4436: Driving Me Mad - Quinn O'Brian
Title: Driving Me Mad
Perpetrator: klg193
Sue-O-Meter: Awful
Cover/Banner Art: It’s a picture of the twins.
Summary: “Quinn has a reputation for dating around and ending her relationships the minute she gets bored. But when her nearly perfect boyfriend pulls this stunt on her, she uses the help of an old friend to try and win him back. (Inspired by the 90s teen movie Drive Me Crazy) [George Weasley/OC]”
Full Name: Quinn O’Brien
Species: I’m not sure what to call this one.
Hair: n/a
Eyes: n/a
Markings: She has a hidden mole. I was looking for hair color, but couldn’t find it.
Possessions: I honestly didn’t care. This was a majorly painful read.
Connection to Canon: The first chapter involves the Sue playing hide and seek with the canon characters Fred and George. We then get the Sue telling us all about herself and how she’s connected with the Weasley family, but grew apart and has her own friends. It also goes into her bragging about how she’s had all sorts of boyfriends and girls hate her for this. It then jumps to her going to a party in the room of requirement which most of the students don’t know about to celebrate Cedric’s handling of the first task. We then find out the Sue who claims she acts like she is twenty-five playing spin the bottle. She’s upset because it’s George that she has to go into the closet with. They then get caught by McGonagall and have to serve detention with each other. Can I add she finds kissing George cringe worthy just because? She then starts talking to her boyfriend who was busy studying instead of going to the party. He’s the one who breaks up with her. (I thought she was the one who went through boyfriends, not the other way around.) George decides to help her get back at the guy. Eventually the story progresses to them announcing they are dating.
Origin: “Before we get too far into this story, let me give you some background. My name is Quinn O'Brien. As I mentioned, I'm a fifth year and I was sorted into Gryffindor, which was some sort of miracle. My father was a Ravenclaw, cultured, wise, and thought-provoking while my mother was a Hufflepuff, happy-go-lucky, joyful, and even tempered. My sister, Meredith, was the spitting image of my father. She was six years older than me and had been sorted into Ravenclaw. She was currently on her way up to becoming editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet. Everyone said I was a lot like my mother, except a bit more mischievous. It was the surprise of a century when I was sorted into Gryffindor instead of Hufflepuff, but I was happy with the decision. The Gryffindors were more my speed.” It’s then the Yule Ball and they tell each other they’re not making everyone jealous. There’s a ton of stuff between these plot points which doesn’t seem to do anything.
Special Abilities: Apparently, “I was now a fifth year at Hogwarts, which meant I was 15 years old (although, I acted like I was 25). We also find out from the sue that “I was a prefect, I was popular, and I had the perfect boyfriends. What more could a girl want? Despite some of the people I aligned myself with, I was actually a decent person. I might seem shallow but I do have genuine interests. I was raised well and had a good head on my shoulders, but sometimes went along with bad ideas. I always did have a knack for getting into trouble. Luckily, I could usually talk my way out of it.”
Notes: The first chapter is over 20k, but the first paragraph is huge.
Sample:
"1…2…3…4…" I heard Fred calling. I took off at a run to find my spot. We were playing hide and seek, like we always did at these reunions. The Burrow was the best venue for hide and seek because there were so many great hiding spots, both inside and out. Fred and George seemed to be the best at this game, but I had one secret spot where no one could ever find me. Since Fred was the seeker, I thought it was time to bring out the secret spot. I ran down the stairs quickly, hoping I wouldn't be heard or spotted. My parents were in the sitting room with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, waiting for the roast to finish and I tip-toed to the one area that I shouldn't have been, the kitchen. It was an unspoken rule that the kitchen was off limits when Mrs. Weasley was preparing dinner, but I was never one to follow rules. I heard the adults talking in the other room and knew I had a very limited time window to get situated. I opened the cabinet under the sink and went to climb in when I realized there was already someone in there.
"Hey! This is my spot!" I whispered, still trying to keep my cover.
"Well too bad, I was here first," he spat back.
"READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!" Fred called. My eyes went wide in panic and I shoved myself into the cabinet.
"Slide…over…" I said as I nudged him over. We knocked over stacks of bowls and pans and I quickly shut the cabinet door hoping to muffle the noise.
"I can't believe you took my spot," I grumbled.
"Your spot? I don't see your name on it," he teased. I smacked him and he winced. "Now, that wasn't very nice."
"Shh…you'll give our position away." I heard footsteps coming across the tile floor and held my breath.
We sat there for what seemed like hours, whispering insults back and forth and laughing about stupid things. The hardest part in sitting there was that dinner was starting to smell amazing. It was torturous. That was the downside to having a great hiding place; you were stuck there until you got found.
