phoenixfest (phoenixfest) wrote in phoenix_flies, @ 2008-01-29 21:37:00 |
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Round Two Prompts, Continued!
Phoenix Flies Round Two, Prompts part 2
We had so many prompts submitted, we had to separate them into two posts! These are the quote or quote-inspired prompts:
Quote prompts:
281. "When you look into the abyss, it's not supposed to wave back." Bellatrix is not the first Black to go round the bend, so to speak. Is this streak of madness in the blood, or from research into that which man was not meant to know? And why does every insane Black say the above at some point in their life? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
282. A Muggleborn commented to Hermione: "Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." (suggested by lilian_cho)
283. Neville Longbottom (or the trio or Draco) answers students' questions about the War:
"Somebody tells a story, let's say, and afterward you ask, "Is it true?" and if the answer matters, you've got your answer." (suggested by lilian_cho)
284. A new Magical Plant species poses a serious ecological threat to Muggles and Wizards alike. (Neville Longbottom to the rescue!) -It spreads over the entire planet. It bores clear through it with its roots. (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
285. Someone is hopelessly in love with Luna, can't bear it, and is afraid to reveal this. They work together on a difficult challenge, and the someone only falls deeper into obsession. As Luna appears to be descending into madness, she gets more and more powerful magically and discovers her gift as a healer. (Waterboys – the whole of the Moon: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
286. Lupin lies dying. Time slows down, and he reviews his life, and is met by other souls traveling on, as well as some who are waiting for him. He sends a message for Teddy, to be delivered when he arrives at Hogwarts. (Turin Brakes -- Full of Stars: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
287. Draco explains why Purebloods think the way they do: "It's a logical assumption that, if you are told something enough times, or if you see something often enough, eventually it becomes incorporated into who and what you are." (suggested by lilian_cho)
288. Draco's friend commented to a Ravenclaw: "Your logic makes Draco cry." (suggested by lilian_cho)
289. Draco's comment on finding the Black tapestry:
-Toujours Pur: French for "inbred, but sexy." (suggested by lilian_cho)
290. Draco's reasoning on why Potions is the best subject in the whole wide world:
-Potions: the only subject that can be broken into making drugs and blowing stuff up. (suggested by lilian_cho)
291. Draco is dissatisfied with his career life post-Voldemort.
-I know I am capable of so much more. (suggested by lilian_cho)
292. Pansy said to Draco (or vice versa):
-We're adults. When did that happen? And how do you make it stop? (suggested by lilian_cho, quoting Peter Pan)
293. Draco said to his verbose colleague/partner/subordinate:
-Keep talking. I'm going to take a little nap. (suggested by lilian_cho)
294. Pre HBP, Draco is torn between his parents' ambitions for him and a deep attraction to the Gryffindor he can never have. He begins to have prescient visions, and tries to get someone in the Order to listen to him. (Jose Gonzales - Down the Line: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
295. An old tree at the Malfoy Manor ground suddenly lost all its flowers. For the first time in centuries the tree does not bear fruit. Lucius/Narcissa took it as a sign that the Malfoy line will end with Draco. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
296. "The wages of sin is death, but so is the salary of virtue, and at least the evil get to go home early on Fridays."
Lucius trying to explain why he joined the Death Eaters... (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
297. "The smug mask of virtue triumphant could be almost as horrible as the face of wickedness revealed."
The quote the Prophet pulls out from Lucius Malfoy's memoirs. What else is in there? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
298. Scorpius, terrified by nightmares, walked along the cold Manor hallways in search of Draco, but couldn't find him after searching in many chambers. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
299. Scorpius knew virtually nothing about the Malfoys' involvement in the war. He became adept at piecing together overheard conversations between his parents and his grandparents.
-It was from words dropped by chance that, little by little, everything was revealed to me. (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
300. Scorpius is excited about a new friend."What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
301. Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy/Albus Severus Potter/Rose Weasley was born at the same moment as the sun. (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
302. Scorpius is a Daddy's boy and loves to brag about his father to his friend Albus. One time he said something that's too outrageous to be true. He quickly coughed to divert Albus' attention. (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
303. Post-Voldemort, one of the "heroes" observes Harry's new acclaim: "When men destroy their old gods they will find new ones to take their place." (suggested by lilian_cho)
304. Harry's motto: You can't make someone love you. You can only STALK them and hope for the best. (suggested by lilian_cho)
305. "Like it or not, witches are drawn to the edge of things, where two states collide."
Occasionally these states are good and evil. What happens when Harry is forced to draw the line between them? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
306. Harry and/or Snape endure a dark night of the soul, review their life, expecting it to be over soon, and realize there is someone they must see again, at all costs. (The Cinematics -- Strange Education: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
307. Harry is in St Mungos, not recovering as he was expected to. He seems to have lost the line between dreams and reality, and he is trying to get to someone. He begins to spend more and more time on the dream plane, and the relationship develops into something significant. As he heals, he fears that he will have to lose everything in the dream world, until he discovers it isn’t only a dream… (Wilco - Radio Cure: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
308. Harry becomes a valued assistant to a teacher (not Snape or Lupin), who falls in love with him. There is something that needs to happen between them in order for Voldemort to be defeated. (Crowded House -- Distant Sun: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
309. After Dumbledore’s death,, everything is changed. Harry experiences bizarre states of unreality and dreams. He retreats into this world and realizes there are magickal skills to be learnt there. Meanwhile everyone else thinks he has gone crazy. In order to find his way, he needs to take a journey on his own. (LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
310. Tom Riddle has a gay twin (sung to the melody of "Zorro the gay blade") (suggested by grey_hunter)
311. "That's what's so stupid about the whole magic thing....You spend twenty years learning the spell that makes nude virgins appear in your bedroom and then you're so poisoned by quicksilver fumes and half-blind from reading old grimoires that you can't remember what happens next." -Snape hated potions his first year. What changed his mind? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
312. Snape thought life was rough in his Death Eater days. But now, Harry has arrived at Hogwarts, and Voldemort is preparing to return. Severus finds himself out of the frying pan and into the fire when an once-ordinary alliance becomes more intense, and more essential to protecting Harry. (Use a version of this with any Hogwarts professor, if you like) (Waterboys - this is the Sea: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
313. After Lily dumps him for James, Severus considers joining the Death eaters, but instead chooses to follow an enigmatic character to another country or continent, and builds a different life. How does this affect Harry’s life 15 years later? (New Pornographers -- go Places: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
314. What really happened to Tonks in the final battle, and what led up to it: what Teddy's birth and his first few weeks of life were like for her, and who she really loved most of all. (Editors – "The Weight Of The World": Song prompt suggested by venturous)
315. George Weasley capitalized on the recent Muggle-anything craze. One of his new Muggle-inspired products is a moon-shaped night-light that works by a switch. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
316. Snape as headmaster plays his precarious game, and longs for someone he can never have. He desparately fantasizes then rejects a number of scenarios, increasingly preposterous, as he arranges to get the Sword to Harry. He has an unlikely ally, without whom he couldn’t have succeeded. (the Shins -- Red Rabbits: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
317. Ron's dreams while under the lake in GoF. He believes that he has been possessed by Voldemort, and considers the option of joining the Dark Lord in order to survive. but his love for someone makes him hesitate. (The Shins - Black Wave: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
318. An ex-Death Eater told his/her children: "When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn't change. He changes you." (suggested by lilian_cho)
319. An inscription on a Wizard/Witch's grave (s/he died in the fight against Voldemort):
"Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die." (suggested by lilian_cho)
320. A student (nextgen) was, to everyone's surprise, sorted into Slytherin. His/her ambition? To make people love and idolize them. (suggested by lilian_cho)
321. A Slytherin/Gryffindor student snapped at his/her Ravenclaw/Slytherin best friend:
-Please stop putting my life into perspective. It's very annoying. (suggested by lilian_cho)
322. A Slytherin (Draco, Pansy, etc.) commented to his/her superior/partner: I suppose saying "fuck you" would be unprofessional. (suggested by lilian_cho)
323. A Healer deadpanned to his/her stubborn patient: You're broken. I can fix you. (suggested by lilian_cho, quoting Heroes)
324. A gay Wizard/Witch posted a tongue-in-cheek personals ad: I'm kinda pretty and pretty damn smart. I like romantic things like music and art. (suggested by lilian_cho,
quoting Avenue Q)
325. A Slytherin/Ravenclaw to a Gryffindor/Slytherin: You're so cute when you're so wrong. (suggested by lilian_cho)
326. Draco/Lucius/Scorpius to a male friend/lover: Please talk to my face. My pants can't hear you. (suggested by lilian_cho)
327. Draco/Lucius/Scorpius announced to the Slytherin Common Room:
-I'm glad I'm not judgmental like all you smug, superficial idiots.
