Chapter XXVII - Life in a Cell
Ellie apparated at her house but didn't stay long. She took her broom and flew out by the window in less than a minute. She didn't want to rest, she didn't want to remain in a house where everything reminded her of Remus. She was feeling terribly lonely and guilty. Because of her ambition, Remus was now in Azkaban. She had everything so close and now it was all out of her reach... maybe forever.
Mounted on her broom, flying, feeling the night air rush through her hair, all she wanted was to get to Azkaban to see Remus. She could easily Apparate nearer the island, but she felt like flying. It seemed the night air cooled her thoughts and refreshed her mind.
It was nearly the crack of dawn when she arrived at the feared island. The visits period must be nearly starting. She was closing in on the island and she could already feel her insides growing colder and colder. When she landed, the cold nearly made her drop dead.
Looking at the towers, she quickly took out her wand. She thought about Remus embracing her and, "Expecto Patronum!", a beautiful silvery white lioness shot out of her wand and roared when it touched the ground. Ellie stroke her in the neck and the lioness purred like a kitten. She was feeling warmer and protected already.
Leaving her broom by the parking, she realized there weren't many people there. In fact, the place was still deserted. She knew there weren't many visitors in Azkaban. People feared the prison and their guards more than almost anything else.
Taking a deep breath, Ellie took a step towards the door, accompanied by her Patronus. And both figures of female strength walked along side until they found the Azkaban guards. The Dementors were amongst the foulest creatures on earth. They fed on human happy feelings and sucked them away, leaving only unhappiness, despair and anguish.
She felt her insides growing colder and she ordered her Patronus to get nearer. She was afraid she had made a mistake, coming into such a place, but she had to see him. The lioness was walking so close now they touched each other oftenly while they walked. But Ellie was feeling warmer, even though there were so many of them!
She asked to see Remus Lupin and one Dementor, keeping away from the lioness, walked her to his cell.
The prison was dreadful. You could hear people screaming and mumbling all over the place. The foul stench filled her senses, but she remained on her way, resting a hand on her Patronus' warm body. She kept remembering the place was filled with people who were present the night her father was murdered. "Stop it!" she thought to herself. "I must remain sane!"
They finally reached a very lonely cell. Inside was a man, curling in a corner. Ellie walked inside, her eyes filled with tears. Her lioness remained threateningly at the door, and the Dementor eventually gave up and went away. Remus seemed to have felt the warmth of the Patronus because he opened his eyes suddenly. When he saw Ellie, he tried to stand up to run to her, but Ellie got to him first. They embraced, kissed, hugged, and cried in each other's arms. Ellie wanted to say she was sorry. Remus wanted to thank her for coming. And both of them wanted to say how much they loved each other. But all the words were useless when so many feelings could be shared, protected by the lioness who was now purring at the door.
After a few minutes, they seated on the floor and Remus found his voice.
"I have the photos" he said weakly and he took them from his robes. "Have them before they make me hand them. They already took my wand." he added, sadly.
She hid them in her robes and said "I'm sure there will be a process, but I'm planning on visiting Dumbledore. Fudge practically does what Dumbledore suggests. And I'm sure he'll help us."
"I'm feeling so weak, Ellie... I don't know if I can make it."
"I will take you out of here, you hear me? You are going to be free in no time! Look at me, Remus."
He looked in her eyes. He loved her eyes. "You are so beautiful."
"You will be sucked out of all your happy thoughts." she said. "And we have many happy memories till now. But you must concentrate on hope and faith. They're not happy feelings. They can't take them away from you."
"I keep seeing the day I was bitten... James dead... Sirius..." moaned Remus.
"Remus, you must forget it all!" she said firmly. "You must grab to that hope of being released. I will be working non-stop to take you out of here. You must have faith. That's all you can think about."
"I'm not afraid of dying... but I love you too much to let my heart be emptied like this. I feel so lonely here..." And he rested his head on her shoulder... then on her breast... then on her belly... then on her lap, and remained there, feeling loved and protected, taking the chance to abandon himself on her caring. Ellie stroke his hair. She wanted so much to tell him! Two inches inside the skin where he was resting now, was a tiny little hope with both their names written in every cell.
She had just found out the evening before, but with the terrible task ahead, she thought it would be better to tell him after they had the photos. And now she couldn't tell him. It was way too much happiness to have in such a place. The Dementors would not leave him alone anymore.
And so she had to keep it away from him while he was there. But, somehow, he had chosen her lap to rest on. Maybe he could feel the strength that was coming from inside, telling him in his little voice "Dad, you must survive". Maybe he knew, somehow, that he had to be strong because of that tinny being that was growing inside her. Ellie sighed and kept stroking his hair. Remus was still lying down on her belly. And the lioness, resting by the door, was purring and watching how love was truly unmistakably the greatest piece of magic human hands could reach.
