In Praise of the Ugly Duckling

For the QLFC. Dorcas has felt like the proverbial ugly duckling her entire life; her time at Hogwarts only compounding that dread. Worse, her longtime crush is the unattainable, attractive, and outgoing Griffyndor, Marlene McKinnon. Surely, Marlene is too involved with her friends to notice someone as introverted as she…until one fateful day that will change her life forever.