The Garden Falling into insanity, with company. SS/HG and quite dark. Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns these people along with various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Author's note: Just a few days in a dungeon losing her mind... or maybe gaining something else. SS/HG, some *spoilers* and such. First fanfic posting, be gentle with me. This story is kind of a monster leaping from my mind freely while I try to keep up, doing my best to make it presentable.

WARNING- references to rape and torture. Oh, a little fluff crept in too, sorry folks.

Prologue

If I can just drift far enough, I can forget this terror. The pain, the humiliation, their anger over my silence... Oh please release me from this nightmare! I want to walk in my garden... It's green there, and so fragrant. Everywhere I turn is colour, explosions of the most beautiful flowers and brilliant greens. The carpet of ferns and grasses is so cool on my bare feet, and the sun beats down on my face. I approach a new tree, oddly low and dark. The sounds of birds and the rush of water are fading, and the crushing silence threatens....

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