CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
(chapter title – Dog Eats Dog)
Sirius held his breath as he and Harry entered the sewers. Harry was heavy, so Sirius had to adjust the boy's positioning more than once.
"This is disgusting!" Sirius thought to himself as they made their way through the sewers. "What sort of person would want to live down here?"
Sirius thought he heard talking up ahead. He put Harry down for a minute when something grabbed Harry's arm. Sirius screamed and fought off Aberforth.
"Hello! What's this?" he took a gold tooth out of a dead man's mouth and stuffed it into one of the many pockets in his tunic.
"Here's a hint of gold
Stuck into a tooth
Pardon me, sir
You won't be needing it no more
Shouldn't be to hard to sell
Add it to the pile
Add it to the stock
Here among the sewer rats
A breath away from hell
You get accustomed to the smell
Well, someone's got to clean them up my friends
Bodies on the highway
Law and order upside down
Someone's got to collect their odds and ends
As a service to the town." Aberforth sang as he went through more of the filth. He was five feet from Sirius and Harry. "Hello there," he took the ring off Harry's right pinky and shoved it onto his own finger. It fit, but was a little snug. That's when Sirius taking a deep breath inward made Aberforth jump. "What the bloody hell are you doing down here?"
"I might ask you the same question. What's the best way out of here?" Sirius demanded. Aberforth told him directions and watched him carry something that resembled a young man over his shoulder and walk by him.
"Here's a tasty ring
Pretty little thing
Wouldn't want to waste it
That would really be a crime
Thank you, sir, I'm in your debt
Here's a little toy, take it off the boy
His heart's no longer going and he's
Lived his little time, but his watch
Is ticking yet
Well, someone's got to clean them up my friends
Before the little harvest disappears into the mud
Someone's got to collect their odds and ends
When the gutters run with blood
It's a world where the dog eats dog
Where they kill for the bones in the street
And Merlin in heaven, he don't interfere
'Cause he's dead as the stiffs at my feet
I raise my eyes to see the heavens
And only the moon looks down
The harvest moon shines down!" Aberforth sang, collecting the rest of his goodies before disappearing.
Sirius has exited the sewers and has run into Severus, standing five feet above him.
"It's you, Severus! I knew you wouldn't wait too long!
The faithful servant at his post once more
This man's done no wrong and he needs a doctor's care!" Sirius sang in a pleading voice.
"I warned you I would not give in! I won't be swayed!" Severus spat. He pulled out a gun and pointed it at Sirius's chest.
"Another hour yet, then I'm yours! And all our debts are paid!" Sirius told the Inspector.
"The man of mercy comes again and talks of justice!" Severus mocked.
"Come, time is running short! Look down, Severus, he's standing in his grave! Give way, Severus, there is a life to save!" Sirius sang in counterpoint with Severus.
"Take care, Black, before I change my mind! I will be waiting 24601!" Severus sang in counterpoint with Sirius.
Sirius ran past Severus, half carrying, half dragging the young man he had with him. Severus started to follow, but what was the point?
He decided to take a walk and ended up at the river Seine. He kept looking down at the river, as if determining how deep the river was.
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