Post by angharad on Oct 5, 2004 1:48:43 GMT -5
This is a little something I wrote for the "Something New" challenge on 30minutefics over at Live Journal. It made Jestana giggle, so I thought y'all might enjoy it too! 
In her quarters on a crisp September morning, Minerva McGonagall opened the box she’d placed on the bed and took out the garment contained therein. She examined it for a moment, determining that the portion with the laces must go in front. Carefully, she fitted it around her torso, then began to tighten the laces. As the garment began to close obligingly around her, she wondered if, perhaps, she was doing this incorrectly. She peered into the box, hoping to find instructions, but found only a small card with the name of the shop and a stylized drawing. The drawing, however, gave her something to go on. Perhaps if I lift them while I pull the laces…ah, that’s it! The rest of the process was quite simple after that and, as Minerva surveyed her reflection, she was quite pleased. As she made her way to the wardrobe to select her robes for the day, she heard a voice from the living room.
“Minerva?”
“In here, Albus,” she answered, gazing critically at two sets of robes.
Albus stopped abruptly in the doorway, doing his best to imitate a codfish. “A dragonhide corset, my dear?”
Minerva nodded. “I’ve never worn one of these before,” she explained, “and I must admit that I rather like the fact that it supports, as well as helps one stand up straight.”
Albus chuckled as he made his way to her, “I supposed the fact that it is a most becoming shade of green doesn’t hurt either?”
“That did help narrow the selection quite a bit,” she admitted with a small smile. “Now,” she turned back to the wardrobe, “which of these robes shall I wear today?”
“Neither,” he responded, turning her back around. She looked at him questioningly. “Surely, you didn’t think I’d allow you to get dressed after seeing you in a green dragonhide corset, did you?”
“I suppose not,” she conceded with very uncharacteristic grin on her face.
“Although,” he murmured as he began to nibble a trail down her neck, “I don’t imagine you’ll be wearing it for long.”
In her quarters on a crisp September morning, Minerva McGonagall opened the box she’d placed on the bed and took out the garment contained therein. She examined it for a moment, determining that the portion with the laces must go in front. Carefully, she fitted it around her torso, then began to tighten the laces. As the garment began to close obligingly around her, she wondered if, perhaps, she was doing this incorrectly. She peered into the box, hoping to find instructions, but found only a small card with the name of the shop and a stylized drawing. The drawing, however, gave her something to go on. Perhaps if I lift them while I pull the laces…ah, that’s it! The rest of the process was quite simple after that and, as Minerva surveyed her reflection, she was quite pleased. As she made her way to the wardrobe to select her robes for the day, she heard a voice from the living room.
“Minerva?”
“In here, Albus,” she answered, gazing critically at two sets of robes.
Albus stopped abruptly in the doorway, doing his best to imitate a codfish. “A dragonhide corset, my dear?”
Minerva nodded. “I’ve never worn one of these before,” she explained, “and I must admit that I rather like the fact that it supports, as well as helps one stand up straight.”
Albus chuckled as he made his way to her, “I supposed the fact that it is a most becoming shade of green doesn’t hurt either?”
“That did help narrow the selection quite a bit,” she admitted with a small smile. “Now,” she turned back to the wardrobe, “which of these robes shall I wear today?”
“Neither,” he responded, turning her back around. She looked at him questioningly. “Surely, you didn’t think I’d allow you to get dressed after seeing you in a green dragonhide corset, did you?”
“I suppose not,” she conceded with very uncharacteristic grin on her face.
“Although,” he murmured as he began to nibble a trail down her neck, “I don’t imagine you’ll be wearing it for long.”
How do think of such things? Very cute story, it made me giggle too!
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