Title: Spoilers
Prompt: None, but this has been chilling in the back of my head since I first saw "The Shakespeare Code."
Characters: Martha, Ten
Genres: Humor
Summary: Martha begs the Doctor to tell her what happens in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but he refuses. It could "destroy the universe." A ficlet in three drabbles.
Part One
"You've read book seven!?" Martha cried. "What happens? Who dies? You have to tell me!"
The Doctor raised an eyebrow. "You really want to know that?"
"Yeah!"
"Nah. What's the point of reading a book if you already know what's gonna happen?"
That had Martha stumped for a moment. Then she decided, "I'd be the first to know."
"Nope. Too risky. Might destroy the world."
"Seriously? Spoilers for a book?"
"Yep."
"I wouldn't tell anyone."
"I still can't tell you."
An idea occurred to her. "You must have a copy in the TARDIS library! I'm going to go find it."
Part Two
The Doctor caught up with his companion in the hall outside of their room and took her arm. "You really can't read that book, Martha. You'll have to wait until it comes out in your own time."
"But why?" she pressed. "If I don't tell anyone, shouldn't it be fine?"
"Nope. It would ruin the surprise and the suspense for you."
"What? You said it would destroy the world!"
"Did I?"
"Yes!"
"Well, it would. The world of your surprise and suspense."
"Doctor!"
"Oh, all right, I'll give you a hint to tide you over."
Martha listened eagerly.
"Someone dies."
Part Three
"Someone dies?" Martha demanded. "The book has the word deathly in the title and the best you can give me is that someone dies?"
"All right, Harry Potter dies."
"He really does?" Martha gaped at him. "J. K. Rowling spends all this time developing a character and getting us to love him and sympathize with him over seven books and then kills him?"
"That's about right." But then the Doctor sounded a little too serious. Martha noticed a mysterious twinkle in his eyes.
"Doctor, are you telling me the truth?" she asked.
He grinned. "You'll have to wait and see."