Little Women (2019), Dir. Greta Gerwig / Derry Girls (2018), S1 Episode 6 / Peace, Taylor Swift / Derry Girls, S1 Episode 1/ Beloved, Yves Olade / Little Women (2019), Dir. Greta Gerwig / Normal People, Sally Rooney
It was said, by most Hogwarts graduates, that their seventh year was both the best and worst time of their life. The best, because it was the first time they could shed that skin of teenage awkwardness and really become them. The worst, because at the end of the year, they had to leave everything behind to start a new life in adulthood.
For Penelope Taylor, adulthood looks a little different. Outside Hogwarts, the Wizarding World is in heavy turmoil. You-Know-Who is gathering his forces, preparing for whatever it is Dark Wizards do. Muggles are being strung up in the streets. People are evacuating, going into hiding, running to safety in other corners of the world if they can.
So, for Penny, adulthood is war. Adulthood is hiding her muggle parents away in a distant country (Ireland) and joining a secret society to help her defend her rights. Adulthood is fighting people she once went to school with, people who would very much like to see her dead for nothing other than her blood. Adulthood is looking after herself, for if she doesn't, she might end up as another name on a list of casualties of war.
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Afterglow, James Potter
FanfictionThe world is too quiet without you nearby. copyright bloodwyrms 2023 cover art - To The Moon/ Joe Webb (2019) quote - Lemony Snicket / The Beatrice Letters