The stars twinkled faintly in the twilight sky, and snores could be heard from her parents' room, but little Hermione Granger was crouching under the covers, engrossed in a book. Large pictures of common animals were shown on its cover.
She carefully penned some scribbles down in a notepad, pursing her lips. "Cats... are... furry. Birds... are... feathery," she whispered aloud.
"But I don't like birds," she realized, pouting. She considered the situation carefully.
"But it's not in real life," Hermione reasoned. "I can still write about it!"
Satisfied with her work and smiling contentedly, she placed her stubby pencil on the bedside table and turned off the light.
"G'nite kitty," she whispered...
Written for the Stratified Agate Competition: Prompt: write about a childhood moment of one member of your pairing.
Written for the Build-a-Bear Challenge, Prompt: A Bear- Bears are fierce animals. Write about a Gryffindor.
Written for the Rummikub Game Challenge, Prompt: "I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of" - Joss Whedon (quote).