-I'm smiling. This should scare you. (suggested by lilian_cho)
328. Top Secret Santa at the Department of Mysteries or Aurors:
-Department head: "This is a covert operation, people. Anyone caught leaking information from their dossier faces grave retribution. Have fun." (suggested by lilian_cho)
329. A student (nextgen) is absorbed in reading the Quidditch rulebook during Christmas hols.
Parent: "If you'd study Potions as much as you study that Quidditch rulebook, you'd have an O!"
Child: "I already have an O in Potions. In fact, I have O's in all my classes."
Parent to Spouse: "Smart children are difficult to nag." (suggested by lilian_cho)
330. A Ravenclaw student just finished proofreading his/her Muggleborn/Half-blood friend's homework.
Ravenclaw student: "I'm not sure emoticons belong in a homework." (suggested by lilian_cho)
331. Hogwarts is doing A Midsummer Night's Dream (participation is mandatory to all students). The fairy costumes are silken rags that look like leaves and grasses. Most of the Purebloods are surprisingly adept at costume-altering charms. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
332. Hearing a siren's call, a Wizard walked down steps at the edge of a cliff leading into the sea. His friends/lover/family panicked and tried to drag him back to safety. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
333. A Slytherin Pureblood rode a subway train on a dare. Not sure what the handles are for, s/he just stood there trying to avoid touching any of the Muggles. S/he stumbled and fell into the lap of a sitting passenger, who turned out to be a Half-blood/Muggleborn yearmate. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
334. A student found a diary left behind in a library. S/he fell in love with the writer because the poetry/diary entries resonated deeply with him/her. Meanwhile, the writer recognized the diary and grew worried. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
335. A Slytherin had so many botched suicide attempts at St. Mungo's that s/he is now immune to most potions. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
336. A student (nextgen) is determined to find out what _really_ happened during the war. S/he turns to Divination or truth-telling/vision-inducing Potions. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
337. A Slytherin will not tell the Aurors where his/her Death Eater family members ran to. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
338. Slytherin & Gryffindor romance. The Slytherin knows that the Gryffindor often lies to him/her to spare his/her feelings. The Gryffindor is unaware that the Slytherin's vows of love (always said in a fond, amused tone) are heartfelt. Only after another Slytherin explicitly points out what's what to the Gryffindor, does s/he realize what's happening in the relationship. (Inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay's poems, suggested by lilian_cho)
339. A Pureblood commented on his/her experience with Muggles:
-I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn't much improved my opinion of them.
-I was more isolated than a shipwrecked sailor on a raft in the middle of the ocean. (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
