1 Ficlet and 6 Drabbles (Challenges)
Title: Bad Romance
Summary: Ficlet Challenge #53: Quidditch Romances
Characters/Pairings: Cho Chang/Cedric Diggory, Draco Malfoy
Genre: Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Ficlet
Word Count: 468
"I can't believe you tried to push me off my broom!" Cedric yelled, running his hand angrily through his hair.
"I'm sorry, Cedric, I really am, but we were playing against each other. You were Cedric the Hufflepuff Seeker, not Cedric my boyfriend!" Cho tried to defend herself.
She felt terrible for trying a dirty trick on him, but her guilt was nothing compared to the happiness she felt when she caught the Snitch, giving Ravenclaw their first Quidditch Cup in almost fifteen years. The sight of the crowd waving blue flags and chanting her name had been exhilarating and lifting the cup had been her biggest achievement in her years at Hogwarts so far. She wouldn't let a bitter boyfriend spoil her glory.
"I caught the Snitch, we won, end of story. The least you could do is be happy for me, I'm your girlfriend and I should mean more to you than your stupid pride!"
"Oh really? How hypocritical of you! Did me being your boyfriend mean more to you than cheating to win? Oh, wait. No, it didn't!" He had turned bright red and his nostrils were flaring.
"You're such a sore loser, Cedric! Get over yourself!"
"Well, well, well. What have we got here?" A familiar drawl interrupted their shouting match. "If it isn't captain loser Diggory and hero Seeker Chang."
"Leave us alone, Malfoy." Cho spat, sneering at him. The Slytherin Seeker was the last person she wanted to see right now. It was well-known that he had made a betting pool about whether Cho and Cedric would still be together after this match.
"Oh, I'm so sorry to interrupt. Please, do go on. I have to get those twenty Galleons from Granger. That hopeless little Mudblood was so sure love conquers all. I told her Quidditch romances, especially between opponents, are doomed from the beginning. Seems like I was right." Draco smirked.
"We're not breaking up, so get lost!" Cho snapped at him.
"Oh, really? Because we totally were."
"Cedric! What are you talking about?"
"We're done, Cho. You never really cared about me anyways, I was just good arm-candy for you."
"Cedric!"
But the Hufflepuff boy rushed away before she could make a move. She was so baffled at his childish behavior that she forgot about Draco. As she turned around, she was greeted by the sight of him leaning against a wall.
"So, Chang. Now that you're such a big deal around here and single, I'd same your game to dating me. " He smirked.
"Oh, am I? Good to know." She scowled and turned to leave. "Go find someone who can stand your presence for more than three seconds!" And with that she ran way from him.
Stupid girl, he thought. She was too old for me anyways.
Title: We Need A Little Christmas
Summary: Drabble Challenge #6: Harry at the Dursleys
Characters/Pairings: Harry Potter
Genre: Angst
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
It was Christmas again and Harry could only hope that one day, he would get a present from someone. He had, yet again, been thrown out of the living room on Christmas morning to be locked up in his cupboard. It was probably better this way, he said to himself. Like this, he wouldn't have to see Dudley yelling about getting forty-three presents instead of forty-four, or complain about the toys aunt Marge sent him. Harry didn't want television sets, or remote controlled helicopters, he just wanted a bit of candy, he just wanted to feel that it was Christmas.
Title: The Joker
Summary: Drabble Challenge #11: Sirius Black
Characters/Pairings: Sirius Black
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Sirius had been locked up for so long, first in Azkaban, then in Grimmauld Place, that when he was given the opportunity to get out, he often went overboard.
This time, he had managed to sneak into the Ministry of Magic building and entered Umbridge's office. He had heard from Harry that she was almost as bad as Voldemort. He was feeling positively giddy at the prospect of playing a prank on someone (he hadn't done that for so long!), especially on someone so horrible like her. Oh, Molly would be so angry if she found out, but who cared?
Title: Voldefluff
Summary: Drabble Challenge #21: Lord Voldemort
Characters/Pairings: Lord Voldemort
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Voldemort couldn't believe that this was happening to him. Trelawney, that insect-eyed freak, had cursed him! And he didn't know what curse it was! His eyes had turn bright pink, his skin started sparkling and he could feel his lips become plump. He had a weird sensation on his scalp too and when he reached up to feel his head, he felt fluffy locks covering it!
