This is a response to Whitetigerwolf's Fairy Tale Challenge.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the Original Characters.
He hated summer. This was just his third day back at Surrey and he was already going insane. Not that the Dursleys were any worse than usual. They ignored him for the most part, which worked just fine, but the mere thought of being stuck for who knows how long in there was enough to give him nightmares. Maybe because now that Sirius was dead, any chance of leaving Privet Drive was extinct.
Harry shock his head, trying to banish these thoughts from his mind. If he started thinking of Sirius he would just get more depressed. And the stuffiness in his room didn't help. What he needed was some fresh air. After letting his uncle and aunt know he was going out ("Stay away from anyone we might know" and " Just go already boy, I am trying to watch something here"), he walked down to the park a couple of streets down theirs and sat on the ground under a tree a little ways down the park's walk, trying to stay out of sight and sun to relax. Maybe he would start mind-writing the holiday's Transfiguration essay. 3 1/2 feet! He didn't want to even wonder what the workload would be on 7th year…
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She absolutely loved summer! The sun at its hottest, the insects at their funniest, the fruits at their sweetest… Not to mention the lack of rain! It made her wings so clammy... Besides, on lazy days like these she even got to help the other fairies on their tasks. A nice change from her usual…
Today they were pretty much on a "maintenance" mission. Unfortunately, the plants didn't really agree with her views of summer and were starting to suffer water deprivation. So they were helping clench their thirst. Good thing the humans looked after the plants around their own houses, it made work much easier.
Nissa looked around after helping a tiny violet. Now there was only that ash and she was done! But coming closer to it she realized something of a problem. There was a human under it! Enjoying the shade and he didn't even help the tree! Humans could be so insensitive sometimes… Sighting she decided that, if she stayed invisible and on the other side of the trunk she wouldn't have much trouble. The fairy approached the ash and greeted it, asking if it was doing fine and how much water it would like. It was a polite tree (very unlike a certain maple from earlier), but it was troubled. There was a fungus infesting it. And to complicate things, the main focus of it was situated maybe a palm above the human's head. Oh, bother.
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Harry soon found himself in a deep relaxed state. But it seemed that, as the rest of his life proved, it couldn't last. There was a buzz near his ear. Above actually. And by the volume of it, it was a very big insect. A beetle or something. Ugh. Beetles would forever remind him of Skeeter. She ruined both the insect and the music for him.
Moving fast, he swatted at the buzzing thing. But it turned out to be bigger than he though. And it screamed. Insects don't scream. Looking around he caught sight of a fairy. A passed out fairy. Damn. Scooting closer to it he realized she was somewhat different from the other fairies he saw on decorations at Hogwarts. For starters she looked nicer. The fairies he saw before were kind of weird. Human-like and tiny, yes, but their faces looked different, with small, separated eyes and a big mouth, like a tear on their faces. This one was actually very well proportioned. And pretty. She looked much closer to the ideal Muggles had of the species. If he remember right fairies ranged from two and a half centimeters (most common) to twelve and a half (rare). Hmm, well, she looked about 12, so she was probably just rare. Now what to do with it? He did hit her pretty hard… Hopefully she would be fine. But it wouldn't be very nice to just leave her there. Maybe he should nurse her back to health? Maybe Hagrid knew something about caring for fairies. Probably not though, they aren't dangerous enough to catch his fancy. Professor Lupin, then? His specialty might be defending and destroying dangerous creatures, but she wasn't dangerous… Besides, he did try to make sure the boggards and other creatures he got for classes were comfortable… Hagrid and Lupin must get along swimmingly.
Hopefully this magical creature wouldn't put him in trouble like Dobby did…
Wow, it turned out much smaller than I thought, but I figured it was really the end of this chapter. The next should be bigger though. Hopefully.
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