((OOC: To avoid godmodding issues, Drosselmeyer's canonical story spinner abilities (i.e., writing stories that come true) have been voided by the magic of Hogwarts. Of course, he can surely find other ways to mess with people's lives...))An old and eccentric man strode through the Sorting Room doors, a red cloak flowing from his hunched shoulders
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"How would you like to hear a fairy tale? I've written an excellent one with a prince, a knight, and two princesses. And for the villain, a raven with a heart as black as his wings." Drosselmeyer smiled in what he felt was a charming and winning manner.
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He paused in case Wishbone might want to interrupt with some reaction or question, the way children were wont to do.
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Drosselmeyer steepled his fingers and continued, "Well, as you can imagine, this was not a good situation at all: a kingdom full of ravens eating at people's unhappy hearts. And it was only to get worse, for the more that the ravens tasted the people's love for their prince, the more they thought they would like to eat the heart of the prince himself, who was as fair as a swan in contrast to the evil ravens."
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"But you must remember that the people loved their prince as well and, even though their hearts were suffering from the darkness and pecking of the ravens, they also wanted to save their prince and spare him any harm. Among them was a brave knight with unwavering loyalty to his prince. So in the prince's place, the knight stepped forward," and here his voice turned ominous and slightly hushed as he continued, "alone, to do battle with the raven."
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Princess Kraehe hadn't quite featured in his novel originally, but she'd made such a delightful addition when the people of Gold Crown reenacted the story that Drosselmeyer couldn't resist working her in again. "The first princess was the Princess Kraehe. She was the daughter of the monster raven, although born in the form of a human girl. She loved the prince, even as he was now--heartless, emotionless, with such lonely and empty eyes--and desired to marry him, for he did not detest her despite the raven's blood in her veins. Even though the prince had bound her father, Princess Kraehe's love remained, and the monster raven approved of the match, so she followed his every instruction to prepare for the day that the prince and princess could be together."
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He clapped his hands together, returning his attention to the storytelling. "Now, where were we? Ah, yes, the second princess. She was called Princess Tutu. Where she came from was a mystery, and where she disappeared to was equally unknown. But her role was certain--she wished to see the prince's heart returned and his kind smile restored. And so piece by piece she gathered up his shattered heart, much to the fury of the Princess Kraehe, who tried in vain to stop her. And so the two princesses matched their wills, each determined to fulfill their goal for the prince, until the day that Princess Tutu collected the very last pieces of the prince's heart."
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Wishbone wagged his tail, eager for the story to continue.
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