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Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon 5

Jul 26, 2009 00:00

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An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess demonqueen666 July 26 2009, 04:55:11 UTC

Recipient: ariestess
Prompt: McGonagall/Hooch. Brooms are for more than Quidditch and transportation.
Word count: 155
Rating: G, plain ol' vanilla; sorry

“Come now, you. Leave that alone.”

Hooch grumbles, giving the cat a faint push away from the broomstick it was clawing with her toe.

“Here then. I know what you’re really after.” She marches to the cupboard and pulls forth a saucer, waving her wand to fill it up with cream. The cat leaps onto the table and eagerly laps it up, and the silver-haired witch smiles crookedly as she strokes the feline on the back.

“There’s a good kitty, then.”

It wouldn’t be hard, for her to notice the glasses-shaped markings around the cat’s eyes. Nor would it be hard, for that matter, for McGonagall to come to the other woman in human guise instead, and for them to be friends like that.

But they’re both stubborn old things. And loneliness is a weakness neither is willing to admit.

A strange manner of friendship, filled with denials and willful ignorance. But better than none.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess la_dissonance July 26 2009, 05:19:24 UTC

Ooooo, I actually really like this. It took a minute to sink in. But I can kind of see it now. Especially And loneliness is a weakness neither is willing to admit. Just, yes. This.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess gmth July 26 2009, 05:33:25 UTC

Aww, that's sad and lovely at the same time. Nice job.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess tunxeh July 26 2009, 05:39:54 UTC

Mmm, unexpected, warm, and a little prickly. I like it.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess bonfoi July 26 2009, 06:10:25 UTC

Oh...strange bedfellows indeed, even if there's no bed involved.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess archon_mentha July 26 2009, 06:28:39 UTC

Oh, this is lovely, so bittersweet.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess lilacsigil July 26 2009, 07:31:01 UTC

Sad and lovely.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess marginaliana July 26 2009, 13:07:40 UTC

Oh, heartbreaking. And lovely.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess a_t_rain July 26 2009, 14:43:05 UTC

Lovely. Packs a punch.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess celandineb July 26 2009, 15:52:38 UTC

Nice - a very clever twist on the prompt!

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess kellychambliss July 26 2009, 17:31:18 UTC

Here I was, wanting hot McHooch action, and I find myself loving the "plain ol' vanilla" of this poignant and believable little fic. And you can't even pity them, really. As you show, it's the way they want it. Nice job.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess zadcat July 26 2009, 17:43:25 UTC

Nice!

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess rane_ab July 26 2009, 20:52:52 UTC

Oh, this is really lovely! So them. <3

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess snegurochka_lee July 27 2009, 00:34:38 UTC

Ohh, that's so lovely! A strange manner of friendship indeed, but I can see how it would work just fine for both of them. :)

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess djinnj July 27 2009, 01:00:39 UTC

Oh, this is lovely. I really like what you did here.

Re: An Old Itch to Scratch, for ariestess miramiraficfic July 27 2009, 02:47:01 UTC

Aww. A nice twist, how McGonagall has to use her Animagus form to maintain her dignity.

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