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phoenixfest (phoenixfest) wrote in phoenix_flies,
@ 2008-03-31 00:51:00

Drabble-a-thon: Prompt Forty-Two
Children's laughter

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Good to be Rich

tjwritter
2008-03-31 12:06 am UTC (link)

Title: Good to be Rich
Author: tjwritter
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Pairing: The Weasley’s
Prompt: #42 Children’s laughter
Warnings: Awww overload
Disclaimer: Don’t own, never going to own.

As the children’s boisterous laughter echoed all around him, Arthur Weasley thought he was the richest man alive. This was his. He owned every single one of those children’s adorations. It was something he earned every day by just being himself.

The price was Muggle teen magazines smuggled for Victoria, Dominique, Lucy and Roxanne. For Louis and Hugo it was fishing on lazy afternoons. Bedtime stories about their namesakes were the payment for Molly, Fred, James, Albus and Lily. And for Rose, it was sneaking out of bed to watch the sunrise.

For Arthur Weasley, it was good to be rich.

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	Re: Good to be Rich lilithilien 2008-03-31 06:01 am UTC (link)
	What a wonderful take on this prompt. I love these wonderful gifts that he can give them, more priceless than anything all the vaults in Gringotts could ever buy. Well done! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Good to be Rich tjwritter 2008-03-31 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! I imagine Mr. Weasley is the bestest grandpa! With his innocent enthusaism and his fun nature! Plus, he raised Fred and George, so he knows all about fun! Thanks for reading! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Good to be Rich red_day_dawning 2008-03-31 10:38 am UTC (link)
	This captures the essence of Arthur perfectly - it made me smile to imagine the joy his family brought him. Very nicely done! Lovely! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Good to be Rich tjwritter 2008-03-31 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! Don't you think Arthur would be the best grandpa ever?!?! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lexywrites 2008-03-31 12:19 am UTC (link)
	I'd always thought this was how he felt. Charming picture. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tjwritter 2008-03-31 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, some measure wealth in gold, some in influence and then there's Mr. Weasley who measures it in laughter. Thanks for reading! (Reply to this) (Parent)

red_day_dawning
2008-03-31 10:35 am UTC (link)

Title: Smitten by a game of Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Author: red_day_dawning
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Pairing: Remus/Severus
Prompt: #42 Children’s laughter
Disclaimer: JKR owns the HP settings and characters

Severus had not thought he would ever fall in love. That simply was not possible for one such as him. All his love was dead and gone, destroyed with the death of his child-hood friend.

And had he ever imagined love, it would never have been like this; watching a greying werewolf teach a pack of irritatingly noisy infant wolf-cubs how to play the games they had never learned growing up in the festering filth of Greyback's lair.

The sounds of laughter he heard seemed to unlock something trapped inside; sunlight gleamed like the werewolf's smile, and Severus was finally smitten.

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	<3 lilian_cho 2008-04-10 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I love this <3 I can totally imagine the scene. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: <3 red_day_dawning 2008-04-10 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Thank you very much - I'm glad you liked it! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lexywrites 2008-10-07 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	Nice visuals and an unexpectedly homey feeling. (Reply to this)