Charloft 100 drabbles 96-100
And now this is the last of them written and posted.
68. Picture of silhouettes jumping off pier
It was traditional to jump off Magdalen Bridge on May Day. Harry knew just the same as everyone else that the river wasn't deep and it was easy to get yourself killed or injured. However, it didn't sound nearly as dangerous with a few pints inside him and a girl to impress. Especially as she intended to jump too.
Standing on the edge above the Cherwell made him wonder if it was a good idea, but he couldn't back out now. The shock of the water sobered him up, as did the girl kissing someone afterwards, and he hadn't jumped.
22. Storm
The summer had been hot for what felt like forever, but was only two weeks. The humidity had increased throughout the day and now it was evening a light breeze started up. Thunder rumbled in the distance. Lightning struck, forking between the earth and the clouds. Slowly but surely the storm moved closer and the rain started. Harry stood out in it, getting wet and enjoying the feeling of being cool for the first time in a fortnight. It was only when the thunder deafened overhead and the rain poured down in sheets that he was forced to go inside.
66. Red balloon picture
When Harry was a child he'd look up at the sky wondering what was beyond it, believing there must be more than just heaven up there.
When Harry was a teenager he looked through a telescope in physics lessons. He saw the wonders of the solar system and wished he could visit them.
When Harry was at university men walked on the moon. A new universe of possibilities opened up and he wondered what was next.
When Harry stepped inside an ordinary police box he ended up on a space station and his life was never quite the same again.
97. Author's choice - with Will
"What will you do now?" Harry asked, once he'd congratulated Will on becoming a doctor.
"Anything I want to," Will replied, still beaming.
Much as he hated to disabuse his younger stepbrother of the notion that a medical degree got you everything you ever wanted, Harry felt that he should inject some reason into him. "You can't expect it all at once," he said. "You have to work your way up."
"I know," Will said in a scathing tone.
Harry sighed. Giving Will advice used to be so much easier when Will was younger and more believing in Harry's wisdom.
99. Author's choice - the time Harry caught his nose in a sliding door at Pompey barracks
Harry liked the sliding doors at the entrance to the barracks in Portsmouth. They were particularly useful when you had your hands full. But then he discovered that they didn't always respond in the way they should. He had, a time or two, nearly walked into them before they had fully opened, but he had got wise to that and was sure to approach them from the proper direction and not too fast.
This time, though, was definitely not his fault. It was only when they shut on his nose that he realised the doors had been closing, not opening.
68. Picture of silhouettes jumping off pier
It was traditional to jump off Magdalen Bridge on May Day. Harry knew just the same as everyone else that the river wasn't deep and it was easy to get yourself killed or injured. However, it didn't sound nearly as dangerous with a few pints inside him and a girl to impress. Especially as she intended to jump too.
Standing on the edge above the Cherwell made him wonder if it was a good idea, but he couldn't back out now. The shock of the water sobered him up, as did the girl kissing someone afterwards, and he hadn't jumped.
22. Storm
The summer had been hot for what felt like forever, but was only two weeks. The humidity had increased throughout the day and now it was evening a light breeze started up. Thunder rumbled in the distance. Lightning struck, forking between the earth and the clouds. Slowly but surely the storm moved closer and the rain started. Harry stood out in it, getting wet and enjoying the feeling of being cool for the first time in a fortnight. It was only when the thunder deafened overhead and the rain poured down in sheets that he was forced to go inside.
66. Red balloon picture
When Harry was a child he'd look up at the sky wondering what was beyond it, believing there must be more than just heaven up there.
When Harry was a teenager he looked through a telescope in physics lessons. He saw the wonders of the solar system and wished he could visit them.
When Harry was at university men walked on the moon. A new universe of possibilities opened up and he wondered what was next.
When Harry stepped inside an ordinary police box he ended up on a space station and his life was never quite the same again.
97. Author's choice - with Will
"What will you do now?" Harry asked, once he'd congratulated Will on becoming a doctor.
"Anything I want to," Will replied, still beaming.
Much as he hated to disabuse his younger stepbrother of the notion that a medical degree got you everything you ever wanted, Harry felt that he should inject some reason into him. "You can't expect it all at once," he said. "You have to work your way up."
"I know," Will said in a scathing tone.
Harry sighed. Giving Will advice used to be so much easier when Will was younger and more believing in Harry's wisdom.
99. Author's choice - the time Harry caught his nose in a sliding door at Pompey barracks
Harry liked the sliding doors at the entrance to the barracks in Portsmouth. They were particularly useful when you had your hands full. But then he discovered that they didn't always respond in the way they should. He had, a time or two, nearly walked into them before they had fully opened, but he had got wise to that and was sure to approach them from the proper direction and not too fast.
This time, though, was definitely not his fault. It was only when they shut on his nose that he realised the doors had been closing, not opening.