Week 2 Story: The Horse of Hogwarts
It started out as a rumor at Hogwarts that a horse was running loose in the Dark Forest, hunting for the lion of Gryffindor. Bits and pieces of the rumor kept getting back to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and being the curious sorts they were, they had to investigate. They started at the logical place to ask for information about creatures in the Dark Forest, they went to see Hagrid. "It's true," said Hagrid, "there's some ruddy horse out there stirring up the centaurs into a fury. He keeps going on about needing to find the lion of Gryffindor. The centaurs are in a right frenzy because he won't leave them alone about it. I'm afraid there's going to be a rebellion amongst the centaurs if I can't find this horse & get him out of there!"
As it was unlikely there was a creature Hagrid couldn't find and reason with, the trio figured they better help him out. A rebellion of centaurs couldn't be good for Hogwarts. Harry and Ron took to sneaking out under the invisibility cloak, hopping on their brooms and flying over the Dark Forest, trying to see if they could find this mysterious horse. Hermione, of course, went to the library to see if she could find anything out about a horse and lions and centaurs.
Because Hermione is always so thorough, it took a few days, but she finally found Harry and Ron at dinner with what she hoped was the answer. "I finally found it! I think..." I found a story in an old muggle book of Grimms fairy tales, the story of The Fox and the Horse. It's said that a poor old horse had been cast aside by his owner because he was no longer useful. Only if he had the strength to beat a lion would the owner take the old horse back and give him food and shelter again. The poor old horse missed his owner so much and was also cold and hungry. He came upon a fox who asked why he looked so poorly, so the horse told his story. The clever fox went out and tricked a lion, tying it to the horse's tail. The horse drug the lion in front of his former master, who was so impressed he took the horse back in once again. "I think our bothersome horse has simply heard this tale and has mistaken it for needing the mythical lion of Gryffindor as his solution to a similar problem. Poor creature is probably just lonely and hungry."
The three immediately snuck out under Harry's cloak, off to Hagrid's to tell him what they found. "Well I be!" exclaimed Hagrid. "Never heard of such a tale before. Many thanks to yeh, Hermione!" So Hagrid set off into the forest, found the poor horse and convinced him that he didn't need to find the lion to have a friend and someone to take care of him. He brought the horse back to his hut, gave him a shelter and plenty of food, in exchange for helping him keep his garden plowed. Hagrid loved creatures, so he was sure never to overwork the old horse and made sure he always had plenty to eat. The centaurs calmed down because the horse was no longer in the forest bothering them. Once again Hermione's quick wit and the trio's dedication to solving mysteries saved Hogwarts.
This story is an adaptation of The Grimm Brother's "The Fox and the Horse". It was suggested to me by the professor that I could take my love/experience with horses and blend them with my love of Harry Potter for an angle to use with my stories. This is my first attempt at such a thing, but maybe it'll turn out okay.
Bibliography: "The Fox and the Horse" by the Grimm Brothers. Web source.
As it was unlikely there was a creature Hagrid couldn't find and reason with, the trio figured they better help him out. A rebellion of centaurs couldn't be good for Hogwarts. Harry and Ron took to sneaking out under the invisibility cloak, hopping on their brooms and flying over the Dark Forest, trying to see if they could find this mysterious horse. Hermione, of course, went to the library to see if she could find anything out about a horse and lions and centaurs.
Because Hermione is always so thorough, it took a few days, but she finally found Harry and Ron at dinner with what she hoped was the answer. "I finally found it! I think..." I found a story in an old muggle book of Grimms fairy tales, the story of The Fox and the Horse. It's said that a poor old horse had been cast aside by his owner because he was no longer useful. Only if he had the strength to beat a lion would the owner take the old horse back and give him food and shelter again. The poor old horse missed his owner so much and was also cold and hungry. He came upon a fox who asked why he looked so poorly, so the horse told his story. The clever fox went out and tricked a lion, tying it to the horse's tail. The horse drug the lion in front of his former master, who was so impressed he took the horse back in once again. "I think our bothersome horse has simply heard this tale and has mistaken it for needing the mythical lion of Gryffindor as his solution to a similar problem. Poor creature is probably just lonely and hungry."
The three immediately snuck out under Harry's cloak, off to Hagrid's to tell him what they found. "Well I be!" exclaimed Hagrid. "Never heard of such a tale before. Many thanks to yeh, Hermione!" So Hagrid set off into the forest, found the poor horse and convinced him that he didn't need to find the lion to have a friend and someone to take care of him. He brought the horse back to his hut, gave him a shelter and plenty of food, in exchange for helping him keep his garden plowed. Hagrid loved creatures, so he was sure never to overwork the old horse and made sure he always had plenty to eat. The centaurs calmed down because the horse was no longer in the forest bothering them. Once again Hermione's quick wit and the trio's dedication to solving mysteries saved Hogwarts.
This story is an adaptation of The Grimm Brother's "The Fox and the Horse". It was suggested to me by the professor that I could take my love/experience with horses and blend them with my love of Harry Potter for an angle to use with my stories. This is my first attempt at such a thing, but maybe it'll turn out okay.
Bibliography: "The Fox and the Horse" by the Grimm Brothers. Web source.
(The Fox and the Horse by the Grimm Brothers from Pinterest)
Hi Kat, what a great idea for a story! Maybe you can use this for a Storybook all about horses, for example!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I'll put this on the class list for commenting later on in the semester when we get to the Brothers Grimm. The idea for Week 2 is that everybody was writing stories based on the Anthology, so I will need to save this one for the commenting that comes later in the semester when we get to Europe and the Brothers Grimm!