Inevitable short: Gossip

[mhalachai]

Help. Buried in words. Am in the process of reading Inevitable (yes, that's right. All 500,000+ words) so I can actually write it tomorrow. In the meantime, a quasi drabble from Inevitable. Just some fluff :)
Gossip
An Inevitable short (AB/HP)
by mhalachaiswords

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. Anita Blake belongs to Laurell K. Hamilton. No profit made, etc.
Rating: PG
Words: 333
An entry on the Quasi-Drabble challenge entry. practical_puss Inevitable, Hermione, corset.
Note: Set just before Inevitable chapter 71 and the Halloween party.

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Hermione looked up from her reading as Crookshanks tore across her bed, narrowly avoiding the impact of flying fabric.

"I have nothing to wear!" Lavender wailed. "The dance starts in less than two hours and I have nothing!

Parvati nodded sympathetically. Neither girl noticed as Hermione rolled her eyes at them. "I can go get Padma to help," Parvati offered.

Lavender shook her head. "This is the only dance we're going to have this year! We're seventh-years, we have to look our best! And all my clothes make me look like a shapeless sack!"

Parvati turned away from her mirror. "We could make you a toga," she suggested. "A Greek witch?"

"That's what she is wearing," Lavender objected, jerking her thumb over her shoulder to point at Hermione.

"She is sitting right here!" Hermione objected loudly, but she was roundly ignored by the other girls.

"And I can't be any other kind of historical witch, that's what Ginny and that blonde of hers are doing!"

Parvati's eyebrows arched. "Matching costumes?" she asked. "How... interesting."

The level of innuendo in Parvati's voice was answered by the expression on Lavender's face. "I wonder what Harry will think of that?" she mused.

Hermione slapped her book closed. As much as she may wonder at Harry's choices when it came to Luna and Ginny (as much as she may think the whole thing was a Very Bad Idea), that didn't give Lavender and Parvati the right to say those things about her friends!

"Ooh, I've got an idea!" Parvati squealed, dropping the gossip for the more pressing matter of clothing. "What about one of those corset dress things we saw in those books in muggle studies? You can be a turn-of-the-century witch!"

Hermione gathered up her books and fled the room. Some days, she couldn't believe that she was in the same year as Parvati and Lavender.

Although, she thought rather unkindly, if Lavender ended up wearing a corset for Halloween, she'd suffer enough on her own.

end

Comments

[firefox1490.livejournal.com]

YEAHHHH Something Inevitable related!!!! So much fun. Poor Mione.

[thymidinekinase.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAAYYYY!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_shiisa_/]

Complete re-read? Wow, I did it around chapter 60 and it took me ages...
New chapter coming? Thanks! *wags tail*

[sabriel-0405.livejournal.com]

Very cute. A nice teaser. We want more!! pouts.

[askani.livejournal.com]

I like this, poor Hermione and her silly roommates.

I think I've re-read Inevitable fully twice so far since the last chapter, however long ago that was. I had to re-read Dawning Light after that last chapter and it entertained me for a while. :)

[penyn-1600.livejournal.com]

Ah poor Hermione! It's no fun living people and sharing completely opposite values. Although, heehee to the little bit about Ginny and Luna.

[cissasghost.livejournal.com]

Eee, Inevitable stuff!

Very interesting, how Lavendar and Parvati see Luna with reference to Ginny. Seems plausible (in terms of being in-character for them to react that way, that is).

-Sonya

[tobemeagain.livejournal.com]

Oh yay, oh yay... more on the way. Hey it only took me 2 days to read, the first time, faster on the second :) Anywho, glad you are writing more *squee*

[xagentxobeyx.livejournal.com]

Though I loved this little short, I got curious when I saw the words 'Hermione' and 'corset' next to each other. I do vouch for a dark Hermione! Perhaps in a far future fic? (I know you're horribly busy, my dear, so no stress or anything.)

It's just I've been stuck in Harry/Draco land for too long.

Far too long.

But no matter, I'm still a loyal reader! ::bows::

[houses7177.livejournal.com]

I agree with Sonya--very in character for what we know of Lavender and Pavarti. Alas. Lovely to see Inevitable again!

[ilyena_sylph]

This is so great. I love that little bit of life on the girl's side of the Tower, because we never get to see that kind of thing!

Also, I have no idea how many times I've read Inevitable. I can think of four off the top of my head, and my roommate is saying 'more' at me. But I was reading it on TTH, and refuse to jump through hoops to leave comments there.

I cannot WAIT for more.

Actually, obviously I can, but. Not the point!

*is so veryveryexcited!*

yay!

[lishel_fracrium.livejournal.com]

not to be a nag or anything cause I know you are so very busy. but will there be more inevitable and if so maybe soon? or is it dead? I really hope it continues. please?