Can you still see the heart of me?

By SelenesLegacy

The title is from Within Temptation's song "All I need", and I don't own the rights of course. My character Emma is the only thing which I own in this epic chaos. Everything else in the story belongs to J.K. Rowling.

Story summary: Scabior loses the little faith he has left; can the prisoner Emma help him recover? Happens during and after film.

Ch 1: Not a good idea

My parents would kill me if they knew I was out alone now. They would probably say: "Emma, how could you do this? We are in the middle of a war, and you can't waste precious time with people who may not be on our side!" But in these circumstances, friends were all the more important. Everyone needed someone to trust.

With my wand at the ready, I rounded a corner. Not a single sound of anything, and I sighed softly. All well so far. I relaxed a little as I entered Wickham Street, and yes, it was named after Mr. Wickham from Pride and Prejudice. My speed increased as I neared my home, and I didn't stop until I had reached the front door. "That's odd." I noticed that the door was unlocked. "Mum and dad always lock it before they go to sleep." The grip on my wand tightened. "Lumos!" the light spread to the corners of the room.

A chill ran down my spine as I continued up the stairs to the bedrooms. Something was plain wrong here. I muffled a scream as my mothers face came into view, her eyes were red and puffy. "Mom, what's w..." The sentence stopped mid-air as an unfamiliar voice ruptured the air: "'Ello darlin'." Strong hands grasped my shoulders, and I was turned around forcefully.

The voice belonged to a man with the prettiest eyes I had ever seen. The red band on his arm meant he was a snatcher. I saw my parents being pushed closer to me, they were literally trembling like autumn leaves. "Please, leave our daughter alone!" Dad's voice had an angry tone to it. Another man emerged from the shadows. He was tall and furry. "Oh dear God! It's Fenrir Greyback!" My heart jumped up in my throat. Greyback pulled out his wand and said:

"petrificus totalis !" They fell to the floor, fortunately just stunned. But it wasn't over. He looked at the wall for a single second, before shooting fire from his wand. "NO, NO!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

We went downstairs to get away from the flames. "LET ME GO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE THEM UP THERE!"I was yanked by my hair and pushed forward. "I hate you." The snatcher grabbed my wrist and held it in an almost-twisting position. "You wan' me to treat you like your parents, eh?" Our eyes locked for what seemed mere seconds, and I caught a glimpse of something in them. "No." My whisper was nearly not audible, and he let me go.

"We'll meet in the Black-leaf forest, you 'eard me?" They all nodded and vanished. The man, who held me, had an all-too hungry look in his eyes. "You're comin' with me, sweetheart."

Dissaparating was a very unpleasant experience, and I sat down to calm my head. They all looked at me, and I was hauled to my feet. "Careful darlin'." He took a fierce grip on my arm and led me to a tent. "You hungry? I've got some food here. It's not much…but I guess its enough for someone so small like you." He waved his wand, and a plate with bread, fruit and some cheese appeared.

My belly growled as the smell of it attacked my nostrils, and I hungrily chewed some cheese. "The name's Scabior, by the way." I turned to look at my captor. Scabior…It suited his appearance. I continued to eat as he sat down. "You'll be stayin' in this tent with me, got it?" His eyes pierced mine as he spoke.

He allowed me to finish my meal before he took me outside to announce my staying with him to the other snatchers. "This one's mine, boys." And now he suddenly pointed his wand at them. "If any of you as much as touches 'er in a weird way, I'll use the killin' curse." He grabbed my arm and went straight inside again. "And you!" I was violently thrown down on the bed. "You don't talk to any of them, okay?" I shook with such fear that I was almost unable to give him an answer.

(SCABIOR)

Blimey, I shouldn't have done that to her. She was curling up on the bed, and I tried to think of something reasonable to say. "I'll be back in a few minutes." I couldn't help the despair in my heart as I heard the poor thing starting to sob. Greyback stopped me with a single hand. "You watch out Scabior, you'll be a softie soon if you let 'er grow on you."

I pretended not to hear him and strolled towards the riverbank. It was already too late. That's why I needed her.

I realized, after a very constructive review that the plot didn't make sense at all D: PhantasmBunny, thank you for your help! R&R plz :3