Ellie apparated at her house but didn't stay long. She took her broom and flew out by the window in less than a minute. She didn't want to rest, she didn't want to remain in a house where everything reminded her of Remus. She was feeling terribly lonely and guilty. Because of her ambition, Remus was now in Azkaban. She had everything so close and now it was all out of her reach... maybe forever.
Mounted on her broom, flying, feeling the night air rush through her hair, all she wanted was to get to Azkaban to see Remus. She could easily Apparate nearer the island, but she felt like flying. It seemed the night air cooled her thoughts and refreshed her mind.
It was nearly the crack of dawn when she arrived at the feared island. The visits period must be nearly starting. She was closing in on the island and she could already feel her insides growing colder and colder. When she landed, the cold nearly made her drop dead.
Looking at the towers, she quickly took out her wand. She thought about Remus embracing her and, "Expecto Patronum!", a beautiful silvery white lioness shot out of her wand and roared when it touched the ground. Ellie stroke her in the neck and the lioness purred like a kitten. She was feeling warmer and protected already.
Leaving her broom by the parking, she realized there weren't many people there. In fact, the place was still deserted. She knew there weren't many visitors in Azkaban. People feared the prison and their guards more than almost anything else.
Taking a deep breath, Ellie took a step towards the door, accompanied by her Patronus. And both figures of female strength walked along side until they found the Azkaban guards. The Dementors were amongst the foulest creatures on earth. They fed on human happy feelings and sucked them away, leaving only unhappiness, despair and anguish.
She felt her insides growing colder and she ordered her Patronus to get nearer. She was afraid she had made a mistake, coming into such a place, but she had to see him. The lioness was walking so close now they touched each other oftenly while they walked. But Ellie was feeling warmer, even though there were so many of them!
She asked to see Remus Lupin and one Dementor, keeping away from the lioness, walked her to his cell.
The prison was dreadful. You could hear people screaming and mumbling all over the place. The foul stench filled her senses, but she remained on her way, resting a hand on her Patronus' warm body. She kept remembering the place was filled with people who were present the night her father was murdered. "Stop it!" she thought to herself. "I must remain sane!"
They finally reached a very lonely cell. Inside was a man, curling in a corner. Ellie walked inside, her eyes filled with tears. Her lioness remained threateningly at the door, and the Dementor eventually gave up and went away. Remus seemed to have felt the warmth of the Patronus because he opened his eyes suddenly. When he saw Ellie, he tried to stand up to run to her, but Ellie got to him first. They embraced, kissed, hugged, and cried in each other's arms. Ellie wanted to say she was sorry. Remus wanted to thank her for coming. And both of them wanted to say how much they loved each other. But all the words were useless when so many feelings could be shared, protected by the lioness who was now purring at the door.
After a few minutes, they seated on the floor and Remus found his voice.
"I have the photos" he said weakly and he took them from his robes. "Have them before they make me hand them. They already took my wand." he added, sadly.
She hid them in her robes and said "I'm sure there will be a process, but I'm planning on visiting Dumbledore. Fudge practically does what Dumbledore suggests. And I'm sure he'll help us."
"I'm feeling so weak, Ellie... I don't know if I can make it."
"I will take you out of here, you hear me? You are going to be free in no time! Look at me, Remus."
He looked in her eyes. He loved her eyes. "You are so beautiful."
"You will be sucked out of all your happy thoughts." she said. "And we have many happy memories till now. But you must concentrate on hope and faith. They're not happy feelings. They can't take them away from you."
"I keep seeing the day I was bitten... James dead... Sirius..." moaned Remus.
"Remus, you must forget it all!" she said firmly. "You must grab to that hope of being released. I will be working non-stop to take you out of here. You must have faith. That's all you can think about."
"I'm not afraid of dying... but I love you too much to let my heart be emptied like this. I feel so lonely here..." And he rested his head on her shoulder... then on her breast... then on her belly... then on her lap, and remained there, feeling loved and protected, taking the chance to abandon himself on her caring. Ellie stroke his hair. She wanted so much to tell him! Two inches inside the skin where he was resting now, was a tiny little hope with both their names written in every cell.
She had just found out the evening before, but with the terrible task ahead, she thought it would be better to tell him after they had the photos. And now she couldn't tell him. It was way too much happiness to have in such a place. The Dementors would not leave him alone anymore.
And so she had to keep it away from him while he was there. But, somehow, he had chosen her lap to rest on. Maybe he could feel the strength that was coming from inside, telling him in his little voice "Dad, you must survive". Maybe he knew, somehow, that he had to be strong because of that tinny being that was growing inside her. Ellie sighed and kept stroking his hair. Remus was still lying down on her belly. And the lioness, resting by the door, was purring and watching how love was truly unmistakably the greatest piece of magic human hands could reach.