Attention, HP fans!
Do you like stories that simultaneously flesh out minor characters and expand upon the Potter universe -- in this case by showing us the life of 'ordinary' upper-crust purebloods in all its constraints?
Do you enjoy insightful characterisation, lovely writing, endearing protagonists, and the gentle unfolding of unlikely friendships?
Then my
hoggywarty gift is also a gift for you!
Hopeless by Anonymous Author is a story about Millicent Bulstrode as she struggles with the constraints imposed upon her by family and society. Luckily, she is aided and encouraged by her wise 'grandmother' (who is a most likeable and intriguing OC) as well as by her beloved Professor Sprout. It's a thoughtful, uplifting story, and I loved it. Here, have an excerpt:
So proud did Millicent feel that she'd almost forgotten Neville until the professor said, "Now you, Mr Longbottom. See what you can do."
Longbottom's shoulders slumped, and Millicent thought he might be about to cry. "Will it hurt?" he said. "I mean. . .the plant, it screamed. Will it be hurt?"
"No, dear, don't you worry about that," Professor Sprout said. "It doesn't have a brain. But over the ages, it's learnt how to protect itself. Natural selection, you know."
"Oh, okay," Neville said. "It's just. . .I'm hopeless when it comes to hurting things."
Still flush with her triumph, Millicent felt magnanimous towards everyone in the world, even the Gryffindors. "Buck up, Longbottom," she said. "If you have to be hopeless at something, that's not a bad thing to be hopeless at."
This entry was originally posted at http://miss-morland.dreamwidth.org/90403.html. You may comment there, if you like.
Do you enjoy insightful characterisation, lovely writing, endearing protagonists, and the gentle unfolding of unlikely friendships?
Then my
hoggywarty gift is also a gift for you!
Hopeless by Anonymous Author is a story about Millicent Bulstrode as she struggles with the constraints imposed upon her by family and society. Luckily, she is aided and encouraged by her wise 'grandmother' (who is a most likeable and intriguing OC) as well as by her beloved Professor Sprout. It's a thoughtful, uplifting story, and I loved it. Here, have an excerpt:
So proud did Millicent feel that she'd almost forgotten Neville until the professor said, "Now you, Mr Longbottom. See what you can do."
Longbottom's shoulders slumped, and Millicent thought he might be about to cry. "Will it hurt?" he said. "I mean. . .the plant, it screamed. Will it be hurt?"
"No, dear, don't you worry about that," Professor Sprout said. "It doesn't have a brain. But over the ages, it's learnt how to protect itself. Natural selection, you know."
"Oh, okay," Neville said. "It's just. . .I'm hopeless when it comes to hurting things."
Still flush with her triumph, Millicent felt magnanimous towards everyone in the world, even the Gryffindors. "Buck up, Longbottom," she said. "If you have to be hopeless at something, that's not a bad thing to be hopeless at."
This entry was originally posted at http://miss-morland.dreamwidth.org/90403.html. You may comment there, if you like.