April Fools
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darnedchildSummary: It’s nearly seven years after the Battle of Hogwarts before George Weasley can bring himself to celebrate his birthday again.
Rating: G
A/N - This is a prompt from me, based off a flash ficlet I originally wrote 4/1/2017.
April Fools
It’s nearly seven years after the Battle of Hogwarts before George Weasley can bring himself to celebrate his birthday again.
The elaborate April Fool’s prank ends up bringing the Ministry of Magic to a standstill.
The halls fill with rapidly reproducing pygmy puff-like creatures made of wiggling, chirping candyfloss. George had been inspired by a Muggle television program that Harry and Ron enjoyed.
Anyone who eats a sugar pygmy puff ends up sprouting pink or purple fur (including the first victim, Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt, who had found one innocently sitting on his mid-morning tea tray) that can’t be spelled away for a full twenty-four hours.
Harry, Hermione, and Arthur figure out the culprit almost immediately; but they keep the knowledge to themselves, even as they subtly nudge chirping sugar balls through open office doors everywhere they go.
Molly breaks into tears of joy when Arthur floos her. She hurries to the Ministry and happily eats four, giggling like a school girl.
Ron is sad to miss the excitement, but someone has to mind the joke shop.
At noon, George and Angelina Weasley watch as a giant banner drops down above the Atrium fountain.
It simply reads “For Fred”.
Rating: G
A/N - This is a prompt from me, based off a flash ficlet I originally wrote 4/1/2017.
April Fools
It’s nearly seven years after the Battle of Hogwarts before George Weasley can bring himself to celebrate his birthday again.
The elaborate April Fool’s prank ends up bringing the Ministry of Magic to a standstill.
The halls fill with rapidly reproducing pygmy puff-like creatures made of wiggling, chirping candyfloss. George had been inspired by a Muggle television program that Harry and Ron enjoyed.
Anyone who eats a sugar pygmy puff ends up sprouting pink or purple fur (including the first victim, Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt, who had found one innocently sitting on his mid-morning tea tray) that can’t be spelled away for a full twenty-four hours.
Harry, Hermione, and Arthur figure out the culprit almost immediately; but they keep the knowledge to themselves, even as they subtly nudge chirping sugar balls through open office doors everywhere they go.
Molly breaks into tears of joy when Arthur floos her. She hurries to the Ministry and happily eats four, giggling like a school girl.
Ron is sad to miss the excitement, but someone has to mind the joke shop.
At noon, George and Angelina Weasley watch as a giant banner drops down above the Atrium fountain.
It simply reads “For Fred”.