Drabble Challenge #72 + 2 others
Title: Pink Ribbon Scars That Never Forget
Summary: Katie Bell Breaks
Characters/Pairings: Katie Bells
Genre: Angst/Horror? Not sure.
Rating/Warnings: PG
Word Count: 100
“Pink Ribbon Scars That Never Forget”
Her hand connected with the necklace, and she flew into the air like a bird. At first, it felt... peaceful. Right.
Then, it began to burn. She screamed in agony, thrashing about in the air. Her eyes rolled back in her head, and her screams were silenced. But the pain never ceased. Her entire body felt like it had snapped, and, for a little while, she knew exactly what death felt like.
Suddenly, her horrible, aching world came crashing down, and she collapsed in mid air falling swiftly to the ground.
Katie Bell broke.
Title: Bloody Karate
Summary: Percy gets heckled for his lack of coordination, and gets a bit of a surprise in the middle of the night.
Characters/Pairings: Percy, Angelina, Percy/Angelina
Genre: Romance/humor
Rating/Warnings: PG
Word Count: 254
The piece of parchment that landed in front of him on the table was shaped into a bird. Percy Weasley undid the intricate foldings of the parchment and read the short note that was scribbled upon it in thin, sprawling handwriting.
"Percy, can you teach me karate? Fred and George said you were quite good at it. -Angelina"
He scowled, and he heard a cluster of chuckles erupt from behind him. His younger brothers and Angelina, he was sure.
Dad had tried to teach them karate the previous summer. One of the many muggle things his father had quickly developed a fascination for. Percy had been rubbish at it, of course, he was horrible at most things that required a lot of coordination, but that didn't matter much to him, he preferred to concentrate on academia anyway. Fred and George had heckled him on the day, obviously. But if they were telling Angelina about the numerous bruises inflicted on him by Ginny that day...they could be telling anyone. His head boy status would be disrespected! No one would follow the rules again. He shuddered. He was in a severe need of a good night's rest.
Late that night, he was awoken by a dark haired, dark skinned girl, whose lips were already in contact with his own. By the time they had broke apart, Angelina Johnson was straddling him, a hint of a smile playing on her face. She bent down and whispered in his ear, "I'm not kidding about that karate lesson."
Title: Careful
Summary: Teddy Lupin pines over Lily Luna Potter.
Characters/Pairings: Teddy, Lily Luna, Teddy/Lily Luna (unrequited)
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Word Count: 791
She walks by him, and her fire red hair seems to taunt him. It completely swishes past, in a smell that is completely her. "Stop thinking this, Teddy," he tells himself. "You're her teacher, for goodness sake! Plus, she's your godfather's daughter! Stop!"
But, as she turns around, realizing she walked right past him, when it was he who she needed to speak with, and her hazel eyes connect with his ever-changing ones, his heart skips a beat.
She asks him if she can ask him something, and he tells her to come into his office. She answers politely, saying, "Yes, Professor Lupin," and giggles a bit, because she finds it amusing that the man she called Teddy a few months ago is now her teacher, and now she is his student, while he used to be like a brother.
"Stop, with the formalities, Lily," he says, "I'm no more than your big brother come to teach at your school." She laughs.
"Okay, then. Teddy it is!" she spouts triumphantly, and he engulfs her in a brotherly hug. He wishes it wasn't. He wishes it was something more. As he rustles her hair playfully, like he used to do when she was younger, she begins to squirm out of his tight grip, and he holds on. He never wants this to end, because it's all he'll ever get. The companionship, friendliness they have was all they would ever have.
You see, this fascination Teddy has with her, it isn't like a normal fling, where Teddy could just tell this girl that he liked her. No. This is different for two reasons: The first being that She is ten years younger than him; he at twenty-six, her at almost seventeen. And, two, he isn't sure that he just likes her. He's pretty sure that he's utterly intoxicated by her.
He finally lets go, after she threatens to break his arm if he doesn't release her. He knows these are empty threats, and that's she's no where near as strong as he is, but he sets her free all the same.
