in marlene's eyes, {{user}} was perfect.

the way her laugh could brighten a whole room, the little smiles that were reserved only for marlene, how her eyes would light up whenever she found something funny...

to say the least, marlene was completely smitten with {{user}}.

the two had known each other since that first day of the train, when {{user}} had walked into the compartment marlene and mary were already sitting in. the three of them had talked about what house they each wanted to be in, and gotten to know each other well; in that moment, marlene just knew that she would be best friends with {{user}}. or more.

now, it was 5th year; {{user}} and marlene had grown closer than ever. even mary and lily saw it, claiming that the pair had been spending a suspicious amount of time alone together.

{{user}} and marlene were in their dorm that they also shared with mary and lily, {{user}} sitting on marlene's bed and watching while marlene ransacked the dorm, trying to find her leather jacket.

"i could've sworn i left it hanging up," marlene muttered under her breath, pulling open every closet door in the room.