"What have you done to me! You will pay for this!" He roared, but the woman only laughed.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" He shouted, but he realized that his wand had turned into a bedazzled microphone.
Title: At Last
Summary: Drabble Challenge #22: Remus Lupin
Characters/Pairings: Remus Lupin/ Nymphadora Tonks
Genre: Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
He had never thought he would live the day when he would take a woman out on a date. He had never thought there could be anyone in this world capable to look past his illness, past his poverty, past his flaws. He had been convinced he was destined to live alone for the rest of his life.
Then she came along. She changed his life, tended to his wounds, put him back together. She made him laugh and cry, she kissed him and loved him, she was there and vowed never to leave. He had found love at last.
Title: The Invisible Man
Summary: Drabble Challenge #24: Ron Weasley
Characters/Pairings: Ron Weasley
Genre: Angst
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Nobody understood him. Nobody knew how it was to be the youngest brother in a series of successful brothers. He had so much to live up to. Actually, no matter what he did, he would probably pass unnoticed. He had thought that after the Philosopher's Stone debacle, people would admire him, but he had been wrong. He was still in the second row. People just knew him as the "Weasley boy who is Potter's friend." What hurt him the most was that Hermione didn't seem to notice he existed. They were friends, but she would always choose Harry over him.
Title: The Great Expectations
Summary: Drabble Challenge #36: Michael Corner
Characters/Pairings: Michael Corner/Ginny Weasley
Genre: Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Dating Ginny Weasley was not one of his brightest ideas. Sure, the girl was pretty and smart and funny. But she was also the little sister of Ron Weasley, Harry Potter's sidekick, and that meant only trouble. She was, by extension, a member of the Golden Group and people had very high expectations of the boy who would be Ginny's boyfriend. If he smiled too much, he was annoying, if he didn't smile, he was brooding. There was always something wrong with him, according to the Gryffindors. So he did not mind in the least when they broke up.
6 * 100 words/30= 20 + 6*5 = 50 points
468/30=15.6 + 5 points (challenge) = 21 points for Hufflepuff
=> 71 points for Hufflepuff (maxed out)
Summary: Ficlet Challenge #53: Quidditch Romances
Characters/Pairings: Cho Chang/Cedric Diggory, Draco Malfoy
Genre: Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Ficlet
Word Count: 468
"I can't believe you tried to push me off my broom!" Cedric yelled, running his hand angrily through his hair.
"I'm sorry, Cedric, I really am, but we were playing against each other. You were Cedric the Hufflepuff Seeker, not Cedric my boyfriend!" Cho tried to defend herself.
She felt terrible for trying a dirty trick on him, but her guilt was nothing compared to the happiness she felt when she caught the Snitch, giving Ravenclaw their first Quidditch Cup in almost fifteen years. The sight of the crowd waving blue flags and chanting her name had been exhilarating and lifting the cup had been her biggest achievement in her years at Hogwarts so far. She wouldn't let a bitter boyfriend spoil her glory.
"I caught the Snitch, we won, end of story. The least you could do is be happy for me, I'm your girlfriend and I should mean more to you than your stupid pride!"
"Oh really? How hypocritical of you! Did me being your boyfriend mean more to you than cheating to win? Oh, wait. No, it didn't!" He had turned bright red and his nostrils were flaring.
"You're such a sore loser, Cedric! Get over yourself!"
"Well, well, well. What have we got here?" A familiar drawl interrupted their shouting match. "If it isn't captain loser Diggory and hero Seeker Chang."
"Leave us alone, Malfoy." Cho spat, sneering at him. The Slytherin Seeker was the last person she wanted to see right now. It was well-known that he had made a betting pool about whether Cho and Cedric would still be together after this match.
"Oh, I'm so sorry to interrupt. Please, do go on. I have to get those twenty Galleons from Granger. That hopeless little Mudblood was so sure love conquers all. I told her Quidditch romances, especially between opponents, are doomed from the beginning. Seems like I was right." Draco smirked.
"We're not breaking up, so get lost!" Cho snapped at him.
"Oh, really? Because we totally were."
"Cedric! What are you talking about?"
"We're done, Cho. You never really cared about me anyways, I was just good arm-candy for you."
"Cedric!"
