Blood and Ink - Harry Potter fanfiction

[elen_nare]

Title: Blood and Ink
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Length: 100 words
Content notes: a drabble set during Order of the Phoenix.
Author notes:There's no canon support for this really, but we know that Umbridge uses her quill for detentions with people other than Harry, that Ginny has a quick temper and no qualms questioning authority... and that Harry is not super observant ;)
Summary: Ginny served detention with Umbridge.

Closing the door to Umbridge’s office, Ginny examined the words carved into her hand. She wondered how much Dumbledore had told the Ministry about Tom Riddle’s diary; had Umbridge known? The intensity with which she had watched Ginny’s first reactions to her quill was suspicious… had she expected Ginny to break down, burst into tears? Ginny snorted and set off towards Gryffindor tower. She’d once poured her soul into ink and paper and come out alive; lines - even written in her own blood - were hardly enough to break her.

If she woke up sobbing that night, Umbridge would never know.

Comments

[bluealoe]

I think it's completely plausible that Ginny had detention with Umbridge, and that she would react this exact way. I never thought about how Ginny's relationship with words would change after the diary.

[elen_nare]

Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you liked it (and sorry I missed this earlier!). I wrote some more about Ginny and words here :)

[bluealoe]

I remember reading that story, I don't know why I didn't comment on it at the time. Oops. I love the idea of Ginny refusing to let words conquer her, and building herself back up one diary entry at a time. :)