"Silencio."
A
cloaked man tenderly turned the doorknob and grinned in a cruel glee
as the door gave him entry. Taking care not to make a sound, he crept
into the hall and soon found the room he was looking for -- the
study. He slipped in and found it empty but for furniture -- most
notable of which was a massive ebony piano. Beside it was a desk, its
cover closed and doubtless locked. He quietly moved to the desk and
pointed his wand to the keyhole.
"Alohomora."
A
light click announced the spell's efficiency. With a satisfied
smirk, the wizard started to lift the cover when it gave a loud
squeak. His blood froze as he prayed that the mistress of the house
hadn't heard.
Upstairs, a black-eyed woman turned her head
slightly, still, for the most part, asleep. The soft sound of her son
sleeping beside her, wrapped in his mother's blanket, and his sister
beside him satisfied her maternal instincts so she laid her head to
rest once more.
In the study, the wizard held his breath for one
minute...two minutes...five...but nothing happened. Still wary, he
whispered a silencing charm on the entire room, but decided she must
not be home. If she wasn't home, he could have a bit of fun, but he
couldn't have the neighbors hearing him. He took off his Invisibility
Cloak and tucked it in his robes. With a quick thrust, he opened the
desk, paying no mind to its shrieks, and found, inside, stacks of
paper, all a pale white -- Muggle paper. With disgust, he lifted a
sheet for examination.
The paper was entitled "Eileen's
Lullaby" and it was covered in lines with dots sitting on them
in what seemed like a random order, but the wizard knew what it truly
was -- it was a song. Songs, lyrics, notes, music books and many
writing utensils -- all Muggle -- covered the desk. With a sneer, he
picked up a stack.
"My my, he's been working on 'Eileen's
Lullaby' for some time..." he mused with a sneer. Then, with a
roar, he spun around and threw the song, letting showering all over
the floor like the remnants of a whomping willow attack. Grinning
evilly, he reached for more and sent paper and pencils and pens and
books flying as he laughed maniacally. Drawer after drawer, his
victim's life was thrown about like a quaffle and when all was
misplaced, the wizard gave a shout of wicked triumph.
Then he
turned to the piano. With a quick swish of his wand, the side legs
disappeared and the beast crashed to the floor with a satisfying
clang. He wrenched open the lid of the mammoth instrument and started
pulling out chords; ivory and ebony keys joining the music on the
floor. When the piano was mutilated enough for his tastes, the man
pointed his wand at a heavy, dusty curtain.
"Imperio!"
Immediately, the smell of burning fabric filled his nostrils and he
was filled with a sweet victory as he supervised the damage, waiting
until the fire had started licking across the ceiling to Disapparate
to report his success.
Grandmother Prince would be pleased.
