Jun 27, 2008 12:17
Title: The New Neighbor
House: Ravenclaw
Word Count: 100
Characters: Arabella Figg, Mr. Tibbles
Challenge: Protection
Dumbledore was a stark raving lunatic; Arabella Figg knew that for certain. How else could he possibly expect a poor squib like herself to offer any sort of protection to a baby who had already defeated What's-His-Name?
"Even with your help," she amended in a whisper to Mr. Tibbles as they stood on the Dursleys’ doorstep. “The old nutter never even left us instructions!”
The door opened, and Mrs. Dursley greeted them with a practiced smile and barely-concealed disdain. Arabella offered her hand.
“Hello dear, I’m Arabella. I just moved to the neighborhood. And this is Mr. Tibbles; he’s terribly fond of children.”
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