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Hello everyone . I'm Katie and this is the SS100 challenge for my Ministry character, Ministry Daycare/Nursery Attendants Amy Harrington. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: The Harry Potter characters and universe belongs to J.K. Rowling.

>>Prompts

1. Herbology 2. Muggle Studies 3. Transfiguration 4. Ancient Runes 5. Astronomy 6. Divination 7. Care of Magical Creatures 8. Potions 9. Defense Against the Dark Arts 10. Arithmancy 11. History of Magic 12. Charms 13. Quidditch 14. Hogwarts, A History 15. Room 16. Dragonhide gloves 17. Cauldron 18. Whomping Willow 19. Wand 20. Hogsmeade 21. Veela 22. Kneazle 23. Telescope 24. House elf 25. Sorting Hat 26. Quill 27. Owl 28. Timeturner 29. Pensieve 30. Feast 31. Dress robes 32. Common room 33. Classroom 34. Parseltongue 35. Pureblood 36. Muggle 37. Animagus 38. Patronus 39. Duel 40. Spell 41. Thestrals 42. Portraits 43. Headmaster 44. Ford Anglia 45. Licorice Wand 46. Dungeon 47. Portkey 48. Leprechaun 49. Yule Ball 50. Boggart 51. Act 52. Bore 53. Chase 54. Dare 55. Egg on 56. Fight 57. Goblin 58. Hoot 59. Ignore 60. Joke 61. Kiss 62. Amortentia 63. Mooch 64. Nap 65. Ooze 66. Pace 67. Quell 68. Roar 69. Slap 70. Spook 71. Untie 72. Vex 73. Warn 74. X-tinguish 75. Yodel 76. Zap 77. Cheerful 78. author's choice 79. author's choice 80. author's choice 81. Depression 82. Careful 83. Fearful 84. Angry 85. Snappish 86. Daring 87. Staircase 88. Sweet Tooth 89. Past 90. Present 91. Future 92. Chocolate 93. Chicken 94. Allergic 95. Snowball 96. Socks 97. Dictionary 98. Pajamas 99. Trunk 100. Homework


15. Room

She peered inside the room.

Her parents and her sister Jackie sat in front of a stranger. There was something weird about this person. He had a black pointed hat on despite the heat, was carrying an old-fashioned bag, and there was a snowy-white owl perched on his shoulder, hooting every now and then.

He also had a letter in his hand. She could see Jackie's name scribbled on the thick envelope. He was speaking in a low voice while her family members listened with wide eyes.

She caught the words “Bo-batton, witch, magic.”

That certainly got Amy Harrington’s attention.

2. Muggle Studies

Muggles. That was what the shopkeeper called Mr. and Mrs. Harrington. Amy read that that was the word indicating non-wizards, but it still felt weird, as if she was in a completely different world from her parents.

She looked towards the adults, a worried look apparent in her eyes. To her surprise, the girl found them wandering around excitedly, looking at magical displays outside shops, gasping at the amazing items.

“Dad, do I have to learn magic?” Amy asked. Her father said, smiling, “Don’t worry, sweetie. Witch or not witch, you are still my daughter. I am proud of you.”

13. Quidditch

She ran her fingers through the rows of books stacked neatly on the countless shelves absent-mindedly. That was when a thick book dropped to the ground with a "BAM"! Three dozen heads turned towards her, annoyed expressions on their faces. She mumbled an apology, blushing, then picked up the book.

A moving black-and-white picture of a man shooting football-sized ball through a hoop was on the page. He was actually flying. Amy watched and watched until the man started repeating the same movements over and over again.

She closed the book shut. She was not interested in this game... Quidditch.

17. Cauldron

Amy struggled to lift her new cauldron up. Standard Size 2 Pewter Cauldrons like hers did not weigh much. However, after her other supplies were safely piled up inside, it was a lot different.

She gave the cauldron a tug. Nothing happened. She pushed, pulled and shook it. She did everything she could think of that would move her cauldron, but not one technique worked.

Maybe the best way would be to ask an adult for help. Amy walked into a nearby sweetshop, which was crowded with people purchasing amazing-looking sweets.

She spotted cauldrons in the shop too. Cauldron cakes.

19. Wand


You walk into the wand shop nervously, as it is time to get your very first wand. You make your way past the cozy area with comfortable-looking chairs, past the corners and shelves filled to the brim with wand boxes, and finally enter the wide wand fitting area.

After a magical measuring tape zooms around you and measures your height, arm length and even the size of your foot, you eagerly head to the shopkeeper, who bends underneath the counter and takes out stacks of boxes.

The wand chooses the wizard. Nine inches willow with unicorn hair core chooses you.

22. Kneazle

A long shriek echoed through the house early in the morning. Amy ran out of her room, still barefoot and in her pyjamas. Jackie walked out slowly after her, a grin stretched across her face. She was stroking her pet Kneazle, a magical creature which simply looked like a big ugly cat to the younger girl.

“Please don’t tell me you are afraid of kneazles, Amy,” Jackie said with a smirk. “I don’t want a coward as a sister.” She strolled away, satisfied. Waking up next to a dangerous creature was definitely not an ideal way to start the day.

99. Trunk

Amy stacked her History of magic Textbook carefully inside her trunk on top of her gloves. She sat on her bed, looking at the trunk. She was both afraid and eager to start her education in Beauxbatons. A wondrous palace in who-knows where, hundreds of students chatting away, and meals in the dining chamber accompanied by choirs. Amy did not know if she could deal with all that. The fact that Jackie was going to be with her did not reassure her one bit.

The thirteen-year-old tossed in a blue sweater into her trunk and shut it firmly. She sighed.

87. Staircase

Passers-by could tell at one glance that Amy did not truly belong in the group of first-years making its way up the staircase. She was taller than most of them and looked older too, a distinction that rarely happened with same aged people. She walked at the back of the group, which did not stop the curious glances coming from the younger students.

That was when the staircase started moving with a shudder. Three dozen hands shot for the handrails, while a couple of first-years fell down. Amy, who had managed to keep her balance, rushed to help them up.

43. Headmaster

The Dining hall looked splendid. It had long tables where several older students sat chatting. The tables were filled with shiny silver plates and cutlery. At the entrance of the new students, a hundred faces turned around to look at them. The excitement welled up in Amy disappeared, and was immediately replaced by nervousness.

As she settled down in her seat, a professor stood up from his throne-like chair. “Good evening, everybody,” he said with an unusually loud voice from the top of the hall. He was the man who had delivered Jackie’s acceptance letter four years ago. The headmaster.

82. Careful

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

Amy mumbled quietly as she walked through the hallway. This was a poem she had read from a book. She liked it because of the sounds they made as they tumbled out of her mouth. Even though most of the words did not make any sense, she could understand the exciting story plot of the poem.

Too focused in her own world, Amy walked right into an elderly Professor. “Be careful, Ms. Harrington,” she said with a frown.