"So," he begins, transforming into what he liked to call his 'stuck-up professor mode' (only to Lily, as things couldn't be getting around that he thought that all professors were stuck up, which he didn't) and says, "what was your question?" in a very snooty voice. He only does this to get a chuckle from her. The sound of her laughter is like music, and as happy as it makes him, it also reminds him of the things he can't have.
"Well," she responds, playing along, and changing her voice so it has a posh accent in it, "my question is that I was wondering when we were going to study the werewolf, as I was quite looking forward to that."
Teddy sighs. She doesn't know that his father was a werewolf. "I honestly don't know yet, Lily." That is a lie. He doesn't want to teach the kids about werewolves, because it brings back memories of the father and mother he never had.
Though, he'll have to work it into his lesson plan, now that Lily has asked about it.
She smiles at him now, knowing he'll figure it out, because that's her Teddy, always knowing the solutions, the peacemaker, the solver of problems, the Teddy she looked up to. If she could know what he was thinking now, would she still look up to him?
He decides to ignore his wonderings for a few more minutes, and tells her that he'll find a way to teach it, and that her big brother will do anything for his little sister.
She looks confused then, and he raises an eyebrow, as if to ask her about the befuddled look on her face. She notices his silent inquiry, and says, "But, Teddy, you're not my big brother."
Then, he feels his first glimmer of hope.
The next day, he sees her strut by him again, but, this time, there’s a boy with his arm around her, and he’s tired of being careful with her, but, still, he knows that even now, you just can’t be too careful anymore. So he continues on his silent, unrealized by others, quest to keep loving Lily Potter, and hope that one day, she will love him back.
When he can't sleep that night, he makes his way down to the Mirror of Erised that Harry had told him about, many years ago, but he had never time to actually see it. When he gets there, all he sees is two people: himself, and Lily Luna Potter.
"Oh, you can't be too careful anymore, when all that is waiting for you won't come any closer."
100 words/50= 2 points+5 points= 7 points
254/50= 5.08= 5 points
1,256/50= 15.82= 15 points
Total= 27 points for Ravenclaw!
Summary: Katie Bell Breaks
Characters/Pairings: Katie Bells
Genre: Angst/Horror? Not sure.
Rating/Warnings: PG
Word Count: 100
“Pink Ribbon Scars That Never Forget”
Her hand connected with the necklace, and she flew into the air like a bird. At first, it felt... peaceful. Right.
Then, it began to burn. She screamed in agony, thrashing about in the air. Her eyes rolled back in her head, and her screams were silenced. But the pain never ceased. Her entire body felt like it had snapped, and, for a little while, she knew exactly what death felt like.
Suddenly, her horrible, aching world came crashing down, and she collapsed in mid air falling swiftly to the ground.
Katie Bell broke.
Title: Bloody Karate
Summary: Percy gets heckled for his lack of coordination, and gets a bit of a surprise in the middle of the night.
Characters/Pairings: Percy, Angelina, Percy/Angelina
Genre: Romance/humor
Rating/Warnings: PG
Word Count: 254
The piece of parchment that landed in front of him on the table was shaped into a bird. Percy Weasley undid the intricate foldings of the parchment and read the short note that was scribbled upon it in thin, sprawling handwriting.
"Percy, can you teach me karate? Fred and George said you were quite good at it. -Angelina"
He scowled, and he heard a cluster of chuckles erupt from behind him. His younger brothers and Angelina, he was sure.
Dad had tried to teach them karate the previous summer. One of the many muggle things his father had quickly developed a fascination for. Percy had been rubbish at it, of course, he was horrible at most things that required a lot of coordination, but that didn't matter much to him, he preferred to concentrate on academia anyway. Fred and George had heckled him on the day, obviously. But if they were telling Angelina about the numerous bruises inflicted on him by Ginny that day...they could be telling anyone. His head boy status would be disrespected! No one would follow the rules again. He shuddered. He was in a severe need of a good night's rest.
