The Dark Creatures

by reminiscent-afterthought

A collection of poems on the darker beasts of Harry Potter: Dementors, Werewolves etc.

6. Lethifold I

A/N: Written for the Non-Human Character Boot Camp, #07 – chamomile tea, and the If You Dare Challenge, #893 – good taste.

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The Dark Creatures
6. Lethifold I

They were cloaked like the shadow of despair
but otherwise they were as solid as the day:
sliding, slithering, climbing
most adeptly through a tree-thick shroud

But often their victims are asleep and cannot tell
the death is coming close; instead they sleep and dream
sweet, soothing dreams
without a chill in the world.

And they woke up the next morning,
devoured
like the sweet tasting tea they'd had
the night before.