Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon III

[mctabby]

Sorted: 133 prompts. Blame the Cat(s).

Comments

[ellid]

Recipient: sealgair
Prompt: "McGonagall's biscuit tin/Dumbledore's lemon drops"
Word count: 100
Rating: G, and HBP-compliant.

Minerva didn't cry during the funeral. There were too many people depending on her.

She didn’t cry during the meeting with the Board of Governors. She had to show them she was strong enough to rebuild the school in spite of the tragedy.

She didn't cry when she cleaned out Severus' quarters, not even when she found the spell-locked diary showing that Albus, damn him, had all ordered Severus to kill him.

The tears came when she cleaned out Albus' desk and found a half-empty packet of sherbet lemons, tucked neatly into the biscuit tin she'd given him last Christmas.

[a_t_rain]

That's gorgeous -- such economy of words -- and so perfectly Minerva.

[ziasudra_fic]

Oh, this is beautiful, in a very sad way. And I can see it actually happening in canon too -- stoic Minerva, breaking down after she's suppressed her grief way past her limit. *sniffles*

[scribophile]

I love how you say so much about Minerva in so few words. It feels like an outtake of canon. ♥

[gileonnen]

How poignant! What a beautiful, sad, in-character piece!

[gmth]

Awww. So sad and beautiful...

[pushdragon]

Oh! Oh! You killed me with that! Lovely.

[ex_ella_bane358]

Ohhhh, love, love, love this!

[ex_pixystick865]

This is absolutely perfect, and so very true.

[ariadneelda]

This is beautiful. Simply beautiful. McGonagall is perfect!

[nightfalltwen]

Eeek!!! *sobs*

[archon_mentha]

This is extremely moving...lovely.

[redcoast]

Like Snape would keep a diary.

Oh, wait.

No, it was good! V. touching.

Eee!

[sealgair]

Oh thankee most kindly! That was sweet and poignant, and I love it!

[st_aurafina]

Oh, this is so sad. And just how Minerva would mourn.

[snapetoy]

Oh, this is so sad, and hurt-full. *is teary* Beautiful work!