I am stuck. Stuck in the mud. No. I'm stuck in my head – like a rabbit cornered by a fox. What do I do? I'm not strong enough to break free; do I tremble in the corner of attack with full force?
I gather my strength and attack, but within a split second, I am back where I started, in my corner, trembling again. He must not get into the corners of my mind! He would know all about my past, how it had hurt me so when he and all the other sly, conniving foxes had called me names.
Wimpy rabbit. Dirty-blooded hare.
But then again, maybe that would be a good thing? Maybe he would see how much he'd hurt me? No. I knew somewhere, deep down, that he wasn't sorry. He would never be sorry, and even if he was, he definitely wouldn't show it. He's all about being strong, perfect, because that's what's expected of him. A shame really. He could have been nice.
He never would be, though. He and the other foxes only cares about themselves.
It still makes me sad to think that I ever thought foxes could have something good in them. I remember the one time a fox did something nice for me. I was being teased by another rabbit, when the fox had sneaked up behind it, and carried it off. Thinking about it afterwards, the fox was probably just hungry.
Us rabbits are known for our bravery, just as the foxes are known for their slyness. Apparently, I'm not brave enough. All the rabbits I know shun me. Apart from one.
"Honey?" you say. I know I've replied, but everything in my mind is fuzzy. "Honey, you're going to be okay. I've figured out what's happened. My ancestors placed a curse on the house. Any muggle-borns living here go crazy." I see clearly for a few seconds. He brings out a piece of paper, and sets it alight with his wand.
The fog clouding my mind gradually disappears. As I blink, I start to remember.
He's a rabbit, like me.
A rabbit, in disguise as a fox.
The fox I thought was trying to get into my mind.
The fox who isn't trying to get into my mind.
The man who is my friend.
The man who I will be forever indebted to.
The man who broke the curse.
My husband, Draco Malfoy.