Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon III

Apr 16, 2006 00:00

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For dolorous_ett waterbird April 16 2006, 17:17:34 UTC
Recipient: dolorous_ett
Prompt: Hagrid teaches Lavender Brown the rudiments of ballroom dancing
Word count: 100
Rating: PG

As Lavender hurried past the Great Hall, a noise erupted from the darkened room, stopping her in her tracks. Wand out, she stepped inside.

There sat Hagrid, face buried in an enormous handkerchief.

“Loved to dance, Olympe did . . . fine dancer . . . fine woman,” he sobbed, as if Lavender would understand. And of course she did. Everyone had lost someone.

Without meaning to, she said the first thing that came to mind. “I can't dance.”

Hagrid looked incredulous. “Can't dance? 'Course yer can.”

And Lavender let him lead, counting one-two-three, one-two-three, and wishing everything could be so simple.

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Re: For dolorous_ett lilacsigil April 17 2006, 02:09:44 UTC
Comedy in tragedy - the hardest thing to write. A sad and beautiful thing.

(Also, your icon is extremely cool.)

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Re: For dolorous_ett waterbird April 18 2006, 11:33:19 UTC
Thanks so much for your comment. I’m glad you liked the drabble!

(And credit for my icon goes to Paperchain Collage.)

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Re: For dolorous_ett demonqueen666 April 17 2006, 04:20:43 UTC
Aww, that's so sad and sweet. Good job!

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Re: For dolorous_ett pushdragon April 17 2006, 04:37:38 UTC
Um, somehow you've crafted a really sweet fic out of what looked like a comedy topic. Clever work, my dear. This is gorgeous.

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Re: For dolorous_ett waterbird April 18 2006, 11:03:21 UTC
When I received the prompt, I was tempted to take a more humorous approach - but I’m not very good at writing comedy and tend to go the darker, sadder routes. Glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting!

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Re: For dolorous_ett amanuensis1 April 18 2006, 18:35:08 UTC
Awwwww! *is teary*

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Hagrid and Lavender dance verdenia May 11 2006, 07:44:56 UTC
Beautiful with the sweet sadness!

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Re: Hagrid and Lavender dance waterbird May 11 2006, 08:34:17 UTC
Thank you!

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