Written for Bellatrix Lestrange: The Dark Lord's Most Faithful's Writing Challenge #32
500 words
This story is dedicated to my brother, without whom it would have never reached fruition. Unfortunately, he will never read this dedication due to prejudice about the site and no small amount of fear at the lack of accurate details in this story.
Tentacles and Tailpipes
It was shortly after midnight that the headlights began to work their way through the trees.
If anyone were awake to see the odd sight of what was clearly a car rolling up to the edge of the Black Lake, they would surely have been even more dismayed to see a tentacle reach out of the water. Just before the two were to meet, the headlights shut off.
Mr. Weasley's Flying Car brushed its mirrors against the large tentacle that was the only sign of its lover. More tentacles began to emerge out of the water, and soon they enveloped the car, gently lifting it off the ground and guiding it into the depths of the lake.
Both parties had been anxiously waiting for this tryst for far too long—what with the chaos going on at the school and the presence of those horrid dementors, it was all but impossible for any clandestine meetings to be arranged. Those had been lonely months for them, but it was worth any wait to be alone together.
'Finally,' both parties thought as they settled in for a much-needed snuggle.
Neither one felt any need to engage in carnal activities that night, for they were starved for company more than anything. And they would have all the time they wanted during the summer months, when the grounds were empty. They just needed love, a reminder that they weren't alone.
And perhaps they would find another lover once the school year ended. They had been courting another for almost a year now, and they sensed that he was slowly weakening to their advances. With only the three of them for miles around for months, it was likely that they would finally have the chance to consummate their menage a trois.
The original two had first met a few months after the Car arrived at Hogwarts. The Car was quite shy at first and would only lurk near the edge of the Forbidden Forest. The Squid was equally reserved, and viewed the Car from afar for months before the Car made the first move.
As they spent more time together, they bonded over their use and abuse at the hands of magical folk. Anyone who said the magical community was accepting of differences was an imbecile or a child. But their third member was an exception to this rule.
Both the Car and the Squid knew their potential third member from prior encounters, but the three had first had a get-together shortly after the two began a steady relationship. They often saw him at the edge of the lake, staring into its depths, the expression in his blue eyes unfathomable. But once, when they were emerging from the lake together, he surprised them. He had winked, with a twinkle in his eye, and wished them good fortune.
Yes, they had reached the time in their relationship when a third member would bring them closer together. And, if they were lucky, they might eventually get a fourth.
So there it is-my first-ever completed fanfic! If you enjoyed it, or if it wanted to make you gouge your eyes out with a rusty spork, please review so that I can improve! And please, please, be brutally honest in your reviews. Anything you say that could be construed as hurtful or offensive, I will merely take as honest opinions stated to help me improve.
Thanks so much for reading!