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starduchess) wrote2010-09-30 10:41 am
starduchess) wrote2010-09-30 10:41 am
Entry tags:
Trust
Author: starduchess
Title: Trust
Word Count: 483
Rating: G
Pairings: Minerva/Luna
Warnings: none
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crossgendrabble week 3.
Knock. Knock.
"Oh, Ms. Lovegood. Thank you for coming. Please, have a seat." Professor McGonagall overtly watched this student as the slight fourth-year entered her office. As Deputy Headmistress, it was her duty to investigate any student's strange behavior, especially now that Voldemort had started terrorizing the populace again, and this girl was strange. "Would you care for some tea?"
"Yes, please, although the house-elves don't make it right. It really should have Wisp Willow Root infused in it."
McGonagall paused to examine the chit, but there was nothing amiss in either her demeanor or posture. She would have to dig deeper.
"I called you here because I've noticed you hanging out largely with my Gryffindors. I've questioned Professor Flitwick about this and he confirms that you don't spend much time with your fellow housemates. Although there is nothing wrong with making friends in the other Houses, I can't help but feel odd that you would estrange those to whom you should be closest. I have my concerns and reservations, for your well-being, you understand." She made her voice as non-threatening as possible.
Luna shrugged. "I'm around my dorm mates enough when I need to be, but many of them read books or play games."
"And you don't?"
"I much prefer reading nature."
"I see," said McGonagall, even though she didn't. "This reading involves my lions, does it?" she asked a little bit sharply.
"Oh, yes. They are fascinating."
McGonagall's look intensified. "You do not appear to study the other Houses."
"No. The Hufflepuffs are a too simple--kind, caring and hard-working, but straight-forward. The Slytherins, well, they don't make much sense to me. It is one of my rules in life, never to notice what I don't understand."
"But, you notice Harry."
"Yes, I understand him. We both see death." Luna stated this without any negative feelings or snide facial expressions to suggest allegiance to the Dark Lord, but the sentiment still made the Gryffindor Head feel uncomfortable.
"What are your intentions?" Even to her own ears, this sounded a little cold and abrupt. She hoped the girl wouldn't take offence.
"I think we could become friends. I've never had a friend. The pixies usually scare them off, but Harry doesn't seem to mind."
McGonagall pursed her lips at this, but still she could find nothing wrong in the girl's testimony. She released her from interrogation but was still wary.
As she did not yet trust the Ravenclaw, McGonagall would have to find someone to keep an eye on Ms. Lovegood. Some of her own lions could do it, but maybe she should recruit a fellow raven as well, someone who also had contact with the Golden Trio, like Marietta Edgecombe, who appeared to have a good head on her shoulders. She hated suspecting the students, but with events as they were, trust was going to be hard to come by.
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Title: Trust
Word Count: 483
Rating: G
Pairings: Minerva/Luna
Warnings: none
Written for
crossgendrabble week 3.Knock. Knock.
"Oh, Ms. Lovegood. Thank you for coming. Please, have a seat." Professor McGonagall overtly watched this student as the slight fourth-year entered her office. As Deputy Headmistress, it was her duty to investigate any student's strange behavior, especially now that Voldemort had started terrorizing the populace again, and this girl was strange. "Would you care for some tea?"
"Yes, please, although the house-elves don't make it right. It really should have Wisp Willow Root infused in it."
McGonagall paused to examine the chit, but there was nothing amiss in either her demeanor or posture. She would have to dig deeper.
"I called you here because I've noticed you hanging out largely with my Gryffindors. I've questioned Professor Flitwick about this and he confirms that you don't spend much time with your fellow housemates. Although there is nothing wrong with making friends in the other Houses, I can't help but feel odd that you would estrange those to whom you should be closest. I have my concerns and reservations, for your well-being, you understand." She made her voice as non-threatening as possible.
Luna shrugged. "I'm around my dorm mates enough when I need to be, but many of them read books or play games."
"And you don't?"
"I much prefer reading nature."
"I see," said McGonagall, even though she didn't. "This reading involves my lions, does it?" she asked a little bit sharply.
"Oh, yes. They are fascinating."
McGonagall's look intensified. "You do not appear to study the other Houses."
"No. The Hufflepuffs are a too simple--kind, caring and hard-working, but straight-forward. The Slytherins, well, they don't make much sense to me. It is one of my rules in life, never to notice what I don't understand."
"But, you notice Harry."
"Yes, I understand him. We both see death." Luna stated this without any negative feelings or snide facial expressions to suggest allegiance to the Dark Lord, but the sentiment still made the Gryffindor Head feel uncomfortable.
"What are your intentions?" Even to her own ears, this sounded a little cold and abrupt. She hoped the girl wouldn't take offence.
"I think we could become friends. I've never had a friend. The pixies usually scare them off, but Harry doesn't seem to mind."
McGonagall pursed her lips at this, but still she could find nothing wrong in the girl's testimony. She released her from interrogation but was still wary.
As she did not yet trust the Ravenclaw, McGonagall would have to find someone to keep an eye on Ms. Lovegood. Some of her own lions could do it, but maybe she should recruit a fellow raven as well, someone who also had contact with the Golden Trio, like Marietta Edgecombe, who appeared to have a good head on her shoulders. She hated suspecting the students, but with events as they were, trust was going to be hard to come by.
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