Title: Life Like A Fairytale
Author: quietliban
Rating: G
Disclaimer: The Harry Potter Universe and associated characters belong to JK Rowling and her publishers etc. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: When Padma was young, her mother was a goddess and her father a king who had fallen in love.
Life Like A Fairytale
Age 1
When Padma was really very young, her mother was a goddess and her father a god.
Her sister would lie beside her and they would breathe as one. Her grandmother would lean over the cot with her long white hair.
Age 4
When Padma was very young, her mother was a goddess, and her father a god.
Her sister would laugh and play and she would listen to her grandmother read them funny little stories about people who knew no magic.
Age 8
When Padma was young, her mother was a goddess and her father a king who had fallen in love.
Her sister would drag her along to play with the other magical children in the streets and her grandmother would call out warnings with a stern smile on her face. Padma would nod dutifully, while her sister would already be out the door.
Age 10
When Padma was merely young, her mother was a queen and her father was a king who had fallen in love.
Her sister would talk excitedly about Hogwarts and when they would attend and her grandmother was dead.
Age 11
When Padma was not much older than being young, her mother was a queen and her father a king.
Her sister would sleep in a separate tower and the other children would talk and whisper about the Boy Who Lived.
Age 11.5
When Padma was still not much older than being young, her mother was a queen and her father a tyrant.
Her sister would argue with him, and she would block her ears pretending that nothing was wrong.
Age 13
When Padma was older than being young, her mother was a queen and her father a tyrant.
Her permission to go to Hogsmeade had been begged for and her sister had cried crocodile tears.
Age 15
When Padma was older, her mother was a bitter queen and her father a tyrant.
She had listened to her sister, and joined a club. It was better to be prepared.
Age 16
When Padma was older, her mother was tyrant and her father a tired man.
She had begged and pleaded, but had still said goodbye to her friends.
(Age 25
When Padma is young, but beginning to feel old, her mother will be a memory and her father a ghost.
Her sister will have a grave and she will be lost.)