Perpetrator: klg193
Sue-O-Meter: Awful
Cover/Banner Art: It’s a picture of the twins.
Summary: “Quinn has a reputation for dating around and ending her relationships the minute she gets bored. But when her nearly perfect boyfriend pulls this stunt on her, she uses the help of an old friend to try and win him back. (Inspired by the 90s teen movie Drive Me Crazy) [George Weasley/OC]”
Full Name: Quinn O’Brien
Species: I’m not sure what to call this one.
Hair: n/a
Eyes: n/a
Markings: She has a hidden mole. I was looking for hair color, but couldn’t find it.
Possessions: I honestly didn’t care. This was a majorly painful read.
Connection to Canon: The first chapter involves the Sue playing hide and seek with the canon characters Fred and George. We then get the Sue telling us all about herself and how she’s connected with the Weasley family, but grew apart and has her own friends. It also goes into her bragging about how she’s had all sorts of boyfriends and girls hate her for this. It then jumps to her going to a party in the room of requirement which most of the students don’t know about to celebrate Cedric’s handling of the first task. We then find out the Sue who claims she acts like she is twenty-five playing spin the bottle. She’s upset because it’s George that she has to go into the closet with. They then get caught by McGonagall and have to serve detention with each other. Can I add she finds kissing George cringe worthy just because? She then starts talking to her boyfriend who was busy studying instead of going to the party. He’s the one who breaks up with her. (I thought she was the one who went through boyfriends, not the other way around.) George decides to help her get back at the guy. Eventually the story progresses to them announcing they are dating.
Origin: “Before we get too far into this story, let me give you some background. My name is Quinn O'Brien. As I mentioned, I'm a fifth year and I was sorted into Gryffindor, which was some sort of miracle. My father was a Ravenclaw, cultured, wise, and thought-provoking while my mother was a Hufflepuff, happy-go-lucky, joyful, and even tempered. My sister, Meredith, was the spitting image of my father. She was six years older than me and had been sorted into Ravenclaw. She was currently on her way up to becoming editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet. Everyone said I was a lot like my mother, except a bit more mischievous. It was the surprise of a century when I was sorted into Gryffindor instead of Hufflepuff, but I was happy with the decision. The Gryffindors were more my speed.” It’s then the Yule Ball and they tell each other they’re not making everyone jealous. There’s a ton of stuff between these plot points which doesn’t seem to do anything.
Special Abilities: Apparently, “I was now a fifth year at Hogwarts, which meant I was 15 years old (although, I acted like I was 25). We also find out from the sue that “I was a prefect, I was popular, and I had the perfect boyfriends. What more could a girl want? Despite some of the people I aligned myself with, I was actually a decent person. I might seem shallow but I do have genuine interests. I was raised well and had a good head on my shoulders, but sometimes went along with bad ideas. I always did have a knack for getting into trouble. Luckily, I could usually talk my way out of it.”
Notes: The first chapter is over 20k, but the first paragraph is huge.
Sample:
"1…2…3…4…" I heard Fred calling. I took off at a run to find my spot. We were playing hide and seek, like we always did at these reunions. The Burrow was the best venue for hide and seek because there were so many great hiding spots, both inside and out. Fred and George seemed to be the best at this game, but I had one secret spot where no one could ever find me. Since Fred was the seeker, I thought it was time to bring out the secret spot. I ran down the stairs quickly, hoping I wouldn't be heard or spotted. My parents were in the sitting room with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, waiting for the roast to finish and I tip-toed to the one area that I shouldn't have been, the kitchen. It was an unspoken rule that the kitchen was off limits when Mrs. Weasley was preparing dinner, but I was never one to follow rules. I heard the adults talking in the other room and knew I had a very limited time window to get situated. I opened the cabinet under the sink and went to climb in when I realized there was already someone in there.
"Hey! This is my spot!" I whispered, still trying to keep my cover.
"Well too bad, I was here first," he spat back.
"READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!" Fred called. My eyes went wide in panic and I shoved myself into the cabinet.
"Slide…over…" I said as I nudged him over. We knocked over stacks of bowls and pans and I quickly shut the cabinet door hoping to muffle the noise.
"I can't believe you took my spot," I grumbled.
"Your spot? I don't see your name on it," he teased. I smacked him and he winced. "Now, that wasn't very nice."
"Shh…you'll give our position away." I heard footsteps coming across the tile floor and held my breath.
We sat there for what seemed like hours, whispering insults back and forth and laughing about stupid things. The hardest part in sitting there was that dinner was starting to smell amazing. It was torturous. That was the downside to having a great hiding place; you were stuck there until you got found.