Emma Grant ([info]emmagrant01) wrote in [info]hp_quince,
2005-11-12 12:47:00
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FIC: Mirror, Mirror

Title: Mirror, Mirror
Author: Emma Grant
Summary: Mirror, mirror on the wall; Draco's dressing for the Ball.
Rating: PG
Word count: 744
Note: For challenge 4. Inspired by a post [info]marksykins made about this particular picture of Draco.

Podslash: Listen to the fic here.

Translation: Read it in Hebrew!

Art by [info]princesskariboo here.


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Draco straightened the collar of his shirt and stared at his reflection. He'd had to pester his mother for weeks to get her to send him enough galleons to buy this particular set of dress robes. But it was the Yule Ball, one of the more important social occasions of his young life, and it was more than worth it.

The mirror emitted a low whistle, and Draco smirked. "Yes, yes -- I know," he told it.

He couldn't wait to see the look on Pansy's face. She'd been coy for weeks now, evading his wandering hands with whispered promises of "later". Perhaps she'd be so smitten with him tonight that they could duck out of the Ball a bit early and find a private spot for "later" to occur.

If she didn't give it up for this, he'd know those lesbian rumors were true.

"Who's the lucky man?" the mirror asked, a hint of wicked glee in its tone.

Draco frowned at his reflection. "Sorry?"

"You're going to make some bloke quite happy tonight, looking like that."

Draco found he could only gape at the mirror, an expression that disrupted the cool visage he'd been perfecting for the last hour. "I'm taking a girl to the Ball, thank you very much."

"Ohhhh," the mirror responded, sounding completely unconvinced. "Riiight."

"I am," Draco retorted. "Pansy Parkinson, if you must know." Honestly. He turned to the side, examining the full effect.

The mirror made a cough-like noise, which sounded remarkably like the word "beard".

Draco felt his cheeks flush. "I beg your pardon?"

"Nothing," the mirror replied a bit hastily. "I didn't say anything."

"Yes, you did," Draco replied, putting his hands on his hips and glaring into the mirror. "What precisely are you implying?"

The mirror's response was an exasperated sigh. "Nothing. Go have fun. Enjoy your little party."

"I intend to," Draco said, combing his fingers through his hair, tucking a few errant strands back into place. "With my girlfriend."

The mirror giggled.

"What the hell?" Draco retorted, gesturing at the mirror in frustration. "This is--" He paused, eyes narrowing. Perhaps the mirror had been cursed. Or maybe it was a joke Zabini was playing on him -- it was in the range of things he would do, certainly. He might even be nearby listening, having a good laugh. Draco peered around the room to be sure.

"It's just that," the mirror began, sounding as if it were explaining something quite simple to someone rather slow, "you look so… gay. I mean, honestly -- have a look at yourself."

Draco clenched his jaw. This must be a joke -- it was the only explanation. But he wouldn't let it get to him, he decided.

"This is called style, not that I'd expect a dusty old mirror in a boarding school dorm to know the first thing about that."

"Oh, so you're an expert?" the mirror quipped. "I'd have guessed as much."

"Very clever," Draco growled, trying in vain to tame his hair again.

"It's metrosexual at best," the mirror continued. "Though the fact that you've been standing here primping for the better part of an hour--"

"I was not primping!"

"For an hour," the mirror repeated. "The other boys barely gave me a glance before they left."

"I happen to care what I look like," Draco sniffed.

"Of course you do," the mirror said in a knowing tone. "It's all right, dear. You're young, and you've plenty of time to come to terms with your sexuality."

"With my--" Joke or not, the mirror had gone too far. Draco gave it as nasty a glare as he could muster. "I am not gay. Besides, you're just a stupid mirror. What would you know about it?"

"I've sat in a boys' dormitory for the better part of a century. So quite a lot, actually."

Draco stared at his reflection for a moment, and then scowled. "Ridiculous," he muttered, and with a last futile swipe at his hair, turned away.

The mirror laughed as he left the room, but Draco ignored it. He had better things to think about, like getting into Pansy's knickers at long last, or looking for an opportunity to corner Potter and take a swing at him.

The image that sprang into his mind of something else he might do in a dark corner with Potter was most unwelcome. Draco blamed it on the mirror and slammed the dormitory door behind him.

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Tags: challenge 4

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[info]1_bad_idea

November 12 2005, 18:57:55 UTC 6 years ago

Hilarious! The mirror is really great!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:43:13 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you! :-D

[info]furiosity

November 12 2005, 19:03:43 UTC 6 years ago

Yes! That's exactly how it must have happened, too. :D

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:43:48 UTC 6 years ago

I mean the picture is so obvious, you know? ;-)

[info]skarch86

November 12 2005, 19:11:41 UTC 6 years ago

Hahaha! Poor Draco... Even mirrors know he's gay!

And this mirror? I'm in love with it. I wanna take it home. :)

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:44:04 UTC 6 years ago

LOL! Thanks!

[info]primroseburrows

November 12 2005, 19:16:01 UTC 6 years ago

*cackles*

Book 9: Draco Malfoy and the Very Gay Dress Robes.



