hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2016-10-31 04:40:00 |
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Entry tags: | !2016, #femmeslash, *ravenclawsquill, ^pomona/rolanda, rating: g |
Halloween Gift for smallbrownfrog
Gift for: smallbrownfrog
From: ravenclawsquill
Title: A storm of amber leaves
Pairing: Pomona Sprout / Rolanda Hooch
Rating: G
Warnings: Pre-femslash (almost gen)
Summary: Helping Rolanda clear the Quidditch Pitch of leaves is Pomona’s favourite Autumn tradition.
Notes: I’d like to say a huge thank you to my beta, the lovely _melodic_.
Autumn always fell suddenly at Hogwarts. One day the trees were straining under the weight of their colourful canopies; the next they were bare, the ground carpeted in red and gold.
Pomona hurried onto the Quidditch Pitch, drawing her soil-smeared cloak around herself to ward off the chill. Rolanda was waiting beneath the goal posts.
They drew their wands and set to work, gathering the leaves into one enormous pile. Swish, flick, Wingardium Leviosa! Soon they were engulfed in a storm of amber leaves.
They made a peculiar pair: Rolanda, sharp-eyed and hawk-nosed; Pomona, rosy-cheeked and friendly-faced. Tall and short, thin and plump, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
Their disparate appearances masked similarities. Practical and independent, both witches abhorred the melodramatic gossip that crept through the castle at this time of year, insidious as the morning mist which blanketed the grounds.
When night fell, a well-placed Incendio set the pile alight, bathing the pitch in a warm glow and casting tall shadows up the stands. The rich, familiar smell of burning leaves saturated the air.
The flames ignited Pomona’s courage. She reached for Rolanda’s hand. Earth-stained fingers met a broom-calloused palm.
This Autumn, far from marking an ending, signalled a new beginning.