Ancient history

[dancingpony]

For spikesgirl58

There actually was sort of a reason I remembered crumple-horned snorkacks ….

From my long ago dabbling in writing Harry Potter fic.

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Six tiny fairies hovered before the high, arched window. Six tiny, silver flutes caught the afternoon sunshine, their flickering reflections dancing on the opposite wall. A second troupe of

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[spikesgirl58]

How funny. I did love Luna and you handled her very well. I could hear her talking.

[dancingpony]

Thanks. Around twenty years ago, there were challenges in the forums on the HP site, The Sugar Quill, and I still have a small folder of short stories I wrote for those challenges. I did a couple of Luna stories, which is probably why her name popped immediately into my mind when you mentioned crumple-horned snorkacks. 😂

[spikesgirl58]

It was a new name for me. Still, I am happy that it brought this fix to me.

[duckys_lady]

I like this! It reminds me of the beginnings of Harry Potter when it was new and fun.

[dancingpony]

Thanks. This is from 20+ years ago. The HP fandom was fun at the time, at least the more mature corners of it were. Back then, it was imaginative. Later, it was overrun by angsty Harry/Malfoy and Hermione/Malfoy stories. 🤷‍♀️

[gevr]

[gevr]

I've always been very fond of Luna Lovegood. I think you portrayed her very nicely :-)