Title: loony bin
Prompt: baseball bat
Word Count: 360
Rating: G
Warnings (Non-Con/Dub-Con/etc): N/A
Summary: Lunatics were simply full of surprises.
Megan knew that in order to keep below the radar of the professors—and the Headmaster—she had to appear busy without actually doing anything threatening. Finding excuses for her vast amounts of research was difficult without a common thread to them all, but it was a surprise when a reasonable cover story appeared seemingly out of the blue.
Sitting more towards the end of the table at breakfast, conversation stilled as a body slid into place beside her. She stiffened up, fork hovering halfway between the plate and her mouth, before finally gathering the courage to glance over at the perpetrator—lo and behold, the eagle that had been watching her for weeks now was casually grabbing bacon as she dreamily inquired, "Muggle toys are so fascinating, aren't they?"
Being a halfblood, Megan was a bit hesitant to say anything. The other snakes were frozen, gazes locked on the scene unfolding. Lovegood covered her plate with syrup before creating a sandwich with two pancakes. Smiling in that eerie way, she continued, "Transfiguration is so fascinating; Muggle items such as "bass ball bats" and "bat-trees" can be Transfigured, but they don't quite feel the same. I wonder why that is?"
Not knowing what to say, Megan kept silent.
"And why are Muggles so obsessed with bats? So intriguing…" Sharp eyes were hidden from most by stray locks of straw-colored hair and absentminded smiles, but they peeked out now to pierce the young snake. She gave a soft "oh" and pulled out a dusty tome. "I almost forgot, you left your History of Magic textbook in the loo. Here you are." Wiggling her fingers in good-bye, she left with a parting remark: "I've almost finished reviewing your Charms notes, so you'll see them soon."
She grimaced. Tutoring from Loony Lovegood? Glancing around, Megan was mildly surprised to note that while the Slytherins were still wary, most of them had returned to their food. Is it really that simple? As soon as the nutcase entered the picture, all expectations of reality were tossed into the rubbish bin.
But really, what harm could a snake do against her kind when led by Loony?
And here was the last of them. Tell me what you think, or if you believe I should continue with these little bits. Am I the only one interested to hear a snake's point-of-view to the Dark Lord's reign of Hogwarts? I've currently used eight out of twenty prompts, so there is potential. I'm just not sure I'm feeling particularly motivated to finish these, over the other projects I've given myself.
-Dragon
