"A Hogwarts Christmas Carol," gen drabblette
Super-short because I have a paper, and I'm actually sorta liking it.
I read somewhere recently that [person's name I can't recall] had read a lot of Harry Potter renditions of A Christmas Carol, with Snape as Scrooge. (I wonder whether anyone thought to add a Ghost of Christmas Presents of Shampoo and Facial Cleanser.) This coincided with my remembering an exercise my high school creative writing teacher liked a lot. So... I thought about it, and tried it out with the CC idea... my own way.
I forgot how hard 55 word stories are! But then, I am verbose.
Title: A Hogwarts Christmas Carol
Fandom: Harry Potter (Disclaimer)
Categories: Gen, G
Word Count: 55
Once students and professors had called him cold and harsh, even cruel, McGonagall remembered. Then, one Christmas, he had changed. He'd explained that three ghosts had shown him visions, which (he said) had rekindled his "Christmas spirit." He had been eccentrically merry ever since.
"Lemon drop?" Dumbledore's eyes twinkled.
Frankly, McGonagall preferred the old Dumbledore.
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I read somewhere recently that [person's name I can't recall] had read a lot of Harry Potter renditions of A Christmas Carol, with Snape as Scrooge. (I wonder whether anyone thought to add a Ghost of Christmas Presents of Shampoo and Facial Cleanser.) This coincided with my remembering an exercise my high school creative writing teacher liked a lot. So... I thought about it, and tried it out with the CC idea... my own way.
I forgot how hard 55 word stories are! But then, I am verbose.
Title: A Hogwarts Christmas Carol
Fandom: Harry Potter (Disclaimer)
Categories: Gen, G
Word Count: 55
Once students and professors had called him cold and harsh, even cruel, McGonagall remembered. Then, one Christmas, he had changed. He'd explained that three ghosts had shown him visions, which (he said) had rekindled his "Christmas spirit." He had been eccentrically merry ever since.
"Lemon drop?" Dumbledore's eyes twinkled.
Frankly, McGonagall preferred the old Dumbledore.
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