[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:44:28 UTC 6 years ago

Haha! Yes, write that! :-D

[info]topaz7

November 12 2005, 19:22:17 UTC 6 years ago

*snort* This was great! For a moment, I was a bit worried for the mirror - thought it might get a hairbrush thrown at it..

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:45:23 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks! :-D

[info]martinidancing

November 12 2005, 19:24:27 UTC 6 years ago

You know, I always knew that the mirrors were smarter than everyone else... =D

Too bad they always get stuck with the blame.

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:46:06 UTC 6 years ago

Hee! Thanks!

[info]monifieth

November 12 2005, 19:26:47 UTC 6 years ago

That was bloody brilliant. I love it.
That mirror... God that mirror is smart :D

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:46:33 UTC 6 years ago

I love the idea of a smart-ass talking mirror. *grins*

[info]sciencegeek

November 12 2005, 19:29:22 UTC 6 years ago

Aw, I love it!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:46:45 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

[info]bibliokat

November 12 2005, 19:31:20 UTC 6 years ago

*giggling* Fantastic!

Draco dear, mirrors really do know best;)

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:47:05 UTC 6 years ago

Yes, I think they do. Thanks!

[info]kriken

November 12 2005, 19:31:36 UTC 6 years ago

::giggles:: Methinks the lad doth protest too much ;)

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:47:20 UTC 6 years ago

You think? ;-)

[info]gryfindormia

November 12 2005, 19:33:16 UTC 6 years ago

*loves you* This is fab.

...

And now my full-length mirror on the other side of the room is smirking at me.

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:47:54 UTC 6 years ago

*grins* Thanks! I'm glad my mirrors can't talk...

[info]awaywithpixie

November 12 2005, 19:44:36 UTC 6 years ago

ROTF. Now I see the mirror talking just like Carson Kressley! Too funny! Thanks for this!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:48:18 UTC 6 years ago

LOL! I hadn't thought of that, but it would be funny! ;-) Thanks!

[info]jexay

November 12 2005, 19:49:07 UTC 6 years ago

The metrosexual got me! Ahahahahaha!!!!!!! XD

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:48:49 UTC 6 years ago

That was the point at which I thought, "Okay, it's officially crack now." ;-)

[info]pir8fancier

November 12 2005, 19:57:28 UTC 6 years ago

SQUEE!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:48:58 UTC 6 years ago

:-D

[info]lexique

November 12 2005, 20:02:15 UTC 6 years ago

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:49:12 UTC 6 years ago

*grins* Thanks!

[info]earth_magic

November 12 2005, 20:04:37 UTC 6 years ago

*sniggers* Just excellent. I adore the mirror.

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:49:40 UTC 6 years ago

LOL, thanks!

[info]jadziahp

November 12 2005, 20:27:03 UTC 6 years ago

HEhe, very nice. The mirror is adorable :-)

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:49:56 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks so much!

[info]confusedkayt

November 12 2005, 21:09:15 UTC 6 years ago

*snicker* This is just such fun.
"I've sat in a boys' dormitory for the better part of a century. So quite a lot, actually."

Priceless. Just... priceless.

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:50:18 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you! :-D

[info]yaycoffee

November 12 2005, 21:14:23 UTC 6 years ago

This had me chuckling all the way through! I loved it!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:50:47 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks! I'm glad it came out funny at all. Time limits are hard. :-P

[info]smoo_001

November 12 2005, 21:32:31 UTC 6 years ago

Haha, getting outed by a mirror. Brilliant

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 21:51:07 UTC 6 years ago

That icon cracks me up! And thanks!

[info]tastyeyeliner

November 12 2005, 22:03:45 UTC 6 years ago

We all know it's true ;)

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 22:14:58 UTC 6 years ago

Absolutely! ;-)

[info]aoi_shu

November 12 2005, 22:22:52 UTC 6 years ago

Awwwww, awww aww aww...
that was so horribly adorable!
I can't take it... GREAT!
You RULE!
LOLOLOL!
Mde my day...night...whatever^^!
Love it!

Shu

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 22:25:41 UTC 6 years ago

*grins* Oh, thanks so much!

[info]amanuensis1

November 12 2005, 22:46:57 UTC 6 years ago

Eee, now I want there to be a fic that has a mirror as a psychiatrist!

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 23:07:25 UTC 6 years ago

*grins* Talking mirrors are fun!

Hey, is that [info]mijan in your icon?

[info]amanuensis1

6 years ago

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[info]tipgardner

November 12 2005, 22:56:39 UTC 6 years ago

One of your other talents, other than great story telling, real character portraits, etc as I often rave about, is your cracktastic brain. This is so clever and well told. Thanks for sharing it.

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 23:07:52 UTC 6 years ago

*blushes*

Thanks, sweetie! I appreciate that!

[info]maracela

November 12 2005, 22:58:15 UTC 6 years ago

Completely fucking precious.

[info]emmagrant01

November 12 2005, 23:08:06 UTC 6 years ago

LOL! Thank you!
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