Census

by Stonecreek

A brief overview of the Harry Potter universe's canon cast. 100-word, character-centric drabbles, each day in 2021. Content favors book canon, with introspective, dark and/or humor writes. Final chapter: Hogwarts, much more than stones and artefacts and a gathering of beings. She carries within her the memories of ages. Full list of characters not in the site's tags in chapter 1.

165. Olive Hornby

A.N. — Bullying was this character's only notable action in the books. So, I decided to give some background as to the why. Also, a big thank you to all my readers. This story cracked 30,000 views with the last chapter, and my Naruto story Observational Skills just hit 200,000 views.

165. Olive Hornby

Attending Hogwarts during World War II not magical.

Rationing hit even the Scottish highlands, leaving Olive feeling disgruntled all the time. Her favorite target to vent her frustrations on was Myrtle Warren, a Ravenclaw wallflower who never fought back. Those glasses were an easy target, and seeing their lenses fog with tears always cheered Olive up.

Dippet making her find Myrtle after was far less enjoyable.

Myrtle's sobbing jags in the second floor lavatory were well-known, so Olive searched it first. Opening the door to see Myrtle's stiff corpse was traumatizing; it made the hell of war truly hit home.