Late that night, he was awoken by a dark haired, dark skinned girl, whose lips were already in contact with his own. By the time they had broke apart, Angelina Johnson was straddling him, a hint of a smile playing on her face. She bent down and whispered in his ear, "I'm not kidding about that karate lesson."
Title: Careful
Summary: Teddy Lupin pines over Lily Luna Potter.
Characters/Pairings: Teddy, Lily Luna, Teddy/Lily Luna (unrequited)
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating/Warnings: PG
Word Count: 791
She walks by him, and her fire red hair seems to taunt him. It completely swishes past, in a smell that is completely her. "Stop thinking this, Teddy," he tells himself. "You're her teacher, for goodness sake! Plus, she's your godfather's daughter! Stop!"
But, as she turns around, realizing she walked right past him, when it was he who she needed to speak with, and her hazel eyes connect with his ever-changing ones, his heart skips a beat.
She asks him if she can ask him something, and he tells her to come into his office. She answers politely, saying, "Yes, Professor Lupin," and giggles a bit, because she finds it amusing that the man she called Teddy a few months ago is now her teacher, and now she is his student, while he used to be like a brother.
"Stop, with the formalities, Lily," he says, "I'm no more than your big brother come to teach at your school." She laughs.
"Okay, then. Teddy it is!" she spouts triumphantly, and he engulfs her in a brotherly hug. He wishes it wasn't. He wishes it was something more. As he rustles her hair playfully, like he used to do when she was younger, she begins to squirm out of his tight grip, and he holds on. He never wants this to end, because it's all he'll ever get. The companionship, friendliness they have was all they would ever have.
You see, this fascination Teddy has with her, it isn't like a normal fling, where Teddy could just tell this girl that he liked her. No. This is different for two reasons: The first being that She is ten years younger than him; he at twenty-six, her at almost seventeen. And, two, he isn't sure that he just likes her. He's pretty sure that he's utterly intoxicated by her.
He finally lets go, after she threatens to break his arm if he doesn't release her. He knows these are empty threats, and that's she's no where near as strong as he is, but he sets her free all the same.
"So," he begins, transforming into what he liked to call his 'stuck-up professor mode' (only to Lily, as things couldn't be getting around that he thought that all professors were stuck up, which he didn't) and says, "what was your question?" in a very snooty voice. He only does this to get a chuckle from her. The sound of her laughter is like music, and as happy as it makes him, it also reminds him of the things he can't have.
"Well," she responds, playing along, and changing her voice so it has a posh accent in it, "my question is that I was wondering when we were going to study the werewolf, as I was quite looking forward to that."
Teddy sighs. She doesn't know that his father was a werewolf. "I honestly don't know yet, Lily." That is a lie. He doesn't want to teach the kids about werewolves, because it brings back memories of the father and mother he never had.
Though, he'll have to work it into his lesson plan, now that Lily has asked about it.
She smiles at him now, knowing he'll figure it out, because that's her Teddy, always knowing the solutions, the peacemaker, the solver of problems, the Teddy she looked up to. If she could know what he was thinking now, would she still look up to him?
He decides to ignore his wonderings for a few more minutes, and tells her that he'll find a way to teach it, and that her big brother will do anything for his little sister.
She looks confused then, and he raises an eyebrow, as if to ask her about the befuddled look on her face. She notices his silent inquiry, and says, "But, Teddy, you're not my big brother."
Then, he feels his first glimmer of hope.
The next day, he sees her strut by him again, but, this time, there’s a boy with his arm around her, and he’s tired of being careful with her, but, still, he knows that even now, you just can’t be too careful anymore. So he continues on his silent, unrealized by others, quest to keep loving Lily Potter, and hope that one day, she will love him back.
When he can't sleep that night, he makes his way down to the Mirror of Erised that Harry had told him about, many years ago, but he had never time to actually see it. When he gets there, all he sees is two people: himself, and Lily Luna Potter.
"Oh, you can't be too careful anymore, when all that is waiting for you won't come any closer."
100 words/50= 2 points+5 points= 7 points
254/50= 5.08= 5 points
1,256/50= 15.82= 15 points
Total= 27 points for Ravenclaw!