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rumpelsnorcack) wrote2010-12-17 01:38 pm
Twelve Days ficlets, day six
Fandom: Harry Potter
Word Count: 600
A/N: Poi are pretty common in Maori performances. In my experience it's relatively easy to pick up the basics of short poi (I can do some basic stuff myself) but the really intricate movements and the long poi take a lot more practice and skill. In this story the poi used are all long ones, just because.
Ginny watched the three of them in amusement. Not her three children who were running around the house screaming with glee, waving the strange balls on the ends of long plaited pieces of string. They were just kids being kids. She winced as they crashed into the Christmas tree, spilling the glowing fairies out in a hail of brightly coloured lights. Okay, they were destructive kids being destructive kids, but that wasn't as amusing as the threesome sitting near the fire watching the chaos.
Harry was keeping an eagle eye on his children, though with the amount of firewhiskey he'd consumed he wasn't up to doing much about their antics. Hermione, next to him, focused on Luna who was watching the children with an expression of loving joy. Ron had long since succumbed to the drink and was snoring softly on the couch on the other side of the room.
'They really don't ward off migwiffs,' Hermione explained patiently. 'Migwiffs don't even exist.'
Luna's gaze became sharp for one sudden second before she sank back into her usual misty dreaminess. 'They do exist. You still need to open your mind, Hermione. Rolf and I saw these very poi being used to ward them off very successfully during our travels.'
'They can't have been!' Hermione was determined to prove her point. 'No-one's even seen one, right? So how –'
'Migwiffs can't be seen because they are successfully warded off by these,' Luna explained, holding up a pair of the poi. 'That's why the children needed them. I could sense the migwiffs approaching here so made sure to bring these back with me when I came home.'
She looked at the children and began to fret. 'They really need to learn to use them correctly. Maybe I should apparate with them to the tribe where got the poi and have them taught there –'
Harry roused from his firewhiskey-induced stupor and said forcefully, 'no, Luna. That won't be necessary. I think they'll get the hang of it just fine on their own.'
'But the patterns to do the wards are very intricate,' Luna protested while Hermione snorted.
Just then the children rushed past again, swinging the poi wildly as they did so. The simple gift had been welcomed far more enthusiastically than the expensive books from Hermione and Ron or even the piles of WWW products from George. James was waving his above his head and screaming as he chased Albus who was aiming swings back at him as they raced past the adults and tipped up a tray with several glasses of mead on it. Thankfully Hermione noticed and waved her wand, cushioning the tray before it crashed to the ground and solidifying the contents of the glasses for a few seconds. Lily, who was prancing along in the rear dragging hers along the ground like a puppy on a lead, giggled as one of Albus's blows landed on James's head. She suddenly whipped hers off the floor and tripped James up as he tried to get one back on Albus. She squeaked and ran in the other direction as he turned his attention to her.
'I don't know about migwiffs,' Ginny said, smiling as she brought Harry another glass of firewhiskey. 'But they certainly seem to be doing a good job of warding off siblings.'
'That's not exactly their proper use,' Luna said thoughtfully as she watched the children depart. 'But it certainly looks like it might be a good additional use.' She turned to Ginny. 'But you should still get them lessons in those warding patterns. Just in case.'
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And the kids, oh my gosh the kids. Poor Ginny's got her work cut out for her with that lot! Hee!
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