ANYONE WHO DID NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT MARTYR DEMONS READ HERE:
* Martyr demons are something I made up. I'll try to explain it.
DEMONS * Demons (in this story) are creatures who look kind of like humans but they have a natural force in place of skin (wind, fire, water, etc.). Ellie was a fire demon before she became a martyr.
SIRIUS' MARTYR DEMON * Any demon can become a martyr demon. They go through rigorous testing and get called to be a martyr demon depending on their personality and how well it clashes with the death that the person who needs the martyr demon had. Ellie was a nutcase and extremely violent, so she was a perfect match for Bellatrix Lastrange. Thus she was chosen to be Sirius' martyr demon.
* The whole reason Sirius was sent a martyr demon was because he died 49 years too early. A martyr demon is sort of a revenge, a consolation ticket so that anyone who died off-schedule can go to [wherever dead people go].
DISGUISE/THE GHOSTS * Demons are perfectly alive, but a martyr demon knows that he/she is going to die and therefore is literally on the verge of death every waking moment. Because they are so close to being dead, being around or even near other dead things (like ghosts) makes it very difficult for them to remain healthy. As they break down, they turn to their normal state as a demon instead of their disguise as a human.
In Professor Letni's office when Sirius re-entered the mortal world, Lupin shoved Ellie in front of him, telling Sirius what he had to do. Sirius was reluctant, but he was in front of Ellie for a while, within a foot, probably. This weakened her as it had when she had been being led around by the Grey Lady (Ravenclaw ghost) but to a greater extent: she briefly turned into herself as a demon. That is the same reason she had a nosebleed in the Gryffindor common room; Nearly Headless Nick had been floating around before Harry fell asleep and she had passed him on the way in.
"PROCRASTINATING" * Remember when Lupin said "Sirius is procrastinating?" Well, Sirius was reluctant to let go of the fact that he had died early and could still contact people in the living world. As long as they kept taking his letters, he would stay in some sort of in-between the living and the dead. He didn't want to move on because he [as all of us] had no idea what would happen next if he moved on.
* Ellie felt the same way. She had found a friend in Cho and didn't want to have to die anymore. Before it hadn't mattered, but once Cho came in things got complicated. Ellie tried to get Harry to keep taking Sirius' letters so that she could stay alive; she also encouraged Professor Letni, who was apparently easier to persuade. Remember what Dumbledore said, "Harry, Ellie Santavaj will do anything in her power to get you to take those letters."
WHY HOGWARTS * The reason Ellie needed to be at Hogwarts was Bellatrix. Bellatrix must have seen the list that stated that Sirius wasn't supposed to die and known that he would be sent a martyr demon. Hogwarts was the safest place for Ellie, and she needed to look like an average student. Nice try, Ellie. Had Bellatrix managed to find and kill Ellie before she killed Bellatrix, Sirius would be stuck in the in-between area for 49 more years, which would really, really suck.
SACRIFICE * Martyr, in case you don't know, is someone who sacrifices themselves for something they believe in. For instance, there have been a number of Christian martyrs throughout history. When Ellie killed Bellatrix, she then lost her life; at that point her body was nearly wasted from Sirius being in it and he was at the same time all that was holding it up. It's like a bumble bee. Once they sting you, they leave their stinger in your skin and then die themselves.
END AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well, that's it! The "prequel" (I really hate that word) is something I'm working on now, three chapters of it are up on the site and it's mostly about Sirius as an alcoholic. I might spin in Ellie at some point, too, though.
* Martyr demons are something I made up. I'll try to explain it.
DEMONS * Demons (in this story) are creatures who look kind of like humans but they have a natural force in place of skin (wind, fire, water, etc.). Ellie was a fire demon before she became a martyr.
SIRIUS' MARTYR DEMON * Any demon can become a martyr demon. They go through rigorous testing and get called to be a martyr demon depending on their personality and how well it clashes with the death that the person who needs the martyr demon had. Ellie was a nutcase and extremely violent, so she was a perfect match for Bellatrix Lastrange. Thus she was chosen to be Sirius' martyr demon.
* The whole reason Sirius was sent a martyr demon was because he died 49 years too early. A martyr demon is sort of a revenge, a consolation ticket so that anyone who died off-schedule can go to [wherever dead people go].
DISGUISE/THE GHOSTS * Demons are perfectly alive, but a martyr demon knows that he/she is going to die and therefore is literally on the verge of death every waking moment. Because they are so close to being dead, being around or even near other dead things (like ghosts) makes it very difficult for them to remain healthy. As they break down, they turn to their normal state as a demon instead of their disguise as a human.
In Professor Letni's office when Sirius re-entered the mortal world, Lupin shoved Ellie in front of him, telling Sirius what he had to do. Sirius was reluctant, but he was in front of Ellie for a while, within a foot, probably. This weakened her as it had when she had been being led around by the Grey Lady (Ravenclaw ghost) but to a greater extent: she briefly turned into herself as a demon. That is the same reason she had a nosebleed in the Gryffindor common room; Nearly Headless Nick had been floating around before Harry fell asleep and she had passed him on the way in.
"PROCRASTINATING" * Remember when Lupin said "Sirius is procrastinating?" Well, Sirius was reluctant to let go of the fact that he had died early and could still contact people in the living world. As long as they kept taking his letters, he would stay in some sort of in-between the living and the dead. He didn't want to move on because he [as all of us] had no idea what would happen next if he moved on.
* Ellie felt the same way. She had found a friend in Cho and didn't want to have to die anymore. Before it hadn't mattered, but once Cho came in things got complicated. Ellie tried to get Harry to keep taking Sirius' letters so that she could stay alive; she also encouraged Professor Letni, who was apparently easier to persuade. Remember what Dumbledore said, "Harry, Ellie Santavaj will do anything in her power to get you to take those letters."
WHY HOGWARTS * The reason Ellie needed to be at Hogwarts was Bellatrix. Bellatrix must have seen the list that stated that Sirius wasn't supposed to die and known that he would be sent a martyr demon. Hogwarts was the safest place for Ellie, and she needed to look like an average student. Nice try, Ellie. Had Bellatrix managed to find and kill Ellie before she killed Bellatrix, Sirius would be stuck in the in-between area for 49 more years, which would really, really suck.
SACRIFICE * Martyr, in case you don't know, is someone who sacrifices themselves for something they believe in. For instance, there have been a number of Christian martyrs throughout history. When Ellie killed Bellatrix, she then lost her life; at that point her body was nearly wasted from Sirius being in it and he was at the same time all that was holding it up. It's like a bumble bee. Once they sting you, they leave their stinger in your skin and then die themselves.
END AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well, that's it! The "prequel" (I really hate that word) is something I'm working on now, three chapters of it are up on the site and it's mostly about Sirius as an alcoholic. I might spin in Ellie at some point, too, though.
