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| | Unfinished Box of Beans A box of unfinished drabble threads that didn't reach their SS100, SS50, or SS25 target but remain a fun read nonetheless. | 
07-02-2012, 02:49 PM
| | |  100 Sensational Drabbles for The Enchantingly Nasty Rita - Sa13+
=100 Sensational Drabbles for
the Enchantingly Nasty Rita=
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Disclaimer: Everything you already recognise was created by the wonderful Jo Rowling.
I love reading these little snapshots in characters' lives, so I'm going ahead and writing a 100 of my own. Here's my 100 Drabbles for Rita Skeeter 
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1. Herbology 2. Muggle Studies 3. Transfiguration 4. Ancient Runes 5. Astronomy 6. Divination 7. Care of Magical Creatures 8. Potions 9. Defense Against the Dark Arts 10. Arithmancy 11. History of Magic 12. Charms 13. Quidditch 14. Hogwarts, A History 15. Room 16. Dragonhide gloves 17. Cauldron 18. Whomping Willow 19. Wand 20. Hogsmeade 21. Veela 22. Kneazle 23. Telescope 24. House elf 25. Sorting Hat 26. Quill 27. Owl 28. Timeturner 29. Pensieve 30. Feast 31. Dress robes 32. Common room 33. Classroom 34. Parseltongue 35. Pureblood 36. Muggle 37. Animagus 38. Patronus 39. Duel 40. Spell 41. Thestrals 42. Portraits 43. Headmaster 44. Ford Anglia 45. Licorice Wand 46. Dungeon 47. Portkey 48. Leprechaun 49. Yule Ball 50. Boggart 51. Act 52. Bore 53. Chase 54. Dare 55. Egg on 56. Fight 57. Goblin 58. Hoot 59. Ignore 60. Joke 61. Kiss 62. Amortentia 63. Mooch 64. Nap 65. Ooze 66. Pace 67. Quell 68. Roar 69. Slap 70. Spook 71. Untie 72. Vex 73. Warn 74. X-tinguish 75. Yodel 76. Zap 77. Cheerful 78. author's choice 79. author's choice 80. author's choice 81. Depression 82. Careful 83. Fearful 84. Angry 85. Snappish 86. Daring 87. Staircase 88. Sweet Tooth 89. Past 90. Present 91. Future 92. Chocolate 93. Chicken 94. Allergic 95. Snowball 96. Socks 97. Dictionary 98. Pajamas 99. Trunk 100. Homework
=6/100=
The Juicy Details
11. History of Magic
‘Tell me,’ Rita said, leaning in for a better listen. ‘Was there anything, any tiny indication, that his relationship with Ariana was a negative one?’
She watched the author of A History of Magic expectantly from behind bejewelled spectacles. Bathilda’s age had made her forget quite a lot of the juicy details, and she needed a lot more to work with.
‘Well...’ Bathilda began, straining to remember. ‘I remember a brawl, one night...’
Placing the Quick-Quotes Quill upright on the parchment, Rita leant back to listen to what had to be a deliciously scandalous chapter in Albus Dumbledore’s intriguing life.
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07-04-2012, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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First Year |
Bug Eyed
49. Yule Ball
‘Anuzzer what, precisely?’
There was a pause before Hagrid responded; a delicious pause, which was waiting on a very personal piece of information Rita was dying to know about.
‘Another half-giant, o’ course!’
Gasping inwardly, beetle-Rita crawled up to the top of the stone reindeer’s head to get a better view of the argument now breaking out between the two.
Oh, sneaking into the Hogwarts grounds for the Yule Ball had been worth it, alright. First Quidditch champion Viktor Krum head over heels with Hermione Granger, and now the Care of Magical Creatures Professor was – though unsurprisingly – a half-giant!
Lovely.
Last edited by Lady Mouldywart; 08-08-2012 at 11:02 PM.
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07-04-2012, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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First Year |
Monday Morning
13. Quidditch
Was it already due for another Quidditch World Cup?
A disgruntled Rita sat down at the usual desk at the office on a particularly painful Monday. Browsing through some interdepartmental memos, she grumbled quietly to herself about the ten-something articles she would have to write on Quidditch in the coming weeks preceding the World Cup.
How she hated that sport. Unadventurous to write about, cumbersome to watch, and it didn’t help that she was horrible at flying too.
However, she certainly enjoyed writing about the personal lives of various players; yes, she would definitely be writing a lot of that.
Last edited by Lady Mouldywart; 07-16-2012 at 11:28 PM.
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07-06-2012, 09:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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First Year |
The Front Page
26. Quill
The celebration following You-Know-Who’s mysterious demise was reason for a number of sightings by Muggles, which, predictably, made the headlines in Muggle newspapers.
Now, the wizarding world must be dying to know the story about the Boy Who Lived, Rita thought. Such a tragic, heroic story.
The orphaned Harry Potter bears the battle scars, proof of his encounter with the darkest wizard, who he so bravely fought
No, that didn’t sound right. How old was the boy again?
Frustrated, Rita threw her tattered peacock quill into the bin next to her desk. She badly needed one of those Quick-Quotes Quills.
Last edited by Lady Mouldywart; 07-16-2012 at 11:29 PM.
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07-15-2012, 08:50 PM
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Those Cunning Folk 25. Sorting Hat
‘I must say, Rita, that article depicting me as an irresponsible old fart was quite a charming read.’
‘I was merely pointing out that unfortunate incident with the Basilisk, Dumbledore...’
‘Yes, very unfortunate,’ Dumbledore said, leaning back in his chair and staring at all the clinking and smoking instruments in his office. His eyes fell on the sorting hat. ‘Remind me, which House were you in? I’m afraid my memory has been failing me lately...’
‘Slytherin,’ Rita said nonchalantly, searching for something in her crocodile-skin purse.
‘Ah, yes...’ Dumbledore said. ‘Those cunning folk… use any means to achieve their ends.’
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08-08-2012, 11:01 PM
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First Year |
Directions
70. Spook
The eleven-year old writer/critic extraordinaire (still unpublished, as of yet) turned a corner on the fourth floor and came face to face with Peeves.
‘Ooh, ickle firstie lost on the fourth floor,’ the spook sniggered maliciously.
‘Where is the Charms classroom?’ Rita asked, not knowing how dangerous this question could be.
‘Last door on the right!’ Peeves promptly answered. ‘That’s the one!’
Hurrying down the corridor, Rita opened the last door on the right. A bucket of ice-cold water cascaded down and drenched her from head to toe. Fuming, she turned around, but Peeves had already zoomed off, cackling madly.
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