Title:  The Wedding Industry, I
Prompt: Gender equality
Word Count: 100

Gradually the school adjusted to the new students, while the students adjusted to Hogwarts.  The hoarding ceased, the alienists did their work, and life returned to a semblance of normal.

That meant spring Quidditch, preparation for exams…and, as Septima gently pointed ( Read more... )

This issue may be one the magical world doesn't have. Or do they? We see women in canon doing many important jobs after all. So, how does Snape feel about women's rights? However you see it, this week we'll discuss Snape and Gender Equality.

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Title:  Refugees, XXVIV
Prompt: food insecurity
Word Count: 100

Severus knocked on the door of Septima’s office.  She looked up from a lesson plan and broke into a radiant smile.

“Darling!  It’s so good to see you!”  She hurried to him.  “What a surprise! I thought there was a Head of House meeting.”

“There was.”  He let her lead him to ( Read more... )

Title:  Refugees, XXVIII
Prompt: food insecurity
Word Count: 100

“It doesn’t matter how we give them, either,” said Pomona.  She’d arrived with even more stories of children stealing food from the kitchen or the dining tables, the older ones putting whole pantries under preservation charms while the younger ones ate until they were sick.  ( Read more... )

Title:  Refugees, XXVII
Prompt: food insecurity
Word Count: 100

“They’re hoarding food,” Severus said without preamble as he walked into Minerva’s office and took his seat.

“Hoarding - the Uagadou students?”  Minerva dropped into her chair with a distinct creak of the springs.  “Are you quite certain?”

“Filius told me that one of his ( Read more... )

Title:  Refugees, XXVI
Prompt: food insecurity
Word Count: 100

Memorandum from Minerva McGonagall to Severus Snape:

I have received several complaints from the kitchen elves about food going missing, even though the Board of Governors approved a substantial increase in the food budget thanks to our guest students and parents.  Please look ( Read more... )

This remains a huge problem for many in the Muggle world, and I imagine it affects magical society as well. After all, while they can do many things using magic, they can't create food that way. So how do they deal with this problem? Do they ignore it? Are there magical food banks? And how does Snape specifically address this problem? However you ( Read more... )

Title:  Refugees, XXV
Prompt: institutional homophobia
Word Count: 100

“Some of the Wizards agreed with the law,” said Aurora Sinistra.  All heads turned as she entered the room.  She’d been on sabbatical in Africa and still wore traveling robes.  “One of my mother’s cousins was in the town when the raid took place.  She barely escaped.”

“They ( Read more... )

Title:  Refugees, XXIV
Prompt: institutional homophobia
Word Count: 100

“Headmaster Zaake has been released from hospital and will be joining us at Hogwarts until it’s safe to return to Uagadou,” Minerva told the faculty during a meeting the next day.   “His partner, Professor Wasswa, disappeared during the attack and hasn’t been seen since ( Read more... )

Title:  Refugees, XXIII
Prompt: institutional homophobia
Word Count: 100

“And now they want to export their bigotry to us.”  Severus’ father had spoken angrily about “poofs swishing around acting like they own the world,” but Severus had rejected that along with Toby’s other bad habits, like excessive drink and blacking his wife’s eyes.  “ ( Read more... )