TM Prompt 202
TM Prompt 202 - Life’s a game…
Fred always thought life was a game. He was constantly testing out the boundaries, seeing how far he could push things, but never pushing too far. He had an innate talent for knowing how far was too far. Besides, he also had George. Fred could always count on George to make sure they didn’t completely break the rules.
It didn’t just stop at him thinking of his life as a game, but that everyone else’s was as well. He’d use other people to get what he wanted, not caring too much about what could happen to them. Of course, there were certain people he’d never use (if the situation would be too dangerous for them). Fred wasn’t completely heartless, contrary to what a fair many people thought. He might have thought of people as pawns, in general, but he acknowledged that there were some people that he was incapable of manipulating, and he respected them (even if he resented them slightly for not bending to his will).
He wasn’t evil, though. It wasn’t like he did what Voldemort did: he didn’t really risk people’s lives, just toyed with them a little. And he definitely didn’t do it for some insane purpose of trying to ‘cleanse’ the wizarding world. True, he did it to acquire things for himself, but he in turn helped to make the world a little brighter. He put many of his gains toward the shop he and George were developing, which gave people reason to laugh.
They sold all kinds of prank and joke related items, and Fred was more than happy to help their customers come up with pranks of their own. He gave back in the end.
To Fred, life was a game and he always made sure he came out on top. But he’d never let being there go to his head. He made sure to try and share some of his acquired wealth and knowledge with people he deemed worthy of needing it. And he was always friendly and cheerful to people he felt deserved it.
But even those on top will eventually fall, as Fred so suddenly learned.
In the end, life was a game that people ended up losing if they weren’t careful.
Fred Weasley
Harry Potter
Word Count: 372
Fred always thought life was a game. He was constantly testing out the boundaries, seeing how far he could push things, but never pushing too far. He had an innate talent for knowing how far was too far. Besides, he also had George. Fred could always count on George to make sure they didn’t completely break the rules.
It didn’t just stop at him thinking of his life as a game, but that everyone else’s was as well. He’d use other people to get what he wanted, not caring too much about what could happen to them. Of course, there were certain people he’d never use (if the situation would be too dangerous for them). Fred wasn’t completely heartless, contrary to what a fair many people thought. He might have thought of people as pawns, in general, but he acknowledged that there were some people that he was incapable of manipulating, and he respected them (even if he resented them slightly for not bending to his will).
He wasn’t evil, though. It wasn’t like he did what Voldemort did: he didn’t really risk people’s lives, just toyed with them a little. And he definitely didn’t do it for some insane purpose of trying to ‘cleanse’ the wizarding world. True, he did it to acquire things for himself, but he in turn helped to make the world a little brighter. He put many of his gains toward the shop he and George were developing, which gave people reason to laugh.
They sold all kinds of prank and joke related items, and Fred was more than happy to help their customers come up with pranks of their own. He gave back in the end.
To Fred, life was a game and he always made sure he came out on top. But he’d never let being there go to his head. He made sure to try and share some of his acquired wealth and knowledge with people he deemed worthy of needing it. And he was always friendly and cheerful to people he felt deserved it.
But even those on top will eventually fall, as Fred so suddenly learned.
In the end, life was a game that people ended up losing if they weren’t careful.
Fred Weasley
Harry Potter
Word Count: 372