hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2016-10-31 18:17:00 |
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Entry tags: | !2016, #femmeslash, *prayer_at_night, ^hermione/pansy, rating: pg |
Halloween Gift for queenvandal
Gift for: queenvandal
From: prayer_at_night
Title: Wicked Witch
Pairing: Pansy/Hermione
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Neither Harry Potter nor The Wizard of Oz are mine, but I get nothing for this, so please don't sue me.
Summary: Hermione's parents invited her and Pansy to a Halloween party. The decorations leave Pansy stumped. Hermione helps out like the human encyclopaedia she is.
Notes: My dear Queenvandal, I sincerely hope you like what I did with your prompt. Happy Halloween!
Many thanks to digthewriter for short-notice beta-reading!
"What in the name of Salazar’s frilly knickers is that supposed to be?"
Pansy’s red fingernail caught the glow from the flickering porch light as she pointed at the offensive object.
Hermione replied with a straight face. "A witch."
"A…" Pansy felt her eyebrows quirk, while Hermione smiled fondly at her fiancée.
"Your family does know about…" Pansy made a gesture that tried to encompass her and Hermione and the entirety of the magical world. "Don’t they?"
Nodding, Hermione answered, "Of course."
"Then why would they still think witches look like that?" There was a look of absolute bewilderment on Pansy's face.
Hermione seemed to take pity on her then.
"Well, the idea of the green-skinned witch is a relatively new one, dating back to 1939 and the celebrated movie 'The Wizard of Oz', where the main antagonist was an evil witch with green skin. By now, many Halloween decorations show witches looking like that.
"Obviously, my parents know we don't actually have green skin, so they find it funny to put these silly things up." She poked the little doll with a finger.
With a puzzled smile, Pansy slowly shook her head. "Muggles. I will never understand them."