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Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon 5

Jul 26, 2009 00:00

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Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 07:21:29 UTC

Recipient: medawyn
Prompt: Snape and McGonagall (gen), staff room conversations
Word count: 100
Rating: PG, mention of violence against children

"The students are well aware of the penalties for misbehaviour," Snape replied coldly.

McGonagall stood her ground. "Removing fingernails is not an appropriate punishment for passing notes in class!"

"Madame Pomfrey will ensure there is no permanent damage to Miss Patil's hands, Minerva."

An angry flush rose on McGonagall's cheeks at the casual use of her first name. "You are fully aware, Headmaster, that I have only remained at Hogwarts to protect the students."

"If even the Carrows can't teach the children to be obedient, they'll die. Keep that in mind next time you try to intervene." Snape turned away.

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Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 11:42:23 UTC

Thanks! I think I have Deathly Hallows on the brain right now.

Re: Seventh Year medawyn July 26 2009, 12:47:37 UTC

Ooooh... *shiver* Snape as Headmaster. Very nicely done! I like the way you've captured the delicate tension between these two as their various roles and relationships collide.

Thanks!

Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 13:09:25 UTC

Thank you! I love those two characters, so it was a great request to write.

Re: Seventh Year inspired_ideas July 26 2009, 14:08:45 UTC

This is wonderfully effective and creepy.

Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 23:25:13 UTC

Thank you!

Re: Seventh Year gmth July 26 2009, 14:32:10 UTC

Excellent! I missed the fact that we never saw what went on at Hogwarts in DH, and this is a nice little snippet to help make up for that.

Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 23:28:37 UTC

I wanted to see more Neville, anyway - I'm not so sure about wanting to see more of Hogwarts under the Death Eaters!

Re: Seventh Year kizzy7 July 26 2009, 14:45:48 UTC

I can see this happening here. Very well done.

Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 23:31:33 UTC

Thank you!

Re: Seventh Year archon_mentha July 26 2009, 15:02:54 UTC

This is a great look at what was going on - the awfulness of having to watch bad things to happen so worse things wouldn't. Great interpretation of the prompt!

Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 26 2009, 23:43:19 UTC

I think Snape has lived his whole adult life with that philosophy, poor guy.

Re: Seventh Year celandineb July 26 2009, 15:58:51 UTC

Yipes. It's really an impossible situtation, isn't it.

Re: Seventh Year lilacsigil July 27 2009, 00:01:45 UTC

Yes, but I comforted myself by thinking, "Neville will save them all!"

Re: Seventh Year kellychambliss July 26 2009, 17:25:38 UTC

Yay! I love fics that look at what the DH year must have been like for my two favorite characters (although why McG didn't figure Snape out, I don't know. He knew all about her and the Order; if he'd really been a DE, she'd have been toast.) Well, anyway. I like their tense dynamic here and the fact that neither will back down.

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