Author's Notes: It's Christmas! And I've decided to spare everyone the agony of waiting and post another chapter…*grins* Besides, 199 is close enough to 200, so…I've decided to be nice for once. *laughs*
Thank you to all my reviewers! I love all of you!!!
Kyotyred – Thank you thank you thank you!!! Finally! Someone that approves of what I'm doing! Yay! *hugs Kyotyred* you are such an understanding person…*grins*…glad you enjoyed the fic…
Draco Ephram Lover – Really?!?! Yay! At least one person wanted to cry…*grins*…that's what I've been aiming to do all along…anyway, get you tissue box ready…this will be the last chapter that will contain any form of angst for a while…though I can't say anything for the later chapters…don't want to spoil the surprise *laughs*
Ivy – actually, that was the whole point…that's what makes his trust for someone so precious…
Some anonymous person – (I quote: "I feel sick. *pukes*) Really? *rises eyebrows* I thought I've warn people like you away? And I really don't think the previous chapter was that bad really…I've seen worse…maybe that's because I'm just a sadist *shrugs*. Anyway, get a basin in front of you…this chapter may be worse…
In Silent Lucidity – Yep…coming back to the present now…Sev will make an appearance somewhere in the end…
Demonic Angel – I like you! Bwahahaha!!! Sadism rules!!! *diabolic laughter* Problem is, I don't see many stories with enough vivid Harry-torture scenes. Do you know any? Tell me if you do!!! *begs*
NiaSphinx – Thank you for the sites! They were great! *grins* And slash stories are really nice! As long as you read the right ones…have you read Midnight Blue's, Artemis Luna Diana's and Starkindler's fics? They rock! All Harry/Severus too…don't they just look great with each other? *swoons*
Maven – Thank you for that site…it's great…
Selina – Thank you *bows deeply*…I'm glad you enjoyed it…(you did, didn't you?)
Npetrenko – You know, I think you've been my most faithful reviewer so far…*grins*…thanks a lot! *hugs npetrenko*
Yaoi Princess Serena – It wasn't that hard…maybe I'm just too much of a sadist *laughs*…anyway, thanks for your support!
bluebird161221 – Now now…calm down *offers tissue paper*… all that's good have to end some time or other…besides, poor Harry deserves some sort of break from the evil Dursleys now don't he? *grins*
Jess Scefing – I'm glad…I strife to be evil…*grins*…thanks for that link, though it does not have any English-Latin translators…thanks anyway *smiles*
Optional – Life is unfair…we just have to deal with it…but don't worry…they'll be tried sometime or other once Harry recovers…I just haven't decided with what the verdict should be yet…till then, just enjoy the fic…
SparkySparkles – Yep…Sev would be back in action soon…he'll help…*grins*
Silvermoon – I know I know…I was just getting to that…be patient…
yume ninite jitsuzai – Yes, Sev will be here soon…thanks for the link by the way…
Cera – I love them too…*grins*…great minds think alike…here's more…
Silverwolf – Yep, you're a sadist…but then again, so am I…*grins* Anyway, Sev will be here soon…just read on…
Frankie the Wonder Wiener Dog – Thank you for the sites…I really appreciate your help…*grins*
Butterfly – Thanks for the link…though it didn't help much…still, I really appreciated it. *smiles* Glad you loved the fic…Sev will come soon…be patient…
Moi – You know…the way you reviewed, it kind of made me wonder why the hell you persevered till chapter 10…after I've warned you about the pairing too…*shrugs*…you are one weird person…by the way, I detest H/C pairings (sorry H/C fans)…I don't think it would work…
PissedoffEskimo – You know, I really loved your fics…you are a GREAT author *gushes*…I got hooked just this few days ago and had already added you to my fav list! *grins* Glad you liked it…
R.Mike – Nope, I'm a Singaporean, which is near enough…and in case you're wondering, Singapore's right at the southern tip of Malaysia. And I never said I was nice, did I? *winks* (*looks up* ok…maybe I did…) Anyway, the new chapter's here…enjoy… (I was wondering…are you a guy? Because all the people I know that read slash are girls…and most guys seem to be repulsed by it…so…)
Faithless – Actually, Harry's supposed to be OOC…after all, his life was different from JKR's version…I'm currently working on a split personality…it happens to people under extreme stress. As for Severus, no one really knows what he's like do they? He doesn't appear enough in the books…so this is my version…bear with it if you want to read it…*winks*
Maddy – Don't worry about it…I'm getting back anyway…enjoy…
Right…that was a lot of wasted space wasn't it? Nearly as long as the chapter itself…*shrugs* Anyway, on with the story…
(I dedicate this to Kyotyred because I really liked her review *grins*)
A Fallen Angel
By chibi_tenshi
I woke up once again from yet another traumatizing nightmare of mine…woke up again in the dark, dingy room, naked, chained to my bed and unable to move a single muscle without hurting. I have no idea how long I have been locked up in here. Time seemed to be almost non-existent in this place…my personal hell.
