How could this Myth-Marked Merchandising be about anything but the Harry Potter books and movies? Your task: to write a piece of poetry or short fiction (500 words or less) that is NOT about witches, wizards, or magic, using at least 13 of these words:
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spell
wand
charm
potion
broom
cauldron
potter
granger
Minerva
snape (triple bonus points if you can work this one in)
magical
wizardry
philosopher's (or philosophers)
sorcerer's (or sorcerers)
stone
goblet
fire
chamber
secrets
prisoner
order
phoenix
half-blood
prince
deathly
hallows
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The point?
To create something marvelous and unexpected that people can stumble across when they are looking for something else entirely.
Or, perhaps, to drive traffic to our blogs by taking advantage of the masses.
You get to choose...
Oh. No magic at all? That puts me a bit out of my element, considering that almost all of my writing has been devoted to fantasy. Still, I'll continue participation, but under mild protest that even incidental magic is gone.
ReplyDeleteSomewhat belatedly and after ten days of being cut-off from the internet... mine
ReplyDeleteIt's almost impossible to exclude magic entirely from the piece, but I've tried!
@Arlequin - Intriguing piece. And it isn't late at all - if I'm not mistaken, it's the first one up!
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