HP Halloween drabbles
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hp_halloween, the Halloween-themed gift exchange, is quite a demanding fest: 70 double-drabbles, all posted on one day, ranging from fluffy rom-com to chilling horror tales... I have finally managed to read my way through this year's batch, and here are some of my favourites:
The One Good Thing by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
magnetic_pole. Severus Snape, Eileen Prince.
Because of all the heart-breaking things that happened to Severus, this is the worst.
Ghosts in the Machine byrivertempest. Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Minerva McGonagall.
Because major character deaths make for a hilarious ghost story.
Malice bygamma_x_orionis. Tom Riddle.
Because Tom Riddle is on his creepiest on Halloween.
Negotiations byshadowycat. Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall.
Because Severus and Minerva are perfectly matched here.
Enough bywesternredcedar. Argus Filch
Because Filch's Halloween wish will break your heart.
The Last Laugh by_hannelore. Lucius Malfoy, Dobby.
Because Dobby's revenge is very clever indeed.
Gleaming in the Moonlight (The Truth Hurts) byflipflop_diva. Pansy/Hermione.
Because it takes only a few words to convey that all is lost.
The Maiden and the Crone bypauraque. Minerva McGonagall/Rose Weasley.
Because of the poetic, otherworldly spin it lends to the old trope of the maiden and the crone.
And I had already linked to my gift before, the Bellatrix-centric horror masterpiece To and Fro bykellychambliss.
I wrote A Thinking Cap forbonfoi, whose pairing requests included the Sorting Hat/Hogwarts Castle. How could I resist?
The moment I decided to give this pairing a go, I knew I would have to write it in verse form, because the Sorting Hat would sing his love to the Castle. So the challenge was to write a poem in exactly 200 words. And the amazing thing was: it worked. As I wrote what I thought was the rough draft, I fully expected I would have to do a lot of editing afterwards. However, it turned out I had hit the word count almost exactly on the first try - the draft had 199 words. All I had to do was change "mind-reading" to "mind reading", and I hit my target. I've no idea how that happened! It did please me immensely, I can tell you.
hp_halloween, the Halloween-themed gift exchange, is quite a demanding fest: 70 double-drabbles, all posted on one day, ranging from fluffy rom-com to chilling horror tales... I have finally managed to read my way through this year's batch, and here are some of my favourites:The One Good Thing by
magnetic_pole. Severus Snape, Eileen Prince.Because of all the heart-breaking things that happened to Severus, this is the worst.
Ghosts in the Machine by
rivertempest. Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, Minerva McGonagall.Because major character deaths make for a hilarious ghost story.
Malice by
gamma_x_orionis. Tom Riddle.Because Tom Riddle is on his creepiest on Halloween.
Negotiations by
shadowycat. Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall.Because Severus and Minerva are perfectly matched here.
Enough by
westernredcedar. Argus FilchBecause Filch's Halloween wish will break your heart.
The Last Laugh by
_hannelore. Lucius Malfoy, Dobby.Because Dobby's revenge is very clever indeed.
Gleaming in the Moonlight (The Truth Hurts) by
flipflop_diva. Pansy/Hermione.Because it takes only a few words to convey that all is lost.
The Maiden and the Crone by
pauraque. Minerva McGonagall/Rose Weasley.Because of the poetic, otherworldly spin it lends to the old trope of the maiden and the crone.
And I had already linked to my gift before, the Bellatrix-centric horror masterpiece To and Fro by
kellychambliss.I wrote A Thinking Cap for
bonfoi, whose pairing requests included the Sorting Hat/Hogwarts Castle. How could I resist?The moment I decided to give this pairing a go, I knew I would have to write it in verse form, because the Sorting Hat would sing his love to the Castle. So the challenge was to write a poem in exactly 200 words. And the amazing thing was: it worked. As I wrote what I thought was the rough draft, I fully expected I would have to do a lot of editing afterwards. However, it turned out I had hit the word count almost exactly on the first try - the draft had 199 words. All I had to do was change "mind-reading" to "mind reading", and I hit my target. I've no idea how that happened! It did please me immensely, I can tell you.
