FIC: Loopy and Pudgy
Title: Loopy and Pudgy
Pairings: none
Notes: written for the Writers' Workout Challenge issued by oxoniensis, ~500 words
Summary: Harry and his friends think about their classmates' affiliations
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JK Rowling
Thanks to aidenfire for being my cheerleader and to oxoniensis for setting up the challenge. My prompt was: feather.
Loopy and Pudgy
It would likely be their last time together on the Hogwarts Express, but it seemed that each of them had decided to put on a brave face and enjoy the trip, eating chocolate frogs and laughing. Harry and his friends were making three lists of students: those who would likely join the Death Eaters, those who would fight against Voldemort, and the undecided. Hermione was pretending to disapprove of a crude comment Ron had just made about Millicent Bulstrode when Luna entered the compartment.
Luna was wearing feathers in her hair. Quite a few feathers, actually, it seemed to Harry. He imagined vaguely that it must be a new fashion. Although perhaps not, he thought to himself, observing Ron's shocked expression and the fact that Hermione bit clean through her quill.
"All right, Luna?" he said. "We were wondering where you had gotten to." Neville moved his feet to make room, and Luna sat down.
Hermione found a new quill and explained what they were doing.
"It's a good thing you're here - you'll be able to help when we get to the Ravenclaws. Pansy's next. I would have guessed Death Eater, but I don't know, with Draco…"
Ron was adamant: "You can't be serious, Hermione! She'll be a Death Eater! That girl's a Slytherin through and through." Hermione sighed - Ron had said the same thing about every Slytherin student.
"Hmmm," said Luna. "I don't know about that. Her mother was in Hufflepuff." She giggled.
"How do you know that?" asked Neville, curious.
"She's my cousin," answered Luna calmly, as if it were obvious.
"She's WHAT?" yelled Ron. "You're related to that pug-faced, Slytherin, Malfoy-loving cow?"
Luna looked at Ron. "Hmmm," she repeated, seemingly unaffected by his attack.
"But Luna," said Harry, "why didn't you tell us?"
Luna turned her unblinking eyes on him. "You didn't ask," she said, surprised. "I didn't know that you wanted me to tell you." She paused. "She's actually quite nice, when we're alone," she added.
Harry looked around at the others, but they seemed as taken aback as he was.
"But Luna," Hermione tried, "she insults you whenever she sees you. I heard her call you a loopy lunatic."
"And you called her pudgy puggy Parkinson," put in Neville.
Ron looked at her with a new admiration. "Have to remember that one," he said, nudging Harry.
"Yes, that was very funny, wasn't it?" said Luna, proudly. "Especially since her nose is rather pug-like. We think up the insults together."
"You WHAT?" This was too much for Ron.
"Hmmm. When we see each other on holidays. It's ever so much fun. In Ravenclaw the only taunting is about exam results, which doesn't leave much scope for the imagination." Luna's eyes lit up. "I've thought of some really good insults for you all, too. Would you like to hear them?"
"No! No," said Hermione, before anyone else could answer. Harry was mildly disappointed, but he supposed that Hermione was right to stop her. "Thank you anyway," said Hermione. "But let's just get on with the lists. So do you think Pansy will join the Death Eaters?"
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Pairings: none
Notes: written for the Writers' Workout Challenge issued by oxoniensis, ~500 words
Summary: Harry and his friends think about their classmates' affiliations
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JK Rowling
Thanks to aidenfire for being my cheerleader and to oxoniensis for setting up the challenge. My prompt was: feather.
Loopy and Pudgy
It would likely be their last time together on the Hogwarts Express, but it seemed that each of them had decided to put on a brave face and enjoy the trip, eating chocolate frogs and laughing. Harry and his friends were making three lists of students: those who would likely join the Death Eaters, those who would fight against Voldemort, and the undecided. Hermione was pretending to disapprove of a crude comment Ron had just made about Millicent Bulstrode when Luna entered the compartment.
Luna was wearing feathers in her hair. Quite a few feathers, actually, it seemed to Harry. He imagined vaguely that it must be a new fashion. Although perhaps not, he thought to himself, observing Ron's shocked expression and the fact that Hermione bit clean through her quill.
"All right, Luna?" he said. "We were wondering where you had gotten to." Neville moved his feet to make room, and Luna sat down.
Hermione found a new quill and explained what they were doing.
"It's a good thing you're here - you'll be able to help when we get to the Ravenclaws. Pansy's next. I would have guessed Death Eater, but I don't know, with Draco…"
Ron was adamant: "You can't be serious, Hermione! She'll be a Death Eater! That girl's a Slytherin through and through." Hermione sighed - Ron had said the same thing about every Slytherin student.
"Hmmm," said Luna. "I don't know about that. Her mother was in Hufflepuff." She giggled.
"How do you know that?" asked Neville, curious.
"She's my cousin," answered Luna calmly, as if it were obvious.
"She's WHAT?" yelled Ron. "You're related to that pug-faced, Slytherin, Malfoy-loving cow?"
Luna looked at Ron. "Hmmm," she repeated, seemingly unaffected by his attack.
"But Luna," said Harry, "why didn't you tell us?"
Luna turned her unblinking eyes on him. "You didn't ask," she said, surprised. "I didn't know that you wanted me to tell you." She paused. "She's actually quite nice, when we're alone," she added.
Harry looked around at the others, but they seemed as taken aback as he was.
"But Luna," Hermione tried, "she insults you whenever she sees you. I heard her call you a loopy lunatic."
"And you called her pudgy puggy Parkinson," put in Neville.
Ron looked at her with a new admiration. "Have to remember that one," he said, nudging Harry.
"Yes, that was very funny, wasn't it?" said Luna, proudly. "Especially since her nose is rather pug-like. We think up the insults together."
"You WHAT?" This was too much for Ron.
"Hmmm. When we see each other on holidays. It's ever so much fun. In Ravenclaw the only taunting is about exam results, which doesn't leave much scope for the imagination." Luna's eyes lit up. "I've thought of some really good insults for you all, too. Would you like to hear them?"
"No! No," said Hermione, before anyone else could answer. Harry was mildly disappointed, but he supposed that Hermione was right to stop her. "Thank you anyway," said Hermione. "But let's just get on with the lists. So do you think Pansy will join the Death Eaters?"
Here is the Writers' Workout Masterlist