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lilian_cho (lilian_cho) wrote in slytherin_100,
@ 2009-04-22 21:15:00

Entry tags:

author: lilian_cho, char: draco, char: scorpius, prompt: late

"Late bloomer" (Scorpius, Draco, G, 100 words)
Title: Late bloomer
Character(s): Scorpius, Draco
Rating: G
Challenge(s): slytherin_100's Late prompt & draco100's absence of magic prompt
Word count: 100
Author's note: X-posted @ LJ

Scorpius was eight when he could no longer ignore the whispers. Grandfather and dad had been arguing for weeks, and Draco’s face was pinched with worry as they went to St Mungo's for their yearly check-up. The specialist threw around words like "trauma" and "absent maternal influence."

When they Flooed home, he turned to his dad and asked, "Are they saying that I'm a Squib because Mum died?"

"Scorpius, they don't know what they're talking about." He sounded tired and sad. "If that's true, then Harry Potter wouldn't have had an ounce of magic. Your magic isn’t absent, it’s just…late."

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ETA 04/23/09: Continued here.

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	torino10154 2009-04-23 04:43 am UTC (link)
	That's it, just late is all. nods (Hopefully.) Very well done. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lilian_cho 2009-04-23 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! =D There's a sequel here. Did it ever say that the names appear on Hogwarts' attendance list once the magical children are born? Or is it only after they first manifest their magic? can't remember (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	torino10154 2009-04-23 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	I will check out the sequel and I will also let you know about the book. I can't remember (although I think they are recorded at birth) but I have a canon whore for a friend and I will ask her. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

torino10154
2009-04-23 07:57 pm UTC (link)

Her answer off the top of her head was . . .

the only thing i can think is ps/ss hagrid telling harry his name was down since he was born.

That sounds right to me. But I do think JKR talks about magic manifesting later in one of her interviews so I think you could argue there is always an exception-or what about Neville? His family kept doing stuff to him to see if his magic would kick in. *rolls eyes*

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	lilian_cho 2009-04-24 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Yes! You would think Augusta Longbottom would write McGonagall and ask her to check the book, just so Neville's granduncle didn't "check" by dropping Neville off a height >_> Thanks for checking! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kabal42 2009-04-23 10:16 am UTC (link)
	pets Scorpius Poor boy. It's definitely just late. Very well written! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lilian_cho 2009-04-23 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	Scorpius def. has a special place in my heart. pets lolol, your icon is funny in this context X-D Thank you! =D There's a sequel here. Did it ever say that the names appear on Hogwarts' attendance list once the magical children are born? Or is it only after they first manifest their magic? can't remember (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kabal42 2009-04-23 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	Hehe, it was my least inappropriate Draco icon ;-) Hm. I seem to recall it's at birth, but I'm not sure. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bridgetmkennitt 2009-04-27 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	I enjoyed reading this. It's nice seeing the bond between Draco and his son. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lilian_cho 2009-04-27 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I'm all about Draco - Scorpius bond =) I'm going to write a fic-length continuation, but HP fanfic: it's coming suuper slowly to me ^^;; (Reply to this) (Parent)