Author's Note: Hey here we go with another chapter! Super quick I know, aren't I good to you. And I think this one is quite adorable even if I do say so myself! But it seems that the person running this challenge has gone a little awol :/ I hope she comes back soon! Also for the DADA assignment!
Prompts:
Raise a Witch or Wizard: Write about someone who tries until they succeed.
DADA Assignment: 10. Write a story with close to no dialogue. Only 5 lines of dialogue allowed.
Card: (Silver) Elfirda Clagg - Write about a character with no judgements or prejudices (this is technically true cause he's a baby!)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognise!
Birthday Boy
It was a complete riot of colour and noise. Children screamed and giggled as they ran crazily around the Malfoy household, chucking streamers and balloons at each other. It was not the first party that James had attended but it was the first party where he had been the complete centre of attention. He was constantly surrounded by people who were smiling and laughing at him. These people kept passing him brightly coloured packages which confused him, because what could he do with them? But they felt cool and they scrunched under his little hands.
Even when his parents took the brightly coloured gifts off him they were soon replaced by balloons of equally bright colours. He could throw it and throw it and no matter what someone would always bring it back to him. He gurgled his thanks and mumbled an array of words that everyone seemed to react positively to.
James let himself be passed from family member to family member. Loving the attention, they all lathered on him. He smiled and laughed and played the perfect, adorable little baby and felt more than a little bit superior as the other children who had been invited were ignored.
Then came the best bit of the party, the food. James was sat in his highchair at the head of the table and he presided over the other children, with first pick of the best food and bottles full of yummy juice. He was even able to make a complete mess, throwing bits of food down the table. Usually his mother would point angrily at him when he did that, but today she just laughed.
Then, something magical happened. Suddenly all the lights went out and James wasn't sure whether he should cry for his mother, but a light appeared. All of the adults and some of the children started singing at him, and though he couldn't understand their words he recognised the tune. It was normal for a party.
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you…"
The enticing light bobbed ever closer until it hovered in front of his face and James could see it was a candle, in a cake.
"Happy Birthday dear James! Happy Birthday to you."
He remembered seeing other children faced with this challenge. It seemed to be some sort of test, to end the party. They had to blow out the light. James frowned and puffed up his little chest. He had been waiting for his turn, his turn to take on the challenge.
He took in a deep breath…and blew out a raspberry. The light flickered but James got a lot of spit in his eyes. He frowned. He took another breath, and blew another raspberry. The adults laughed and James wasn't sure if this was a game or if they were laughing at him.
He huffed and he puffed and did everything he could to get the flickering little light to go out. Until, finally, with one huge puff, the candle finally flickered out. Everyone cheered and James puffed up proudly.
He didn't notice his father smiling a little secret smile next to him.
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