All Characters Belong to JK Rowling.
The song is "Whisper" by Evanescence.
To tell you the truth….I don't know what came over me.
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Catch
me as I fall
Say you're here and it's all over now
Speaking to
the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
Turning over with a barely audible sigh, he cast his glance towards the wall, so blissfully blank and clear, such a contrast to his thoughts. He gave up his futile attempts, and gave in, letting himself be pulled into the turmoil within him…
This
truth drives me
Into madness
Images flashing by too fast to make sense, swirling in a torrent of madness, screams echoing within, bright bursts of light and utter darkness playing over and over in front of his un-seeing eyes.
I
know I can stop the pain
If I will it all away…
He twisted and turned, squirming, tangling his sheets, trying to run from the panic engulfing him, ever so slowly…Make it stop, he begged an unknown presence, please, I can't take much more. Make it go away.
Don't
turn away
(Don't give in to the pain)Please, no, he
couldn't stand it…
Don't try to hide
(Though they're
screaming your name)
He threw off the covers, and lay there for a moment, gazing upwards, gasping in quick breaths…Closing his eyes, he cried out silently, pleading for release…
Don't
close your eyes
(God knows what lies behind them)
And just as quickly, opened them again, but the surge of memories didn't cease…
Don't
turn out the light
(Never sleep never die)
The tears from his sightless eyes slid down his cheeks as he lay, trapped in his mind, with no way out.
Harry Potter would not sleep that night.
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He wasn't the only one.
I'm
frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much
more to come
The boy lay in anguish, worry twisting his stomach and squeezing his heart, until he whimpered, begging for freedom…
Immobilized
by my fear
And soon to be
Blinded by tears
From his thoughts and his mind and what lay within. Terrified. Terrified, because he didn't know what was coming, but he could guess. Terrified, because he didn't understand what that would bring, though that was obvious as well. Scared to death. Because he knew…He didn't have a choice.
I
can stop the pain
If I will it all away…
Cursing his betraying thoughts, the boy turned, and squeezed his eyes shut, imploring anyone, everyone, to help him. To make it stop.
If I will it all away…
Draco Malfoy wouldn't be getting any sleep that night, either.
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Fallen angels at my feet
Nothing could save him.
Whispered voices at my ear
Yet it kept coming, the constant murmuring of hushed voices in his mind, silent screams and soundless sobbing.
Death
before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me
Draco could feel the darkness surrounding him, fleeting touches of icy terror stroking his body.
Shall
I give in
Upon my end shall I begin
Forsaking all I've fallen
for
For the first time in his life, Harry thought how easy it would be to surrender. No more pain, only blessed nothingness…
I rise to meet the end
Sweet freedom could be his.
Release was only a word away to the other.
The choice was theirs.
Servatis a pereculum.
"Save us from danger." The boy's mouth formed the words.
Servatis a maleficum.
"Save us from evil." The other prayed unwittingly.
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So different, yet so alike.
One tormented by the ghosts from the past, the other - by fears of the future.
…
Neither slept that night.
