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Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon III

Apr 16, 2006 00:00

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for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 16 2006, 01:58:25 UTC

Recipient: sevs_girl72
Prompt: # Snape has an obsessive affinity for flamingoes.
Word Count: 100 exactly
Rating: G

"I have to do what to defeat Voldemort?!?" asked Harry incredulously.

"The flamingo animagus is your destiny, Potter," said Snape, his voice full of strange excitement, "though I don't expect you to appreciate the honor. You'll hide among the colony, performing the traditional courtship displays. I'll teach them all to you, of course - the wing-salute, the head-flag, the twist-preen. Then, when he comes to harvest the eggs for the potion, you strike!"

"How, exactly?"

"Ah," said Snape, raising a knowing eyebrow. "A subtle beast, the flamingo. You'll know, when the time comes. I suspect your coloring may do him in."

Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:01:41 UTC

:D Thanks! Glad you liked it! I think Snape has a serious potential for creepy-yet-wacky.

Re: for sevs_girl72 such_heights April 16 2006, 09:00:11 UTC

~cackles and dies~ Oh, genius, genius.

Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:01:57 UTC

:D Thank you! Glad you liked it.

Re: for sevs_girl72 webbapettigrew April 16 2006, 12:33:32 UTC

Very pink. I love it!

Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:02:20 UTC

For Snape, pink is the new black. :D Glad you liked it.

Re: for sevs_girl72 pre_raphaelite1 April 16 2006, 12:47:36 UTC

*gigglesnort*
I want to see Snape doing all of the traditonal flamigo displays.

Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:02:56 UTC

:D Lots of swooping.

Re: for sevs_girl72 helzebel April 16 2006, 13:12:34 UTC

Gyahahaha! It's amazing feat to keep Snape in character when he's enthusing about flamingoes. Well, maybe not "in character" as such, but the way he speaks is spot-on. It reminds me a lot of his speech about potions in Philosopher's Stone.

Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:03:29 UTC

:D Thank you! That speech was definitely part of what I was working with. I'm glad you think it makes sense.

Re: for sevs_girl72 dolorous_ett April 16 2006, 13:58:07 UTC

"The flamingo animagus is your destiny, Potter," said Snape, his voice full of strange excitement, "though I don't expect you to appreciate the honor. You'll hide among the colony, performing the traditional courtship displays. I'll teach them all to you, of course - the wing-salute, the head-flag, the twist-preen. Then, when he comes to harvest the eggs for the potion, you strike!"

Brilliant! I love Snape's genuine fervour, and all the names of courtship displays - are they for real?

Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:04:05 UTC

:D Thank you! They are indeed for real - I got my info off the Sea World website.

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Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:04:19 UTC

:D Glad you liked it.

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Re: for sevs_girl72 marginaliana April 18 2006, 23:04:32 UTC

:D Thank you!

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