Census

by Stonecreek

A brief overview the Harry Potter universe's canon characters. 100-word, character-centric drabbles, every day in 2021. Content tends toward introspection, dark and/or humor, mostly focused on book canon. Newest chapter: Professor Tofty, who thought he'd seen it all in his long years at the Wizarding Exam Authority. Nope! Full list of characters not in the site's tags in chapter 1.

203. Professor Tofty

A.N. — Like Tiberius two days ago, this old guy (a good friend of his) is a one-book fellow. He, however, gets on ff.n's character list. This little run of no-name folks is to offset the rather loaded slate coming at the end of the month.

203. Professor Tofty

Tiberius had told him of it, but witnessing Harry Potter's Patronus in person was something else.

Seeing the spectral stag was one of the few times in Tofty's long examining career that he was truly taken aback by someone's spellwork. He was normally the one settling down nervous students. Instead, Harry Potter was asking Tofty if he was okay and if he was free to go. Numbly, Tofty nodded.

It had been as if James Potter had risen from the grave for the aged tester. The Patronus was a comforting spell, but for Tofty, it tore scabs off sore memories.