Harry Potter Nursery Rhymes
By lilemmy
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or its affiliated characters. All nursery rhymes are based off the versions I learned when I was a little girl sitting on my father's lap. Any further reference regarding the original nursery rhymes was possibly taken from Zelo (dot) com.
Author's Note: The following is the result of too little sleep & too much time reminiscing in the shower. When I was little, my brothers and I used to love squeezing together in a big easy chair with my father while he would read to us after dinner. Our favorite book: An old, battered book of nursery rhymes that had actually belonged to my grandparents. Many of my "original" rhymes will likely differ from the versions you learned growing up; this is due to regional or temporal differences.
Every "chapter" in this fic will include a different nursery rhyme à la Harry Potter. I have included the original rhyme beneath my own for your reference.
"There Was a Young Boy"
There was a young boy, who lived under the stairs,
And where he has gone, nobody cares.
His dreams he does fear, and his uncle more;
Yet he's the young hero surrounded by lore.
Original
There was an old woman, who lived under a hill,
And if she's not gone she lives there still.
Baked apples she sold and cranberry pies;
And she's the old woman who never told lies.
AN: Please let me know what you think!