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    The Filch: A Short Story

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    Filch fall into the deep dreams‚ He was fully sleeping and thinking about his relationship with Mrs Norris how they met. The darkness surrounded him and he was left alone in a cold place lit with dull light coming from the street lamp‚ he was sitting on a very cold road during Christmas and counting his last galleons‚ "No money‚no job‚ no family and I am 28" he thought‚ icy tears fulfilled his eyes‚ the cold and pain was killing him but he couldn’t do anything he was hopeless. The snowstorm covered

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    Short Story The Giver

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    It had been a cruel winter‚ with the crops withered into dust and any money dwindled‚ Aleksandr’s family had cowered into itself with chill and gnawing hunger. One grey day as his mother laid shivering in her bed‚ Aleksandr knelt by her side‚ her grey hand clasped in his. “Mother‚ we are all dying. There is something I must do.” The woman’s sallow face frowned. “There is nothing out in this storm to help us anymore‚ my son.” Aleksandr shook his head firmly‚ “There has to be a way. I shall

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    Lannon: A Short Story

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    Lannon was a 13-year old boy who had an awesome life. When he was born‚ the doctors had said‚ “Mr. and Mrs. Jenson‚ you have a perfect son living with you now!” Lannon was the perfect weight and size‚ he had lots of hair already‚ and he wasn’t a very fussy baby. Lannon’s parents were wealthy lawyers. They had won almost every single case that they were ever hired for‚ and they had gotten hired for a lot. Lannon had tried to keep track once‚ and the numbers grew to over two hundred in one year

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    Short Story: Beowulf

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    As Nevaeh Williams flies above a town she overhears and old man‚ ”I know it’s so sad that they don’t get to eat much in that town especially the children but‚ hey what can we do.” As Nevaeh thinks oh my goodness the children! She flies down to ask the man‚ ”hello l think I overheard you saying something about people don’t get to eat and l was wondering if you could clarify that for me.” “Well of course‚ ”said the old man. ”There is an island on the Fouthwood Gulf were the people there are getting

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    Clancy's Short Story

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    Clancy also mentioned another cargo ship in the area owned by Viktoria she was an important land owner in the area. He described her and what she wanted to start using the ship for and Clooney was asked to get word to her to see if she would pay us a friendly visit and then he stopped him and said actually lets make it a feast tomorrow night and invite her. “Will need meat and fresh fish‚ ale‚ bread‚ soup‚ stew and pies….” said Clooney. “I know I’ll start asking maybe I can get Kira to get several

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    Weed: A Short Story

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    Vic moved with us while Auntie got on her feet. Seem like she fell off after that. She never worked cause unc paid everything. He still sent money but she would spend it on weed‚ then it was that dope. No one judged her. She and big Vic snorted and smoked together. Everybody had their own demons and we had close nit family. Nomatter what the situation was we held each other down. So while my nanny got her shit together amy mom picked up the slack‚ her being Vic’s god mom and all it was her responsibility

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    Louis: A Short Story

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    it was hard enough to wait a whole day‚ and louis really doesn’t want to seem creepy‚ but he can’t stop himself when he pulls up to anne’s bakery barely two days later. there’s something about harry that pulled louis in and simply won’t let him go. he enters the shop with a cheerful expression and his hands in the pocket of his hoodie‚ "hello harry!" he calls out‚ a flustered smile spreading across his face when he sees harry. he’s extremly feminine today‚ a sharp contrast to his attire two days

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    Power: A Short Story

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    It was a cold winter morning in Montgomery Village Middle school. It was around the time me and my friend were around the age of 12. We were about to meet a very interesting someone. That someone was named power. Power was someone who could give you anything you want. But it might be too much for one to handle. Power is nothing but a tool that has the ability to corrupt the purest soul. It all started when we got our jobs in karate as instructors. Giving us the ability to help the higher belt instructors

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    Bees: A Short Story

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    It disappeared in an instant. What use to be five years of best friendship‚ was now shattered… It all started on December 14th‚ which was Bethsabees sixteenth birthday. Auburn was a year younger than she was‚ although consistently acted as if she was 21 and living in the great: Beverly Hills. She was jealous… and decided to through Bee a birthday party‚ hoping that being the best friend at a birthday party means she would get tons of attention. She had planned this for years‚ soon realizing that

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    Short Story: The Water

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    Shaking his head‚ Steve quickly glancing around. "What happened?" He asks‚ trying to pull his throbbing arms down to his side. Unable to move them‚ he looks up to find his hands were tied together above his head. Tracing the rope with his eyes‚ he sees it’s looped around a hook hanging down from a small ceiling rafter. Steve tried to wiggle free‚ but soon realizes the restraints tighten with every movement. Using all of his weight‚ he pulls down on the ropes‚ hoping he could break the small ceiling

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