Written for The Forgotten Characters Challenge at HPFC forum!
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Aragog and Arabella's Spider Family
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Aragog burrowed deeply into his spider's nest as his wife, Arabella, another large hairy spider, prepared to give birth. They already had close to a thousand descendants but his wife Arabella and him were quite amorous, so they were always ready to give birth to more.
Their children's names were given alphabetically and by the seasons of the year, so some of their children were called Winter Weave, Fall Aragog the second, Arabella the 30th, and so on. With many children, came many responsibilities and many names.
They lived deep in the darkest parts of the Forbidden Forest and mostly stayed away from humans, except for Hagrid, who was only half-human and a friend of Aragog.
The spider species were quite peaceful and family-friendly. Although they wouldn't mind eating flies or whatever large animal made the mistake of crossing the threshold of their lands.
As Arabella gave birth to their new batch of spider-babies, Aragog smiled appreciatively and his 8-eyes glimmered with a few tears. He loved his family, he loved them very much and he hoped to keep them safe, from humans and wizards, for as long as possible inside their forest home.
"The forest is my home. It's where my spider heart will weave webs and roam."
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Arabella, who was a beautiful female spider, smiled and wiped away at her spinnerets, as she held up her firstborn of the season. "This one is called Autumn Aragog the 400th."
Aragog cradled the newborn baby-spider who had 8-legs and 8-black eyes just like him. "He's beautiful," he murmured. "Just beautiful."
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