A/N: This is really dark. Also, the girl described in this story is kind of a nameless, faceless witch – not actually based on anyone in the books.

Prompt: about a creature – Dementors.

Word Count: 284

She was of the firm belief that if you really, really wanted something, you would find a way to get it, no matter what.

Ever since that night, she was trapped in her own brain. She couldn't talk to anybody about what happened, because every time she thought about it, her head swelled and her throat closed and she thought for one blissful moment that everything was going to end. Alas.

She was pushing away anyone who cared about her. She was losing touch with everything she used to use as catharsis. She was losing herself in her memories.

And what she really, really wanted? She wanted to live without the memories, without feeling guilty about pushing her loved ones away, without the sadness and the utter misery she felt at every moment.

She no longer cared who would miss her when she decided to feed herself to Dementors. Any other person would think she was bloody insane, but this was the most somber she'd ever been.

The creatures lingered outside the prison Azkaban, and she figured standing near was enough – with all the misery and turmoil she harbored, it surely wouldn't take long at all to attract at least one of them.

Indeed, she was correct. It took only several minutes for one Dementor to come over to her. She closed her eyes, feeling a whoosh of cold air. She'd always heard there was supposed to be some hopeless feeling that came along with its appearance. Was she really already so hopeless that she couldn't go any lower?

It was her last thought before she felt the Dementor grab her chin, lock itself on her jaw, and suck everything away, leaving only breath.

A/N: Thus concludes my "10 drabbles, 10 topics" challenge entry! I hope you found it enjoyable. And please, please leave a review! Because a lot of this was experimentation, I want to know what I need to improve on and what worked. Thanks again for reading.