Ficlet: Motives
Title: Motives
Author: Inspire inspired_ideas
Warnings: None
Rating: All Ages
Character: Poppy Pomfrey
Summary: Poppy wonders why a certain muggleborn attracts so much attention.
Disclaimer: I’m not JKR, nor do I play her on TV.
Word Count: 200
Written for 31_october_days Day 2: Poppy Pomfrey.
She understood why everyone would fawn over Potter, after all he was The Boy Who Lived. But what was it about this muggleborn girl that had everyone fawning over her? Potter, Weasley and Longbottom she could see. The matron knew the girl’s brains were useful for their schoolwork. Minerva she could see as well. The chit was of her house and the deputy headmistress was defensive of all her cubs. Albus’ interest was a bit perplexing, but assumed that he simply saw the girl as a means to help Potter and keep the boy happy.
But Severus? There was no possible explanation.
Severus loathed Potter. As head of Slytherin, he detested Gryffindors. He held teenagers in contempt. He abhorred over zealous students and had always been particularly condemning of her.
Why then did he insist on keeping vigil?
The matron had no idea what possible motive the potions master could have for keeping watch over a girl stupid enough to run away from Hogwarts and get herself cursed half to death by Dolohov. But while she may not have had an idea of what motivated Severus to remain at the muggleborn idiot’s bedside, she knew that her darling Tom would.
Author: Inspire inspired_ideas
Warnings: None
Rating: All Ages
Character: Poppy Pomfrey
Summary: Poppy wonders why a certain muggleborn attracts so much attention.
Disclaimer: I’m not JKR, nor do I play her on TV.
Word Count: 200
Written for 31_october_days Day 2: Poppy Pomfrey.
She understood why everyone would fawn over Potter, after all he was The Boy Who Lived. But what was it about this muggleborn girl that had everyone fawning over her? Potter, Weasley and Longbottom she could see. The matron knew the girl’s brains were useful for their schoolwork. Minerva she could see as well. The chit was of her house and the deputy headmistress was defensive of all her cubs. Albus’ interest was a bit perplexing, but assumed that he simply saw the girl as a means to help Potter and keep the boy happy.
But Severus? There was no possible explanation.
Severus loathed Potter. As head of Slytherin, he detested Gryffindors. He held teenagers in contempt. He abhorred over zealous students and had always been particularly condemning of her.
Why then did he insist on keeping vigil?
The matron had no idea what possible motive the potions master could have for keeping watch over a girl stupid enough to run away from Hogwarts and get herself cursed half to death by Dolohov. But while she may not have had an idea of what motivated Severus to remain at the muggleborn idiot’s bedside, she knew that her darling Tom would.