A/n: This is written for the Hogwarts Writing Club on HPFC. Each drabble chapter will grow by a 100 words (i.e. chapter 1 will be 100 words, 2 will be 200, etc.) and there will be 10 chapters (as this is how the challenge works). They are all interconnected to form one whole story and each chapter will be based on a word prompt which will be the chapter title.
For Abby, with love
i. bleakly
She ran.
She didn't know where to, but she ran.
Through the tall grass, through the winding forest path; over the gnarled roots and under the low-hanging branches, she ran.
When she finally came upon a clearing, her heart filled with dread. There was nowhere left to run—nowhere left to hide.
As she stood catching her breath, a bone-chilling snarl sounded from behind her.
She froze.
When the snarl sounded closer, her body seemed to jerk into motion, but instead of running like she should've, she turned and faced the beast.
Hazel eyes—usually so kind—gleamed with bloodlust.
She had nowhere left to run.