Post by gear on Sept 1, 2011 7:55:46 GMT -8
Title: Turning Point
Rating: PG
Character: Kingsley Shacklebolt
Word Count: 260
Warnings: implied war
Summary: Kinsley isn’t trained for this, but neither is anyone else, so he had better figure it out really quickly.
Kingsley isn’t trained for this. The wizarding world has no standing army because it simply is not big enough to need one. The Aurors are the closest thing, but they are never trained to command more than a dozen others. There is no wizarding equivalent of generals or tacticians, and that is what they desperately need now. Massed in front of him are hundreds of witches and wizards, all ready and willing to fight, but with no real organization. His mind racing for something, anything that could help, parts of conversations, flashes of battles, snatches of sound. His thoughts finally settle upon something Dumbledore told him once, attributing the phrase to some muggle: United we stand, divided we fall. Kingsley has always had a talent for seeing the turning point of battles, and it is obvious to him that the strength of their unity will be the deciding cause in this one. It helps that they do not have to win, they just need to give Harry time, but even with these advantages, he can tell it will be a close fight.
Kingsley isn’t trained for this, but neither is anyone else. As be begins to call out instructions in his deep, booming voice, he panics, – inwardly, his voice remains as steady and calm as always – if he is wrong, if it is some other factor that will tip the battle in their favor, these people will die. The men and women in front of him begin to form groups, and he prays to anyone, anything, that he was right.
Edit: Awarded 10 Points by Lilac, on 4/9/11.
Rating: PG
Character: Kingsley Shacklebolt
Word Count: 260
Warnings: implied war
Summary: Kinsley isn’t trained for this, but neither is anyone else, so he had better figure it out really quickly.
Kingsley isn’t trained for this. The wizarding world has no standing army because it simply is not big enough to need one. The Aurors are the closest thing, but they are never trained to command more than a dozen others. There is no wizarding equivalent of generals or tacticians, and that is what they desperately need now. Massed in front of him are hundreds of witches and wizards, all ready and willing to fight, but with no real organization. His mind racing for something, anything that could help, parts of conversations, flashes of battles, snatches of sound. His thoughts finally settle upon something Dumbledore told him once, attributing the phrase to some muggle: United we stand, divided we fall. Kingsley has always had a talent for seeing the turning point of battles, and it is obvious to him that the strength of their unity will be the deciding cause in this one. It helps that they do not have to win, they just need to give Harry time, but even with these advantages, he can tell it will be a close fight.
Kingsley isn’t trained for this, but neither is anyone else. As be begins to call out instructions in his deep, booming voice, he panics, – inwardly, his voice remains as steady and calm as always – if he is wrong, if it is some other factor that will tip the battle in their favor, these people will die. The men and women in front of him begin to form groups, and he prays to anyone, anything, that he was right.
Edit: Awarded 10 Points by Lilac, on 4/9/11.