Free verse about Wormtails betrayal from Lupins perspective. My first free verse so I'd really appreciate reviews (hint hint)
Written for The Test Your Limits Competition round 3
Disclaimer: In case you haven't already realised Harry Potter is not mine as much as I wish it were
When did it happen?
What did I miss?
When did you make the
SWITCH/HCTIWS?
When did the shadows
Roll in?
When did you change from light
TO
D
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K
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E
S
S
When did it all start
. . . . S
. . . P
. . I
. R
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L . .
L . . .
I . . . .
N . . .
G . .
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When did your concerns turn from genuine to pretence?
When did I stop seeing the real you?
Was is when we were 11
Before girls started to matter
When we all still needed a soft toy to tuck into bed with us
Like a special plush toy unicorn
When we were
Young
So young
A N D
Free
Free of the knowledge of what the world could do
Free of the knowledge of what it would do to you
When did it all change?
When did you make the switch?
Was it when we were older?
Once we TRUSTED you
TRUST
What does that mean to you?
Is it just outside your vocabulary
Along with FRIENDSHIP and LOYALTY
When did you make the transition?
When did you turn?
When did everything
S/H\A/T\T/E\R
Like a BROKEN glass?
When did you turn traitor?
How much
F
E
A
R
Did it take for you to make the switch?
Did you even feel a thing?
As you spoke the words that would kill your friends?
Did you even feel a thing?
When you sent your friend to Azkaban?
Did you even feel a thing?
When you condemned me to be
A
L
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E