Isis ([info]isiscolo) wrote in [info]hp100,

where they grow

Title: Where They Grow
House: Ravenclaw
Word count: 100
Characters: Hannah Abbott and Susan Bones
A/N: This takes place before the students learn about Thestrals.

The deathcaps that Professor Sprout had sent them to collect grew particularly well in the loamy soil between Hagrid's hut and the Forbidden Forest, thought Hannah. "There's lots over here, Susan."

"Good," said Susan as she walked over, collection basket swinging. "I haven't found any yet."

"There's a bunch by that rock."

"Where? I don't see them."

"For heaven's sake." Hannah reached over to pluck the mushrooms, then grimaced. "Oh, UGH! I guess those invisible horses which pull our carriages have invisible poop, too."

Susan smiled faintly. Apparently Hannah didn't see Thestrals.

Hannah giggled. "Good thing they can't fly, huh?"

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[info]amanuensis1

August 18 2003, 12:35:43 UTC 8 years ago

Oh, my god. *facepalms*

I can just hear Susan's eyeroll! Whatta hoot!

[info]amanuensis1

August 18 2003, 12:37:04 UTC 8 years ago

Oh, my god. *facepalms*

I can just hear Susan's eyeroll! Whatta hoot!

[info]thisveryinstant

August 18 2003, 13:00:29 UTC 8 years ago

THIS IS BLOODY BRILLIANT!

i've had to resort to all caps and unnecessary britishisms. you've outdone yourself.

[info]thisveryinstant

August 18 2003, 13:09:34 UTC 8 years ago

er...only meant to post this once. oops.

[info]rane_ab

August 22 2003, 11:15:28 UTC 8 years ago

I'm ashamed to say it took me a while before I got the joke... *blushes* Yes, I'm slow. (Judging by the lack of comments, I may not be the only one...) And then I went 'eww'... and absolutely laughed my head off! That's really brilliant - now I'm wondering what on earth could give you that idea... It's certainly very original -- probably the most original response to the challenge... ^_^ (Don't kill me for using the emdash-thingy.)

[info]isiscolo

August 22 2003, 11:20:53 UTC 8 years ago

Oh boy, a chance to post pretentious meta! :-)

Some time ago I wrote a story called Turnabout is Foreplay which is a HP/SS PWP wherein Snape makes an invisibility potion, ingests it, then sneaks up to Harry's room. At one point he wonders whether his semen will be invisible as well.

So I thought: hmm, if Thestrals are invisible to most people, is their dung invisible to them as well?

And then I thought: hee, wouldn't it be funny to write about someone getting splattered by invisible flying-horse dung!

And somehow that morphed into this.

[info]guntar

August 22 2003, 18:59:33 UTC 8 years ago

Hee!

This is brilliant! I can't believe I missed it on my first time through the list!

Anonymous

September 23 2003, 20:57:36 UTC 8 years ago

oh the quibbler would have a field day with that. DEATH BY THESTRAL DROPPING: WHO KNEW THEY COULD FLY? ahahahaha...

-harvey
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