Written for the Title Challenge II - "The Stars Aligned"
HPFC Triwizard Tournament - Character : Firenze
60 Prompts Competition - Human
The centaur stood mighty below the bright moon, looking around to those of his race. Could they not feel it? How could they be so contented of what they had? Looking up at the unmoving moon, predicting the unpredictable future, speaking of cryptic messages to those who talk to them? Could they not feel the need to change?
Sometimes, Firenze would look up to the Gods above and wonder why he hadn't been born human. The human race lived with much more freedom, and their drive to go live their lives to the fullest was strong. Firenze envied them deeply.
He also envied them for reasons he himself could not contemplate. When he had first laid eyes on Dolores Umbridge, it all began. It was also the first time he felt all of those mentioned above. Something clicked in him like a switch of light- change. He watched the lovely Dolores all throughout the school year and near the end, he had finally met her in the Forbidden Forest. As Dolores thrashed and kicked and screamed, Firenze couldn't think but be human for her. He knew Dolores wouldn't want to mate with a creature like him. He needed to be human.
As much as he prayed and wished and hoped, he had not yet woken up one day to find human legs as his libs and a head without horns.