Irrational Fears/Geniuses
Title: Irrational Fears
Character[s]: Hermione Granger
Rating: [G]
Challenge: Magical Items and Devices
House: Hufflepuff
Word Count: 100 by Semagic
Author's Notes: This one was fun to write. I've always thought that this is the one area in which Miss Granger does not excel. And when I was growing up, it was a commonplace phenomenon that parts of the movie Fantasia scared children and gave them nightmares. So I thought I'd combine the two.
Hermione would rather die than admit it: phobias were, after all, irrational fears. When she was small, her thirsty mind demanded constant input, and her parents obliged.
She'd had nightmares of animate brooms for weeks after seeing The Sorceror's Apprentice.. Magical brooms on which one could fly brought it all back with horrible clarity. Being in the sky with nothing between her and a fall like Neville's -- or worse -- simply cemented the terror.
She could watch Quidditch out of affection for Ron and Harry. Usually. But Hermione much preferred her feet on the ground and her bum off a broom.
Title: Geniuses
Character[s]: Arthur, Fred, and George Weasley
Rating: [G]
Challenge: Magical Items and Devices
House: Hufflepuff
Word Count: 100 by semagic
Author's Notes: Love Those Weasleys
"So many people hate the fat old toad."
"Then it's decided." Fred grinned.
They raised their wands.
The gift box got past Ministry screening because the Weasley twins were geniuses. They'd done their research as well; Dolores adored truffles. The box was emptied in a twinkling.
Arthur, on hearing that she seemed to have developed the unusual talent of farting and belching 'God Save The Queen', first fought laughter, then reminded the frantic secretary that was no longer his department.
Arthur thought he recognized the footprint on the chocolates. But the Ministry wasn't having much luck proving it was them.
Character[s]: Hermione Granger
Rating: [G]
Challenge: Magical Items and Devices
House: Hufflepuff
Word Count: 100 by Semagic
Author's Notes: This one was fun to write. I've always thought that this is the one area in which Miss Granger does not excel. And when I was growing up, it was a commonplace phenomenon that parts of the movie Fantasia scared children and gave them nightmares. So I thought I'd combine the two.
Hermione would rather die than admit it: phobias were, after all, irrational fears. When she was small, her thirsty mind demanded constant input, and her parents obliged.
She'd had nightmares of animate brooms for weeks after seeing The Sorceror's Apprentice.. Magical brooms on which one could fly brought it all back with horrible clarity. Being in the sky with nothing between her and a fall like Neville's -- or worse -- simply cemented the terror.
She could watch Quidditch out of affection for Ron and Harry. Usually. But Hermione much preferred her feet on the ground and her bum off a broom.
Title: Geniuses
Character[s]: Arthur, Fred, and George Weasley
Rating: [G]
Challenge: Magical Items and Devices
House: Hufflepuff
Word Count: 100 by semagic
Author's Notes: Love Those Weasleys
"So many people hate the fat old toad."
"Then it's decided." Fred grinned.
They raised their wands.
The gift box got past Ministry screening because the Weasley twins were geniuses. They'd done their research as well; Dolores adored truffles. The box was emptied in a twinkling.
Arthur, on hearing that she seemed to have developed the unusual talent of farting and belching 'God Save The Queen', first fought laughter, then reminded the frantic secretary that was no longer his department.
Arthur thought he recognized the footprint on the chocolates. But the Ministry wasn't having much luck proving it was them.