AN: This is my third freeverse, and it's about Wormtail and his betrayal. It's set before he decides to betray his friends, and it's basically his internal conflict.
Disclaimer: I only own Harry Potter in my wildest dreams.
DEEPER WATERS
.o.
It all started years ago,
didn't it?
years and years and years
back when you were ohsoyoung
and ohsonaïve and ohsowilling
willing to be the tag along boy.
.o.
But they were the
B*I*G*G*E*S*T
f.i.s.h
in the s-e-a
[in the whole darn ocean]
but then
the ocean was so
veryveryvery
-small-
then, wasn't it?
[ohsoverysmall]
.o.
BUT the ocean isn't quite so
-small now,-
Is it?
[No, not small at all]
It's gotten so much
B I G G E R
it's
E N O U R M O U S
G I G A N T I C
A B S O L U T E L Y M A S S I V E
and there are…
bigger fish now
there are bigger fish just at the
M – O – M – E – M – E – N – T
{the one that makes your life worth all that tagging along}
the moment
in which you are given a
R*E*S*P*O*N*S*I*B*I*L*I*T*Y
that is a matter of
L
I
F
E
And
D
E
A
T
H
{finally}
and the
F
I
S
H,
the ones that are so much
B
I
G
G
E
R
{soverymuch BIGGER}
they're finally here
[here]
and they're here for you
[you!]
and now you're Q U E S T I O N I N G
..
(e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g.)
{all your morals, your beliefs, even your loyalties}
and maybe, just maybe,
::ALL:YOU:EVER:WANTED::
-was to be the biggest fish in the sea-
or at the very least,
TO. SIDE. WITH. THEM
AND/THIS/(THIS!)/IS/YOUR/CHANCE
[first and last, and we all know it]
so maybe,
just maybe,
you'll betray your friends
{they'd want you to be happy, wouldn't they?}
it wouldn't be hard to betray them
{but maybe you should want them to be happy too}
[BUT JUST STOP THINKING!]
(it'll . be . easier . if . you . do)
(isn't-it-awful-that-it-could-be-easy?)
(DON'T YOU HATE THAT IT'S SO EASY?)
[you:know:you:do]
but it's always been
you+power=happiness,
hasn't it?
so go on!
It . won't . hurt . you . so . bad
it'll-be-easier-than-breathing
{you hate that}
but just do it.
.:.
it was always about the biggest fish in the ocean,
wasn't it?