QLFC: season 5 round 6
Team: Kenmare Kestrels
Prompt: Matilda
Word count: 486
Title: Seeds of Magic
Kevin Entwhistle curled himself into a ball under the slide, trying to hide from Jared and Greg, two bullies from his primary school. It was the day after his eleventh birthday and he had walked down to the park by himself for the first time. Kevin loved to learn, but that was why he was bullied. He was just too smart.
"Hay Kevin," Greg shouted, "is this your bag?"
Kevin resisted the urge to look around from his hiding place.
"Let's take a look at what's inside." Greg said, the two bullies whispered with each other and Kevin's tension grew.
Kevin switched his focus to the wood chips on the ground in front of him and started making them dance. It was a good way to keep his mind off the bullies.
"Found you!"
"And this." Greg said waving around a copy of Matilda. "Isn't Matilda a kids book?"
It was the book that had given Kevin the idea to try telekinesis. At first, like Matilda, he had to focus on the mean things Jared and Greg had said to him, but not anymore.
"Hay, loser," Jared said, giving Kevin a small push, "don't be ignorin' us."
At a small gesture from Greg, Jared moved to block off any escape routes. Kevin bit his lip nervously.
"So Kevin I was wondering, since you like reading so much, can you do tele-what's it called?" Greg asked in a falsely friendly voice. "Who am I kidding, you're worthless, powerless, ickle Kevin."
"Nobody wants you here Kevin."
Kevin tried to hold back his tears, but he couldn't.
"Are you crying?"
"You're such a baby."
"Cry baby! Cry baby!"
The two bullies fell over as the slide disappeared. Kevin looked up in surprise. He scrambled to his feet and grabbed Matilda from where Greg had dropped it. He ran over to his bag and quickly dumped his things back into it.
"How did you do that freek?"
Kevin ignored the bullies and started running home. When he got there he was surprised to find his parents talking to a strange woman in a pointed hat.
"Kevin, you're back. This is Professor McGonagall, she's got something for you." His mother said.
The professor stood up and handed Kevin a letter. The addressed was written in emerald green ink. Kevin flipped it over and carefully broke the wax seal.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Entwhistle,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September. We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
A/N Keven is mentioned in Some of JK Rowling's notes, he is in Harry's year either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff
