For the First Three People Who Ask...

[harmony_bites]

I’ll write you a ficlet-you need to give me a pairing (or character(s)) and a Exchange-like prompt or two. I for my part will try to write something more than a drabble and less than the usual short story (so over 500 words and under 1,000

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One Ring to Bind Him

[harmony_bites]

Sometimes Severus thought he'd suffocate with the weight of the manure shovelled his way after the end of the war. He was supposed to have been buried six feet under or inside the masonry of Azkaban, not get an offer to continue as Headmaster. There were even rumours of an Order of Merlin for him. He hated Harry Potter for that, for scrubbing away all the soot covering him from the war, shining him up. Almost as much as he hated Hermione Granger for going back for him in the Shrieking Shack and saving him

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[renitaleandra]

Ooooh, I like how you included something about a wizarding level university. I think it's hilarous that Hermione would recreate "The One Ring". XD

I like where this pair is headed by the end. *nods* Yes indeed, I envision several late night discussions that may very well lead to morning after hellos.

Re: One Ring to Bind Him

[harmony_bites]

Hee--that at least was the intention to imply. Lunch leads to dinner leads to...breakfast.

Not my Snape who'd say try to manipulate her into making THE one ring to become the next dark lord. *shivers*

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[silburygirl]

Ooh, fascinating premise, with LotR references!

Runes for health and long life were inscribed around the outside.

"Trying to curse me?"

*giggles* So typical...

Re: One Ring to Bind Him

[harmony_bites]

Paranoia, your name is Snape...

And you know, someone should bring up LotR's to Harry. Leaving things like Resurrection Stones in forests just aren't a good thing. Someday a Hobbit will find it and...

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[lifeasanamazon]

I LOVE this. The characterisation is spot on.

"I was raised among Muggles, Miss Granger, don't take me for a Weasley."

"Never." Her lips quirked up briefly, an expression that seemed to say, I'd give you a full smile, but I know you'd just scowl at me.

Says it all.

I particularly love, though, how you can't be sure whether it's her personal magic, or the magic in the runes on his ring that makes him give her a chance.

Thank you, my dear!

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[harmony_bites]

I particularly love, though, how you can't be sure whether it's her personal magic, or the magic in the runes on his ring that makes him give her a chance.

I meant for there to be just a hint in the title itself--that she herself may not even know what magic she might be dealing with and that she's imbued into the rings. That if she was drawn to Snape, and made that ring with him on her mind... It just might affect him in ways beyond any runes or her conscious intentions... Heh.

I spent some time looking up jewelry making you know--even learned all about "PMC" (Precious Metal Clay--you shape it like clay, fire it in a kiln, and the medium suspending the metal burns out, leaving silver or gold). It occurred to me that if a wizard's magic effects a potion--it might affect other things as well--that there's probably no such thing as a completely mundane hobby for a witch or wizard...

Thank you, my dear!

You're very welcome--think of this as a partial thank you for all your wonderful help.