A/N: Welcome to my 14 Shades of Ghastly Pink drabble collection! I'm afraid the crack is here to stay. This is written for the Hogwarts Two-Week Drabble Wars, in which I have chosen the dark character Dolores Umbridge and fourteen different canon characters to pair her with. Each drabble includes a mandatory dialogue prompt, which I'll list along with the word count.


Word count: 211

Pairing: Dolores/Voldemort

Prompt: "There's a lady in a dirty nightgown that I see in my dreams." - The Conjuring


Dreaming of Her


Voldemort ran his hand across the tufted fabric of the psychiatrist's couch. He'd been working with Josie for months, but he still didn't feel as close to her as his previous shrink, Brian. Would she laugh when he explained his problem? Would she understand?

"Voldemort, it's been twenty minutes," Josie said softly but firmly. "Is there anything you feel comfortable telling me?"

He bit his lip. If he didn't tell Josie, his thoughts would bottle up inside him until he exploded.

"I've been having these dreams."

Josie relaxed a bit in her chair, as if she was happy to have finally gotten the results she was looking for. "What kind of dreams?"

Voldemort closed his eyes. "A woman."

Josie's eyes widened. "Voldemort, that's wonderful! Tell me more."

"There's a lady in a dirty nightgown that I see in my dreams. Her nightgown has these- lovely- kittens on it..." Voldemort trailed off, deep in thought about the mystery woman he saw each night.

"Why is the nightgown dirty?" Josie was taking frantic notes on her clipboard.

"It- it's covered in the blood of my enemies."

Josie's hand stopped mid-sentence and slid off the page. Her mouth dropped open.

Voldemort's throat closed up as he spoke, moved. "Josie, I think I love her."