The Dursleys had declared me unfit for work sometime before, when I could not even push myself off the floor, regardless of the trouncing I had been given. They'd just dumped me back into my bed and left. I think I heard Aunt Petunia grumbling about how she was going to get her all housework done without me…
Dudley has taken an interest in me, particularly with his father's urgings. He started coming in during the days. He has a sadistic streak, just as Uncle had, only worse. He enjoyed having me writhing in agony beneath his immense bulk, loved to watch my crumpled look as my body betrayed me when he forced me to orgasm. He took pleasure in using every single one of the items on that small, inconspicuous table, savoring the moments whereby he violated my privacy…invaded my personal space. Dildos, cock rings, collars, whips, blindfolds…he knew exactly what to do to destroy me the way his father never had…
It seemed like eons since I last ate -- at the End-of-Year Feast at Hogwarts. I wonder what they would do if they could see me now? The Boy-Who-Lived, the One-Fated-To-Exterminate-Voldemort…bollocks in my opinion…I couldn't even defend myself against my muggle relatives. Voldemort would probably split his coronary arteries and die of shock if he ever found out that the Dursleys had succeeded in what he could not…succeeded in breaking me, ripping me apart piece by piece and stomping hard on my remains.
Great…I'm getting cynical now…reminds me of Professor Snape really (now why in the world am I thinking about him?)…being locked in a room with nothing else to think of could do that to a person. Especially when I don't want to think of other things…better to laugh at yourself than to wallow in self-pity.
I burrowed into my bed, trying to derive some semblance of warmth from it. My bed sheets had been ripped apart during one of my 'sessions' and it was never replaced. I'm glad it's summertime...I think. I don't need the bitter chill of winter to add to my misery, but it may help distract my mind off these depressing issues. Ok…I'm contradicting myself, aren't I? …I might be going insane…not that I don't deserve it…
It's evening now. Dudley had just left a little while ago. Uncle would be having his turn with me soon…
A soft sound came from the outside…someone cursing fluidly at something. Then, came the squeaks and clicks from the locks outside the door. I steeled myself for the inevitable, screwing my eyes shut as I dug even deeper into the mattress.
He stepped into the room. I thought I heard a faint gasp, but I dismissed it as my overactive imagination. It is not the first time I'm hearing voices in my head after all. He just stood there for a while, delighting in torturing me with his mere presence. My nervousness steadily grew. I shifted a little, wanting him to just get this over and done with. I could almost feel his eyes burning a hole through my skin.
Suddenly, the room was lit up in a faint, eerie bluish glow that I could detect through my eyelids. Another gasp. This time, I reacted, slowly turning over to face him, only to find that it wasn't him at all. This figure was too tall, too slim to be him. I was only beginning to relax a little when he (Definitely a he. His face was too angular, and his features were too sharp to belong to a female) reached out to touch me. I flinched, backing as far away from the hand as possible without falling off the bed.
I saw something shiny trail down the figure's eye…was he crying? Before I could figure that out, he stomped downstairs. There was a brief conversation taking place…almost an argument I think…was he here to get me out of this hellhole? Come to think of it, he did look rather familiar, not that I could see much with the dim lighting and my horrible eyesight (though I'm more or less used to this by now, and could discern movements around me, even with the fuzzy edges)…
I could feel some hope returning to me as the figure swept in again and our eyes met. I know those eyes…I've seen them several times before somewhere…someone from Hogwarts, and from his height, he's probably a professor…someone coming to my rescue…to help…
He tore his eyes away after a while, shaking his head slightly, a movement so small that it was impossible to spot unless you knew what you were looking for, as I did. He seemed to be clearing some thought as he unlocked the manacles trapping me.
He accidentally stepped on the floorboard covering my little hidey-hole as he moved closer to the bed, making it creak rather loudly. He then bent down, and upon the discovery of the hole and its contents, he shrunk them and levitated them into his pocket with his wand, leaving only my invisibility cloak, which he wrapped around me.
Then, he lifted me off the bed. I barely suppressed the wince as my entire body burned like an inferno, my muscles and bones screaming in protest at being moved so suddenly. After a while, when the pain finally died down, I started to savor the warmth beside me, and snuggled into the robes. I've never done this before, and it felt good. I would have purred contentedly if my throat had not felt like parched sand at the moment. The man had stiffened a little when I hugged him. I suppose he was not used to cuddling too, but he relaxed after a while.
He pulled out something from a pocket. With a whisper, "Hogwarts", the world disappeared into a swirly vortex of colors before finally settling down into black.
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(A/N It would be great to end here wouldn't it? With a nice cliffie to boot! However, I have an even better cliffhanger in mind below…read on, and find out…)
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/Dream/
Black figures again…Death Eaters…surrounding me, cornering me, suffocating me, staring at me with those sightless black eyes…
The warmth I had felt earlier slowly distanced itself from me. The light drifted farther and farther away.
I reached out for it frantically, not wanting my only source of comfort to disappear. 'Don't leave me!' I tried to say, only to find that words refused to leave my throat to form at my lips. I struggled harder, desperate to retain that little bit of light in my world…
And it came back…back to my side…softly caressing me, whispering soothing words into my ear. I sighed, sedated, allowing the peaceful darkness to claim me once again.
/End Dream/
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When I woke up from another particularly terrible nightmare, I felt the momentary panic seize me when I thought about how last night was only a dream, a fantasy my mind made up to temporarily relief itself from the horror that subsides in it. It was only when I found myself free of my restraints that I began to calm down. I looked around warily, curious as to where I was, though anything would seem like heaven when compared to the Dursleys.
Something stirred beside me, and I instinctively swerved my gaze towards it.
Raven black eyes met emerald green ones…
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TBC
Ok! It's done! How was it? I got Sev out…Just as I had promised, even if it was only a small lil' portion...*grins* The next chapter would be in Sev's POV. Honest! So REVIEW if you ever want me to post it *evil cackle*
