Harry Potter: "On Paper" by Delphi

[atdelphi]

Title: On Paper
Author: Delphi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Character: Alastor Moody
Rating: General
Disclaimer: Alastor Moody and his environs are the intellectual property of JK Rowling and associates. This story was written out of love for the series.
Prompt: 1479. Harry Potter, any character, A canon character uses spells/potions to transition from one

Comments

[kellychambliss]

What a clever idea ~~ the Hogwarts magical quill detects essences of all kinds. I love the way you depict Alice/Alastor's inner sense of self and how perfectly the style represents his various ages (especially the pirate play and the perfectly logical idea to buy a sib /g/).

[atdelphi]

Thank you for reading it! (Moody and I would have been fast friends at five. *g*)

[trovia]

Ooh, this is lovely and clever. I like how it's all about gender identity while at the same time it isn't at all. That makes it feel very real.

[atdelphi]

Thank you very much. :-)

[seagullsong]

Oh. Oh, the letter. So sweet. ;___;

[atdelphi]

Thank you. :-)

[minkhollow]

Oh, this is lovely! And having the authority of his Hogwarts letter to help make the case is bound to help, in his future.

(Also, I can't help wondering why Atalanta Watkins got a Significant Glance between the grown-ups. XD)

[atdelphi]

Thank you. :-) (Also, I should note I wasn't really intending anything with Watkins herself - I meant the glance to be indicative of the fact that they realise their little intervention is failing.)

[woldy]

Oh, I love the idea that the Hogwarts quill would pick up on one's gender identification! Like the sorting hat, except that by the time you're sorted it's a bit too late because you're on all the lists under the wrong gender. I can't help being a bit cross at Mrs Mackinnon (Marlene's mum?) for giving him the book, but Alastor's decision to bury it harks back to the earlier scene about siblings & treasure. Very nice :-)

[atdelphi]

Glad you liked it. :-) (Also, I just chose the name McKinnon because it was supposed to be a big family before the war - we'll pretend she's just a distant cousin to Marlene.)