He chuckled as I pushed myself up against the wall, still sitting on the floor and trying to make myself as small as possible. His scar shone in the small amont of light from the window.
"What. Little doggy scared?" His laughter was like nails on a chalk board, attacking my ear drums with a terrifying determination. I gathered up all the confidense I could just to meet his eyes. When I did, a tiny squeak escaped my throat and I slammed my eyes shut, causing him to laugh even harder.
"This is where you belong, mutt." He sounded smug, as if saying that made him even more in charge. I just focused on my breathing... In... Out... In... Out...
"You comfortable in there? Cuz when I get to you, your gonna wish this was where you were!" He laughed again and I opened my eyes just enough to see him walk over to the door again and reach his hand back into the hallway. When he walked back to the cell, he was carrying a metal pole and a set of keys. He opened a door I hadn't noticed was there and stepped inside. I scrambled over to the far corner, but it was useless. The metel pipe slammed into me, over and over again, each hit accompinied by a hair-raising scream for help.
I sat up, nearly falling off the couch in the process. Covered in sweat, I took breath after breath trying to calm myself down before looking around. I was back in the common room, late afternoon sun streaming through the windows full-force. Still, the room remained empty, the only sounds where my gasping.
Was that really just a dream? It felt so real, yet here I was. Safe. I checked my arms and legs for bruises, but nothing was revealed. No marks or cut from where the pipe hit, no scratches from the rough cement floor. But why do I still feel the pain of every drop of blood spilt? Why do I still feel my mind straining under the blanket of darkness that threatned to over take me?
Before I had a chance to really think over my questions, the portrait-entrance swung open and the Marauders, Lily and Alice walked into the room.
"Ellie!" Lily screeched, her voice causing a brand new type of pain to spread around my head. Great, a headache.
"Lily, please!" I begged, my voice barely even audible. I rubbed my eyes with the palm of my hands, surprised to find them wet with tears. Everyone took sits around the room, leaving it really quiet and awkward. Their eyes shifted around the room, from me to someone ealse, then back to me.
"So.." Sirius cleared his throat and rubbed his hands together. "What did one strawberry say to another?" Everyone groaned instead of James and I. I simply didn't have the energy, while James said, "Why Sirius! I'd really would like to know... Just what did one strawberry say to another?"
"Well, James, it said 'if you had listened to me, we wouldn't be in this jam! Get it! jam!" They laughed together whilst the rest of us just rolled our eyes."
"Now Sirius..." Remus said, taking on a scolding tone. Sirius and James dropped their gaze down to the floor. Good. Leave it to Moon bug to quiet it down for me. He's such a great friend.
"What kind of conversation does one ice cube have with another while in a freezer?" I take that back. He's just as bad as the others. Siruis's and Jame's eyes widened and they smiled while waiting for Remus to continue.
"One said 'Gee, it's cold in here!' while the other said, 'Holy crap! A talking ice cube!" Abrupt and awkward laughter filled the room from everyone except me, but I did reward him a small smile.
"Hey guys? Do you think Ellie and I could have a minute alone?" Remus asked and everyone gotup to leave, each offering my a different gesture of goodbye.