Title: Closing Doors.
Character(s): Pansy Parkinson, Madam Rosmerta, Millicent Bulsrode, Minister of Magic, a hag
Pairing(s): Pansy/Minister; Millicent/Rosmerta (off-screen)
Rating: R (?)
Warning(s): allusions to prostitution
Challenge(s): prompt #4 - futile
Word count: 103
Author's notes: set 2-3 years after the Battle of Hogwarts.
Disclaimer: JKR owns all; I make no money & mean no harm.
Pansy closed the shop-door gently. What she wanted to do was slam it hard, and then hex it into thousands of pieces. For all of the Minister of Magic’s press releases about “the innocence of most Slytherins” no-one wanted to hire a suspected Death-Eater.
Stifling the longing to apparate to The Three Broomsticks, where she knew Rosmerta would fuss over her, for Mill’s sake if no other reason, she reluctantly apparated to her only hope for money.
“Knew you’d be back, dearie”, the hag cackled. “Your regular client is waiting for you.”
“Hello, Shacklebolt”, Pansy said, carefully closing the bedroom door behind her. |