Lessons -- Griselda Marchbanks, G

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Title: Lessons
Author: Churri Arashi (churri_arashi)
Rating: G
Warnings: None.
Prompt: #75 -- So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women? -- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Spoilers: Everything up to and including OotP.
Summary: An offer from the Minister of Magic makes Griselda Marchbanks realize that the world still has a few surprises in store for her. 1,958 words.
This fic took a lot of different forms before reaching the one you see. The quote's influence is more thematic than it is direct, but it's still there. Hopefully. Thanks to pelirroja_ljc for the excellent beta-read.

( Griselda Marchbanks woke up in the middle of the night with a most peculiar feeling. )