The Quidditch Pitch

by reminiscent-afterthought

A lot of things happened on the pitch, both on and off the ground. /for the Setting Boot Camp/

26. The Parent Cries, so the Child Cries Too

A/N: Written for the Setting Boot Camp for setting: the Quidditch Pitch and prompt: 037 –connection.

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The Quidditch Pitch
Poem 13: The Parent Cries, so the Child Cries Too

Hogwarts was the parent
castle, and she was sad

So the genderless child
was sad as well,

Spoilt for happiness,
for carefree laughs
that danced on the breeze
with the wind-borne nymphs

Or overflowing tears of joy
and hugs spread all round
or chaste kisses shared
under the blanket of sweet
darkness abound

But instead,
its grass was brown and dry
from lack of nutrients
for there was only blood
– pain, and fear –
to feed its roots

And as the Castle diminished,
her magic that sustained
the large Quidditch Pitch
diminished too.