing for it though, and your acceptance of it… well I had hope again. Now look at us, having a quiet date on a park bench in Hogsmeade. I'm ecstatic, I can't wait to see what else we'll do." Susan said, turning around and looking back up at him.
They stared into each other's eyes for a beat, before they leaned in and kissed again. Susan was emotionally drained after that, Harry knew she had to be, so Harry was content to just hold her in his arms for a bit.
A small ting emanated between their wands, and Susan groaned. "My time's over already? Boo." She said, turning back to look at him. "Thanks for the lovely time Harry. I'll see you back at the castle, go meet Hermione at the bookstore." She gave him another quick kiss before getting up and dusting herself off. Harry gave her another quick hug and a kiss, before he set off back to the main street of Hogsmeade, and to the bookshop where his first friend was waiting for him.