Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
This was written for Schermionie's challenge on the Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges forum titled The 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Challenge.
This challenge is formed to increase or decrease your word count, depending on which you need work on. I chose Option I in ascending order, so the chapters will progress from 100 words to 1000.
I really hope you like this—it's my first foray into the terrifying and controversial world of Lucius/Ginny.
Nothing Profound
Prologue
"I'm done," he said. "I'm old, I'm sad—that's on a good day. I want out of this mess. But I don't want to fade away, I want to flame away—I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art."
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"It was the moment before Eurydice must descend to the underworld a second time, when she and Orpheus are saying goodbye. What moved Ted, what mashed some delicate glassware in his chest, was the quiet of their interaction, the absence of drama or tears as they gazed at each other, touching gently. He sensed between them an understanding too deep to articulate: the unspeakable knowledge that everything is lost."
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Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
