Author's Note: For the iPod Shuffle Challenge, a collection of 10 drabbles inspired by using shuffle on my iPod and writing for the duration of the song using the song as a prompt.
Song: "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera.
It was just a glint out of the corner of her eye at first, something that flashed a deathly, green glow back at the world. But Luna remembered the spark of curiosity it lit within her, even as the battle raged. During the eye of the storm, she returned to that spot.
It was a mirror, stained with dust and debris and who knows what else. There were only a few spots left untouched that actually served its original purpose. With a sleeve, she wiped off a portion of it.
What Luna saw, at first, terrified her. Was this the person she had become? Her eyes seemed hollow and cold, her face too gaunt, her skin too pale. Her hair was caked with dirt, her clothes soiled. She looked like a ghost of her former self. Is this what death did to a person? Is this the real outcome of war?
No, she decided, this shadow in the glass was not who she truly was. Not even in war. Not even in death. In a flash of anger, she overturned the mirror and watched gleefully as it shattered into a thousand irreparable pieces. No longer would it showcase lies.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and everything related is property of J.K. Rowling.
