starduchess: (dramione)
starduchess ([personal profile] starduchess) wrote2012-03-19 03:23 pm
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Grasping at Straws

Title: Grasping at Straws
Author: starduchess
Pairing: Draco/Hermione
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Warnings: none
A/N: Written for [profile] dmhgchallenge March 2012 prompt: Celtic Magick

I earned another shiny!



“Are you still researching this?” Draco chided her.

Hermione was sitting in the library busy scribbling notes on parchment. “I told you, if there’s a way, I’ll find it.” There were dark circles under her eyes; she looked exhausted.

“But Celtic magick is nothing more than fanciful thinking, story-telling, fasting and taboos. It doesn’t actually do anything.”

“What if there’s a chance?” she asked a bit desparately. “Do you really want to give up on Scorpius’ life?”

A charged moment filled the air as they stared at each other.

Then Draco took a step forward. “Where shall I begin looking?”

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