General Discussion : Birthday thread, and what I want.

Harry Potter Lost

His forked tongue wandered outside his lipless mouth as he kicked the limp body in front of him. No response, other than a pitiful oozing from the wound. The boy was definitely dead. Finally dead.

He looked around to make sure nobody was watching amongst the chaos of the wizarding battle before letting the pistol drop from the hidden place in his black robes. It fell with a clatter next to the body, smoke still rising faintly from the barrel. He pointed his wand at the evidence of his hypocrisy.

"Evanesco!" he hissed, and the gun faded from sight. Then, to the body, "Confringo!" The corpse burst into wet flames, and was consumed, bullet hole and all. Nobody would ever know the secret of the Dark Lord's power. Just as it had always been.

Yes, I actually did look up those spell names. Because I both rock and roll at the same time.

Here's the last story. You might guess that I struggled a bit before I wrote this today before leaving my bed.

Moon Pie Tokens

I knew I could not give the Sound what it wanted. Its challenge spun in my head like a bad dream, the kind of nightmare that wakes you up with boiling nausea, and throbs in that deep, hidden part of your skull. This was all my fault.

There was no way to win. If I complied with the Sound, then it knew I would fail. I would create mediocrity, an abomination of my craft. But refusing to play was worse. I had summoned the Sound, and it had answered. There was no going back.

I pulled another canine from my gums and dropped it unceremoniously onto the pages, leaving blotchy red where black scribbles had once lived, now smeared and infected by the Red Tide. I pondered whether or not I was worthy of my own art, and the tool which now stuck embedded in the wall, my own Sword in the Stone. The thought of trying to draw it again frightened me, draining me of my vitality. As another tooth dropped onto the page, I thought I heard a Sound behind me.

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This was fun. Thanks, all.