Claimed for Fic by stonegrad
340. A student is upset about Professor Slughorn.
"But he is not a man--he is a mushroom!" (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
341. The new Head of House (Neville/Draco) is at a loss on how to comfort a homesick First Year. He finally takes the little boy in his arms, and rocks him while singing a lullaby. (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
342. A Slytherin told his/her Gryffindor lover when they broke up: "Of course I love you. It is my fault that you have not known it all the while." (Inspired by Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince, suggested by lilian_cho)
343. A Slytherin student (nextgen) said to his/her professor after being bullied just for being a Slytherin: You call this a new decade?! You call this the future?? HA! (suggested by lilian_cho)
344. A Slytherin (Draco, Pansy, etc.) said to a Gryffindor/Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff friend: Life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be! (suggested by lilian_cho)
345. A Ravenclaw commented to a friend: The problem with the future is it keeps on turning into the present. (suggested by lilian_cho)
346. A spell found in a book in the Restricted Section:
"I am the song that sings the bird... I am the word that speaks the man." (suggested by lilian_cho)
347. "It was said that, since vast amounts of magic can seriously distort the mundane world..." The Ministry/Diagon Alley/Hogwarts/extremely magical location of your choice finally hits the magical limit. What happens, and how do you fix too much magic? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
348. "'Well, you know-married,' said Nanny. 'I gave her a few tips. Always wear something in bed. Keeps a man interested.' 'You always wore your hat.' 'Right.' A well-known figure in the Magical World has a hat fetish. What will he do when Rita Skeeter finds out? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
349. "Courage is easy by candlelight. Your faith, I suspect, is in the flame." Voldemort blinds someone. Who? (Discworld quote prompt - suggested by melfinatheblue)
350. Friendship turns to romance. Good or bad idea? (Seamus/Dean? Blaise/Draco? Charlie/Harry?) (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
351. Arguing with family is not something anyone wants, but sometimes it just has to happen. (Draco, Blaise, Percy, Regulus...) (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
352. Life is about to go topsy-turvy. Someone makes an unexpected offer. Maybe work sends you abroad, or you meet an exotic man/woman - whatever it is, it has a foreign flavour to it. And it's not just good - it's amazing. (Patil sisters? Cho Chang? Ali Bashir! Or else, Karkaroff, Krum...) (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
353. OK, you might feel like you're over-explaining and treating adults like five-year-olds, but face it: they are behaving like five-year-olds. Or first-year Hufflepuffs. Disheartening, really. (A former Head of Slytherin disappointed by the lack of Slytherin-ness of a former student, maybe?) (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
354. At a time like this, it might be worth wearing a T-shirt saying 'Danger - Red Alert'… (Ginny Weasley on the warpath! Or maybe Molly?) (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
355. Sex and romance come with a side order of confusion. What will Neville do? (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
356. Character A is doing a silly silly thing when character B sees him/her. Could character B find that utterly endearing? Or is it only ridiculous? (Prefer Lucius/Arthur) (horoscope-inspired prompt by benebu)
357. The war is over, and everyone is exhausted and overwhelmed. The dead are buried, and the Ministry holds a big celebration parade for the heroes. Trouble is, no one feels quite like celebrating. Post traumatic stress, survivor guilt and regret consume our heroes and make it hard for them to be happy. A character from the past arrives and gives our heroes (your choice) a new perspective on life after Voldemort. (Snow Patrol - Finish Line: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
358. Someone (prefer not a Gryffindor) craves Harry’s invisibility cloak, and figures out another way to become unseen. He/she plays a pivotal role in the escape of Snape and Draco at the end of HBP. (Kate Bush - How to be Invisible: Song prompt suggested by venturous)
359. What if it was possible for a vampire to breed? Vampire wizards can breed, but only with their same gender, whether it's male or female. The female vampire can change gender to impregnate their female mates by a simple tap of the wand. Inspired by a melody by Motley Crue called 'God Bless the Children of the Beast' (suggested by mistressvamp)
Photo prompts
360. The storekeeper at Magical Menagerie opened the store one morning to find:
(suggested by lilian_cho)
361. An Auror came in one morning to find a clever-looking cat on his table. Is it actually an Animagus trying to read his/her classified files?
(suggested by lilian_cho)
362. Draco/Scorpius is psyched about becoming an Animagus. To his crushing surprise, instead of getting a cool animal form, he turned into this:
(suggested by lilian_cho)
363. A Pureblood refused to use Muggle computers until his/her friend/lover modified one into a steampunk version:
(suggested by lilian_cho)
364. Luna discovered a new Magical creature in her travels to Himalaya:
(suggested by lilian_cho)
Harry finds this object:
Hmmm...
And puts it to use in an unexpected way. (Yes, that is a magnifying glass). (suggested by maireadinish)
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