Disclaimers: See the first chapter.

Snippets From the Potterverse

Chapter 17 - The Attic, Part 2 - Mum's Favourite Hats

After Sirius had brought Harry around and hidden the disturbing photo album deep in the pockets of his robes (to look at with Remus after the children were in bed), they all resumed cleaning the attic. Hermione and Ginny returned to the clothes, where they soon unearthed several hatboxes.

Oh! How pretty! Hermione exclaimed, opening one and pulling out a cranberry-coloured straw hat fetsooned with black ribbon and a long black feather.

This one's pretty, too, Ginny said in admiration, revealing a peach pillbox hat with a matching veil.

Er - girls - I wouldn't put those on if I were you, Sirius warned. Those were my mother's, and she probably bewitched them to chew off the tops of your heads or something....

Oh, Sirius, they'll be fine, Hermione said. The two girls put the hats on and hurried over to look at themselves in the spotty, full-length mirror in the corner.

These look good, Hermione said happily, reaching up to adjust her feather.

Ginny made quite a meal of getting her veil straight. You're not going to throw these away, are you, Sirius?

You can have them, Sirius shrugged, coming over and opening another hatbox. He drew out a cream-coloured straw hat with the widest brim any of them had ever seen, with a blue-and-white striped ribbon wrapped around the crown and tied into an enormous bow.

He put the hat on and joined Hermione and Ginny at the mirror, surveying himself critically. Not my style. I suppose I - OW! OW! Ouch!

He seized the hat and tried to pull it off. AGGHH! It's EATING - MY - HEAD!

Harry yelled, running over to try and help his godfather pull the hat off.



Everybody pull! Remus cried, as he and Ron joined the battle.

They all pulled as hard as they could. The hat came off, growling; Remus Stunned it with his wand.

Ron began to giggle.

It's not funny, Ron, Sirius snapped.

Yes it is! Ron chuckled. Look in the mirror!

Sirius did.



The hat had eaten all the hair off the top of his head, leaving a bald ring.

Sirius fainted.