Challenges: Fire the Canon's Character of the Week Drabble Competition (week 7) on HPFC
Characters: Lisa Cullen, OC (Hailey Cullen), Tabitha Bainbridge
Prompt: Must be written in first person
Word count: 200
My fingers are trembling, but there's nothing to grab to make it stop. When I was sitting with Tabby and mum in the lounge, at least I could clutch the hem of my blue dress, bought by my beautiful girlfriend. Who was in the other room, left alone, when mum called me into the kitchen to 'help make tea'.
I know my mother. She's practically anal over her independence, unless dad's around, in which case she 'can't' do anything for herself. Dad isn't around, though, and I can see the disappointment in mums' gaze.
"Yes, she's female. She uses a potion to perfect her hair. She's vain and arrogant and beautiful."
"She's a Slytherin, Lisa. I remember her parents from Hogwarts. Both of them Death Eaters."
A thrill of annoyance shoots up my spine. "And so was Tabby," I snap, "right up until the second she saved my life. You've got no right to judge her; you lost it when you left the wizarding world."
"Does she make you happy?"
"She saved me from more than you know."
I'm staring at her, waiting. What she says next will decide our future.
Because I am not leaving Tabitha Bainbridge for anyone.