A/N: Hogwarts Online Prof. Flitwick's Daily Challenge. The word is listen…
Listen
The only time it was quiet was during the early, early morning hours. That's when the screaming finally stopped; the prisoners too exhausted to scream any more. They would start again; they always did right around first light.
Sirius loved this time of the day because he could finally shed his protective shield and listen to the sounds of Azkaban without the torture, without the Dementors, without the cries of pain and hopelessness. He heard the quiet and listened for new sounds; sounds he hadn't heard the day before. It was quiet but this was the time of day where he could be himself and know that he was not insane. They hadn't gotten to him yet. One more day to listen; one more day to live.