Ficlet: Fairest of Them All
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Here's my ficlet (250 words this time) for last week.
Title: Fairest of Them All
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word Count: 250
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended and no profit made.
“No,” Draco said.
Pansy’s mouth was drawn into a pout she probably thought was attractive but actually made her resemble a spoiled bulldog. Trying to distract her, Draco deftly twirled her across the dance floor. Maybe if she’d been less dizzy, she would have noticed he wasn’t looking at her or the pink atrocity she called a dress.
Hermione was absolutely glorious. He tried to muster some of the disdain he’d conditioned himself to think for four years, silently repeating the words tainted, ugly, and, most importantly, forbidden. But tonight he couldn’t lie to himself as easily as he could to Pansy.
Pansy had asked if he thought Hermione looked pretty. He’d tried for his best sneer and an insult, but all he could manage was that deceitful “No.”
Still, his girlfriend seemed satisfied, giggling in that insanely annoying way that made his gut crawl into his lungs. She tottered off with her friends for refreshments, and when Krum soon followed, Draco took his chance, slipping behind Hermione unnoticed.
“You’re beautiful,” he whispered in her ear. “I mean it.”
She turned and stared at him, and he knew she was waiting for the verbal equivalent of a slap. When it didn’t come, her face changed from surprise to uncertainty, then fury.
“Must you always make fun of me?” she said angrily.
“No, I…,” he began, but she was gone.
It was the only time he hadn’t lied to her, but it was also the only time she hadn’t believed him.
Here's my ficlet (250 words this time) for last week.
Title: Fairest of Them All
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word Count: 250
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended and no profit made.
“No,” Draco said.
Pansy’s mouth was drawn into a pout she probably thought was attractive but actually made her resemble a spoiled bulldog. Trying to distract her, Draco deftly twirled her across the dance floor. Maybe if she’d been less dizzy, she would have noticed he wasn’t looking at her or the pink atrocity she called a dress.
Hermione was absolutely glorious. He tried to muster some of the disdain he’d conditioned himself to think for four years, silently repeating the words tainted, ugly, and, most importantly, forbidden. But tonight he couldn’t lie to himself as easily as he could to Pansy.
Pansy had asked if he thought Hermione looked pretty. He’d tried for his best sneer and an insult, but all he could manage was that deceitful “No.”
Still, his girlfriend seemed satisfied, giggling in that insanely annoying way that made his gut crawl into his lungs. She tottered off with her friends for refreshments, and when Krum soon followed, Draco took his chance, slipping behind Hermione unnoticed.
“You’re beautiful,” he whispered in her ear. “I mean it.”
She turned and stared at him, and he knew she was waiting for the verbal equivalent of a slap. When it didn’t come, her face changed from surprise to uncertainty, then fury.
“Must you always make fun of me?” she said angrily.
“No, I…,” he began, but she was gone.
It was the only time he hadn’t lied to her, but it was also the only time she hadn’t believed him.
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Date: 2008-09-06 11:37 pm (UTC)But then as the page was loading I saw, "Babblings of a Muppet..." and I almost peed at the word Muppet. I LOVE THE MUPPETS!!! Every once in a while we have a muppet movie marathon. *happy sigh* I'm particularly fond of Muppets from Space, but The Muppet Movie will always be special.
K, I'm going to have to friend you now. Hope you don't mind. :)
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Date: 2008-09-07 08:08 pm (UTC)Feel free to friend, (though fair warning, I'm both boring AND strange)! Always glad to see a fellow Muppet and HP fan!
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Date: 2008-09-08 03:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-08 11:24 pm (UTC)