 Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Phoebe was pretty sure she was just bad at magic. Her pronunciation was abysmal, and also she consistently messed up the wands movements. But she was too afraid to ask her scary professor for more help than she already had (she had asked several times), and it was her turn to see the boggart, so...
Wand out, Phoebe stepped forward, trying not to be afraid. Her greatest fear was probably just snakes, or spiders, or creepy crawlies, right? Wrong. Phoebe's fear was being alone forever, without a family, and being totally unloved until she got all resentful and became like her mother and turned into a pureblood supremacist who went to Azkaban.
She coughed a little. She was super brave and strong. She could do anything, right? Even use her subpar spellwork to turn her unknown worst fear into something funny, all while being nervous and scared and confused. No pressure. |