The Life of a Child
Author: chokolattejedi
Title: The Life of a Child
Date: 7-15-06
Characters: Albus, Minerva, Poppy
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Harry’s first year: Albus, Poppy, and Minerva discuss his upbringing.
Warning: Mentions of child abuse
Prompt: Sacrosanct
Word Count: 135
“Albus! You can’t do this!” Minerva cried. “The life of a child is not something to be toyed with.”
“Minerva,” he sighed, looking all of his 140 years, “This is a war. Nothing is sacrosanct, even the life of a child.”
“But to leave him with those people?”
“Arabella tried to look out for him and make sure things didn’t get too out of hand.”
Poppy finally spoke up. “Out of hand?” she yelled, “Out of hand would be a lot of time outs, or more chores than his cousin. We’re talking about abuse!”
“I don’t think it went that far, Poppy.” Albus hedged.
“Bollocks! I did the medical scan on him. They’ve abused him for years. And you missed it, Albus.”
“Then we must work to correct our mistake. This war depends on Harry.”
And it’s all over! 10 hours to write them all, and another one or so to format and post them. Yay!
Title: The Life of a Child
Date: 7-15-06
Characters: Albus, Minerva, Poppy
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Harry’s first year: Albus, Poppy, and Minerva discuss his upbringing.
Warning: Mentions of child abuse
Prompt: Sacrosanct
Word Count: 135
“Albus! You can’t do this!” Minerva cried. “The life of a child is not something to be toyed with.”
“Minerva,” he sighed, looking all of his 140 years, “This is a war. Nothing is sacrosanct, even the life of a child.”
“But to leave him with those people?”
“Arabella tried to look out for him and make sure things didn’t get too out of hand.”
Poppy finally spoke up. “Out of hand?” she yelled, “Out of hand would be a lot of time outs, or more chores than his cousin. We’re talking about abuse!”
“I don’t think it went that far, Poppy.” Albus hedged.
“Bollocks! I did the medical scan on him. They’ve abused him for years. And you missed it, Albus.”
“Then we must work to correct our mistake. This war depends on Harry.”
And it’s all over! 10 hours to write them all, and another one or so to format and post them. Yay!