Hello everyone, my name is Thunder Light and this is my first fan fiction in English. I do have written some other stories in the past in French, but I really need to update them. So, if you want to check them out, don't be surprised if there is some strange stuff in there…
Also, thanks for having chosen my story. It came to me, just like that, and I hope you will like it. (I don't want to tell you too much though, want to keep mystery hihi!) So have a good time reading!
Thunder Light
Rain
Introduction
Rain. Pouring rain. She was running fast, really fast, so fast that the deep poodles splashed under her feet high enough to wet every passerby, earning groans and insults. But she didn't care. She didn't even care that she was herself soaked to her very bones, shaking from the chilly wind. Her mind was numb, her dull eyes covered with a white veil. Her body, though, felt the piercing pain and ran, ran to ease the insupportable feeling. Or was it to exorcise it? She didn't know, but the only thought of it seemed so cruel it could only come directly from Hell. She was out of breath, her muscles were sore, but her heart felt relieved. And that's what counted.
It can't be, no…
She had now crossed completely Hogwarts's grounds and had arrived in front of the main portal. It was eight and a half in the evening and a dark night had already totally covered the school.
"Let me pass!" she shrieked in a high-pitched voice to the metal door, which was very unlike her. She was usually polite, but right now, there was no place for formalities.
No answer.
"Hey, I'm in absolutely no mood to argue. So you'd better open up, or else…"
She had taken out her wand and was now menacing the gate. For an exterior witness, the scene might have seemed quite amusing, but it really wasn't.
"I'm sorry my dear, but I can't let anyone pass unless there's a visit to Hogsmeade planned. I-"
Bang! The explosion resounded loudly in the air, leaving a quite big cloud of smoke, even with the rain dispersing it. Unfortunately for the young lady, the gateway was still whole.
"Look, dear, if you have any problems, you should really go up to your Head of House or to Mrs Pomfrey, I'm sure they could – Hey, wait!"
Too late, the girl had already disappeared in the thick darkness, not even bothering to light her wand to see ahead of her.
"Geesh, I hope she's gonna be alright…" said the portal with a worried tone before going back to stiffness.
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Sitting in their common room, two boys were in front of a roaring fire, playing a game of chess. The air of the whole castle was pretty cold, so everyone in the room covered up with a blue blanket, thanks to their Head of House. It had been raining for days now, and the general mood had started to drop. However, it didn't keep these two friends from playing a very tight game, or well it seemed.
"Checkmate, mate," said the first one with a grin as he watched his tower completely demolish his friend's king. He always won, somehow.
"Yeah, well, congratulations, I guess…, answered back the second, his mind elsewhere.
-How come "I guess"? Is something wrong?"
Silence. A bit of thinking, and then…
"You told her, that's it? Oh, looks like she took it pretty badly.
-You have no idea…"
Another silence.
"Well, this is something you wanted to do, something you had to do, so it's positive in the end, right?
-I guess…"
A sort of tension was now floating around, and both guys were uncomfortable. The first looked everywhere around, trying to find a conversation topic in the flowers of the carpet, but ended up putting away his chess game, feeling the need to occupy his hands. The second had his stare fixed on the tall window, regret slowly making his way through his thoughts and preoccupations. Had he made the right choice?
"Okay, mate, it's late, you look beaten up and my mother always says night brings you advice. What about we go in our room and we sleep?"
The second friend nodded, and they both got up, brushed their teeth, undressed, that is, tried to push their problems to the next day. However, once under the covers, with eyes staring at a black ceiling devoid of any meaning, the time with oneself can be very confronting.
In fact, you then often have to face the darkest part of yourself.
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Her race ended up in the forest with a pretty hard fall. She would not have cared, just like the rest, but her ankle twitched so painfully she resigned to a stop. Curled in a ball, she rocked back and forth, trying to comfort her torn apart heart and love.
She knew there had been something: all along, he acted so strangely. Still, she never thought he would announce her something like that, something so… so…
Unexpected. And excruciating.
This was a wild dream, without any clear sense. Or, yes, there was one, but he didn't want to see it.
They were together, holding hands, smiling, foreheads resting on one another. Her eyes twinkled in the way he loved, her lips rested on his. It was pure bliss.
Then, she backed away, tortured in an unknown way. It seemed to be inside her, and he stayed there, watching, too stunned to do anything, still wandering if he could have prevented it in some way. He was hurting her so much…
Rock back, rock forth… back, forth…don't think about him, don't…
Too late, another wave of salty tears came on, making her choke. She was suddenly strangling, she could not catch her breath…
Do I walk away? Do I try to make up for all of this? Do I…
Back… forth… calm down…
What should I do? Please…
I beg you…
In a sudden, his eyes shot open and he was sitting straight on his mattress, a cold shiver running down his spine.
In an instant, her muscles tensed, and she could not move them anymore. Her eyes shot open, and a blinding light came towards her.
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Pretty short, but that's what I wanted to do for this introduction. Don't worry, the following chapters will be longer. So, who are our mysterious characters in here? And what have they done? Try to guess! I promise it won't be too long before I update the next chapter. (I'll try to put one by week, okay?)
R&R!
Thunder Light