FIC: Cup of Destiny (PG-13)

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Title: Cup of Destiny
House Category: Hufflepuff
Character(s)/Pairing(s): The Fat Friar, Helga Hufflepuff, & other/name withheld
Author: roseofthewest
Beta Reader(s): blueartemis07
Rating: PG-13
(Highlight to View) Warning(s): Character Death, mention of miscarriage, and some adult concepts.
Summary: The Fat Friar tells his story to one of Hogwarts' new ghosts.

Comments

[iulia_linnea]

I always enjoy seeing someone else's take on a minor character! Thank you for this one.

[hh_prefect]

Thank you so much for the review! Thank you also for running the fest. It's been wonderful!

[iulia_linnea]

I'm glad you're enjoying it; thank you for participating! :D

[slumber]

Oh, this was such a great look at the story of someone who is always there but is never really the focus. I can't help wondering who it is he'd been talking to!

[hh_prefect]

Thank you so much for the review! In my mind he's talking to Snape, shortly after the battle, but if you see someone else, that's great, too!

[slumber]

Aw, no, Snape is PERFECT. :D

[hh_prefect]

Thank you so much! He's had a lot of years to gain perspective. He hasn't gotten enough to move on himeself, yet, but maybe someday..

[anonymous]

How very sad and sweet. You've captured the Friar's voice and given him a reason to be friends with Severus. The two have so much in common.
I like the Friar quoting Severus' speech to the first years. It shows how much the House ghosts pay attention to happenings in the school.

[hh_prefect]

Thank you so much! Yes, he would have heard the speech at least twenty or thirty times by then, accounting for at least two classes per year.

[shiv5468]

OOooh, some interesting backstory to the tale of the founders, and I think we can guess who Name Withheld is. Some interesting pralells - intended no doubt - between Snape and the Friar

[hh_prefect]

Thank you! I'm not sure I intended the parallels at first, but once the story gelled in my mind and I pictured him telling it to someone, the Snape angle really took shape.