Name: Crimson Quill (Signed) · Date: 10 Jun 2024 08:54 AM · For: It's Not Murder if You Can't Find the Body

 

Hey Pix,

 

I'm here for judging my challenge. I was very interested to see what you would come up with for this challenge as you're always so creative and honestly you never disappoint when it comes to thinking outside of the box. I thought that you wrote for another challenge as well so some of the prompt came from that. I think that's cool because not many people could come up with something to work with these mad mash of prompts you've done it though.

 

i think snape as a florist as such an interesting concept as honestly in a weird way it's suited to his personality. i love the characterization for snape here and how you've kept his edge, sassiness and grumpiness. I thought it made for a very funny inner monologue for him. I thought the motive for the murder was really well played and clear, the reason being quite petty also seemed pretty on brand for snape as well. the truly magical elements of the genie like dragon and the deal made with him. the description around the murder was well done. it's giving like a slightly darker children's story. 

 

I really enjoyed what you did with that. I was really impressed with how you worked this piece and I thought it fitted my loose brief really well as well as nailing your other prompts. thank you for entering the challenge and sharing your brilliance!

 

Abbi xx

 

Name: RogueSlytherin (Signed) · Date: 31 May 2024 02:05 PM · For: It's Not Murder if You Can't Find the Body

Hey Hey! Here for our swap! 

I was looking for what to read and remembered you said you wrote something crazy and fun and then I saw Savannah (where I live!) so I had to read this little story of yours. So glad I did. This was such a fun and hilarious story. 

The fact that he drives a Toyota Camry says more about him then a paragraph of text ever could XD AHH! River street! I love little Savannah moments in this :D Honestly the humidity yesterday was as bad as you're describing this scene and I wasn't even in a greenhouse. Felt like I was swimming through the air. :P 

Okay now that we're getting into some flower potting/growing this is giving me Audrey 2 vibes from Little Shop of Horrors! Oh no. Not him naming the store after Lily...he would. He totally flipping would. 

I really love the sentence that death threats were old news in his profession…which is a florist…lmao

BIG Audrey 2 vibes now with this magic XD This is such a random and incredible concept and I'm so here for it. The way you're writing about magic and gardening makes so much sense.

Oh I like this line, “to stop his business from wilting” - great pun.

And the switch up from the flower being pretty to be pretty small and pretty weak. Chefs kiss. Brilliant. Snape knows how to be sassy and petty and you've captured both so perfectly.

Even the way he was clever enough to capture this dragon character and see him for what he truly is says a lot of this Snape, you've really packed a lot of character depth into a short piece that's wacky and chaotic and wonderful fun.


- Jacquelin