unexpected gift

unexpected gift
Media: pen, Photoshop 7 & CS
Series: Harry Potter

He hid in the garden because he liked the sun-warmed dirt and because the plants never glared at him or told him that he was a disappointment. Who had ever heard of a child who showed no magic until eight and then just bounced?

No, he had no illusions on the subject – he knew was still the family disappointment, so when they all came to visit, Neville slipped out the back door to the sanctuary of the garden. There, he was so engrossed that he did not hear the man approach.

"Here," said Uncle Algie, holding out a toad, "congratulations, wizard."

Drabble & art created for challenges at HiH: Sugarquill.


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