Plans
After the war, Hermione happens upon Ron and Harry's design for a new Hogwarts emblem.
Author's Note: Written for the a Random TV Tropes challenge at the Hogwarts is Home lj community, where I drew "Everything is Better with Penguins"
Hermione's eyes widened in disbelief. "You've taken it too far. You can't show the rest of them that."
"What, 'Mione?" hiccuped Ron. "It's very unified. Aren't you all for house unity?"
"'Sides," slurred Harry, "it's very cute."
Hermione rolled her eyes, noting the large empty bottle of Ogden's set between them. "And the product of far too much fire whisky." She held up the redesigned Hogwarts emblem, now devoid of lion, badger, eagle, and snake. Admittedly, the rock hopper penguin in the center did look jaunty. "At the very least, you need to update the motto."
"Wha'?" said Ron, echoed closely by Harry.
"Pinguinus dormiens numquam titillandus. Or perhaps Spheniscus instead of pinguinus, since the Greek-inspired variant captures the shape appropriately and the zoology term for penguin is sphenisciformes."
Ron blinked slowly at her.
"How do you even know these things?" asked Harry.
She shrugged, still scrutinizing the emblem. "I read. Now about the color balance..."
