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.

208. Alastor Moody

A.N. — Once again, I choose to honor a death. Perhaps it's because Jo didn't give out too many official birthdays. Or maybe this guy is badass enough that I have to highlight his going out in a blaze of glory. This drabble, more than most, sees me abusing hyphenated words to make the word count.

208. Alastor Moody

Constant vigilance always paid off.

Midair was not Moody's preferred dueling environment, but he wasn't the most feared Auror for nothing. He always prepared for the worst-case scenario, so when immediately ambushed after take-off, Moody was ready. It didn't matter that Death Eaters outnumbered the Order two to one. Having Dung as his decoy Potter wouldn't hinder Mad-Eye, either. He'd been fighting his whole life; what was one more battle?

Voldemort singling out Moody's group to pursue, and Fletcher disapparating like the coward he was, didn't bode well. But Alastor didn't fear death like his opponent. He'd take those odds.