But the Hufflepuff boy rushed away before she could make a move. She was so baffled at his childish behavior that she forgot about Draco. As she turned around, she was greeted by the sight of him leaning against a wall.
"So, Chang. Now that you're such a big deal around here and single, I'd same your game to dating me. " He smirked.
"Oh, am I? Good to know." She scowled and turned to leave. "Go find someone who can stand your presence for more than three seconds!" And with that she ran way from him.
Stupid girl, he thought. She was too old for me anyways.
Title: We Need A Little Christmas
Summary: Drabble Challenge #6: Harry at the Dursleys
Characters/Pairings: Harry Potter
Genre: Angst
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
It was Christmas again and Harry could only hope that one day, he would get a present from someone. He had, yet again, been thrown out of the living room on Christmas morning to be locked up in his cupboard. It was probably better this way, he said to himself. Like this, he wouldn't have to see Dudley yelling about getting forty-three presents instead of forty-four, or complain about the toys aunt Marge sent him. Harry didn't want television sets, or remote controlled helicopters, he just wanted a bit of candy, he just wanted to feel that it was Christmas.
Title: The Joker
Summary: Drabble Challenge #11: Sirius Black
Characters/Pairings: Sirius Black
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Sirius had been locked up for so long, first in Azkaban, then in Grimmauld Place, that when he was given the opportunity to get out, he often went overboard.
This time, he had managed to sneak into the Ministry of Magic building and entered Umbridge's office. He had heard from Harry that she was almost as bad as Voldemort. He was feeling positively giddy at the prospect of playing a prank on someone (he hadn't done that for so long!), especially on someone so horrible like her. Oh, Molly would be so angry if she found out, but who cared?
Title: Voldefluff
Summary: Drabble Challenge #21: Lord Voldemort
Characters/Pairings: Lord Voldemort
Genre: Humour
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Voldemort couldn't believe that this was happening to him. Trelawney, that insect-eyed freak, had cursed him! And he didn't know what curse it was! His eyes had turn bright pink, his skin started sparkling and he could feel his lips become plump. He had a weird sensation on his scalp too and when he reached up to feel his head, he felt fluffy locks covering it!
"What have you done to me! You will pay for this!" He roared, but the woman only laughed.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" He shouted, but he realized that his wand had turned into a bedazzled microphone.
Title: At Last
Summary: Drabble Challenge #22: Remus Lupin
Characters/Pairings: Remus Lupin/ Nymphadora Tonks
Genre: Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
He had never thought he would live the day when he would take a woman out on a date. He had never thought there could be anyone in this world capable to look past his illness, past his poverty, past his flaws. He had been convinced he was destined to live alone for the rest of his life.
Then she came along. She changed his life, tended to his wounds, put him back together. She made him laugh and cry, she kissed him and loved him, she was there and vowed never to leave. He had found love at last.
Title: The Invisible Man
Summary: Drabble Challenge #24: Ron Weasley
Characters/Pairings: Ron Weasley
Genre: Angst
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Nobody understood him. Nobody knew how it was to be the youngest brother in a series of successful brothers. He had so much to live up to. Actually, no matter what he did, he would probably pass unnoticed. He had thought that after the Philosopher's Stone debacle, people would admire him, but he had been wrong. He was still in the second row. People just knew him as the "Weasley boy who is Potter's friend." What hurt him the most was that Hermione didn't seem to notice he existed. They were friends, but she would always choose Harry over him.
Title: The Great Expectations
Summary: Drabble Challenge #36: Michael Corner
Characters/Pairings: Michael Corner/Ginny Weasley
Genre: Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Medium: Drabble
Word Count: 100
Dating Ginny Weasley was not one of his brightest ideas. Sure, the girl was pretty and smart and funny. But she was also the little sister of Ron Weasley, Harry Potter's sidekick, and that meant only trouble. She was, by extension, a member of the Golden Group and people had very high expectations of the boy who would be Ginny's boyfriend. If he smiled too much, he was annoying, if he didn't smile, he was brooding. There was always something wrong with him, according to the Gryffindors. So he did not mind in the least when they broke up.
6 * 100 words/30= 20 + 6*5 = 50 points
468/30=15.6 + 5 points (challenge) = 21 points for Hufflepuff
=> 71 points for Hufflepuff (maxed out)