(( Work in progress. Not sure if I'm going to add anything to this. Might change the verb tense. Might even change the POV (it's from Tonks' right now). I don't know. This is the gist of it, though, at least. It takes place in July of 1997, a week or two before the Order gets Harry from Privet Drive. When I'm sure I'm finished with it, it might be ( Read more... )

therapy || 220 words || k

Does therapy work?

Therapy can work. The trouble is, the person who is supposed to benefit from the therapy needs to have the desire for it to work. Most people do not actually have any such desire. To be truly self-aware and to fix their problems, things must change. Change is uncomfortable and people dislike it. It ( Read more... )

cowardice || 165 words || k

"Patience has its limits. Take it too far and it's cowardice." - George JacksonRemus Lupin has spent a great deal of his life waiting. He waits for people to approach him. He waits for someone to invent a cure for lycanthropy. He waits for society to get a clue and accept or at least tolerate him. He waits for ( Read more... )

Is there a situation when it is appropriate to be unkind?There are, of course, plenty of situations when it is appropriate to be unkind. I think you will find that unkindness tends to eventually become kindness in those types of situations, though. When a person thinks ahead and acts in the best interests of the many instead of the few, his or her ( Read more... )

stairs || 290 words || t ( Read more... )

[previously seen here: premature drama llamaing, based on stupid misunderstanding]

torn || 160 words || k ( Read more... )

3AMEight, he predicted, once Dora's breathing became normal and he knew she had woken up. He would be able to count to eight at best and then all pretense of ignoring the situation would fall to pieces ( Read more... )

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01.) Chocolate
02.) Teddy's laugh
03.) Good hugs
04.) Chocolate
05.) Cello music
06.) Restful sleep
07.) Chocolate
08.) Perfect tea
09.) Poetic justice
10.) Chocolate

If you could buy a magic potion, what would it be?Remus had tried to keep his purchase a secret from the other boys. Unfortunately for him, when a delivery owl deposits a package discreetly wrapped in plain brown paper (which automatically makes it not discreet at all anymore because it's trying much too hard) into the milk jug at breakfast, said ( Read more... )