A series of drabbles about the students in Harry Potter's year at Hogwarts. My plan is to post one drabble each day. I hope you enjoy!
~SlytherLynn
Student: Hannah Abbot
Prompt: Still
Abbot, Hannah
She had never sat completely still before. There was always some part of her moving at all times. As a child, her parents and called her the Wiggly Worm, a name that she had never found endearing. After all, when would a little girl ever wanted to be associated with worms?
Her mother had made up their own little game to keep her occupied when they had to wait for something. Mrs. Abbott would tap out a rhythm quietly with her foot, and Hannah would add her own rhythms with her hands, keeping her from squirming around. This had always earned glares from people around them, but Hannah never cared. She loved that her mother would fidget with her.
But now Mrs. Abbott was completely still. Her face was coated with make-up and she was wearing a dress that Hannah had never seen. She didn't even resemble the warm person whose smile would light up a room. It took all of Hannah's strength not to fall down and cry. She wanted to tell her mother how much she loved her and how she would fight against the Death Eaters just for her, but her grief kept her from doing anything she wanted.
So Hannah did the only thing she could think of.
She held her breath and froze every muscle in her body and tried to be the only thing that she could never be.
Still.
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~SL