"Rose, Hugo, there's something I need to tell you."

Hugo's stomach flip-flopped.

"You know I loved your father very much."

Hugo nodded. He didn't like where this was going.

"But there comes a time…"

"You met someone," Rose guessed, and Hugo's throat tightened.

Mum nodded. "Not… met… exactly, but yes. Is that all right?"
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Title: An Innocent Inquiry ( Read more... )

Title: A Letter to a Pretty Girl
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Challenge:  one not like the other challenge
Characters: Hugo
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series.

**

Beloved,

Today, for the second time, my mother had to bury her husband.

As they lowered his body into the ground, I remembered his words, and those of he that ( Read more... )

Title: You Can't Always Not Get What You Don't Want
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Challenge:  child challenge
Characters: Hugo, Al
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series. (I hope this actually fits for this challenge.  I couldn't find the original description of what this challenge was, despite searching through the tags.  Might I ( Read more... )

Title: The Hall of Aurors
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Challenge:  portrait challenge
Characters: Hugo, Ron (sort of)
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series.

**

This hall creeped him out.  All those eyes, some far too familiar . . .

"Wotcher!"

He slipped past quickly, wondering if Teddy found it as awkward as he did.

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**

The man in the photo was tall, thin, and sallow-skinned with black hair and a beak-like nose.  Hugo looked into his black eyes and wondered what his mother saw in him.

"He's not that handsome, is he?"

Mum cocked her head as if looking at it from a new perspective.  "I suppose not, in the traditional sense.  But he has other admirable ( Read more... )

Title: He Should Have Just Sent a Patronus
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge:  anonymous valentine challenge
Characters: Hugo, Snape
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series.

**

With a splat, a letter landed in Hugo's porridge.  Dazed, he handed a bit of bacon to the owl (he'd never seen one with a lazy eye before) and ( Read more... )

Title: Making Way
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge:  no dialogue challenge
Characters: Hugo, Hermione, and Harry
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series.

**

Hugo wished Dad would get home soon.  How long did it take to catch a single Dark wizard?

His stomach growled, and his eyes glazed over the text Snape had been ( Read more... )

Title: Intentions
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge:  bodyguard challenge
Characters: Hugo and Snape
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series.

**

"What do you want with her?"

Snape looked up from his marking.  "Pardon?"

Hugo lifted his chin, determined not to be cowed.  "My mother.  Why are you after her?"

Snape smirked, set ( Read more... )

Title: Man of the House
Team Name: Order
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Challenge:  behind closed doors challenge
Characters: Hugo, Rose, and Snape
Authors Notes: Stepfather Snape series.

**

"Oh, hell no!"

Rose caught his arm.  "I'm telling you, don't go in there."

"He's hurting her!"

Rose sighed.  "They're newlyweds, Hugo.  You do know ( Read more... )