A Subtle Obsession
By: Twisted Mister
Chapter 4: Sensor
The following morning James, Sirius and Lupin were sitting together on a couch in the hospital wing. Opposite them was Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. Both listening with rapt attention as the boys told them what happened the previous evening.
"Remus cast a diagnostic charm on him and that's when we decided to take him to the hospital wing as quick as we could sir." James said to Professor Dumbledore. "He looked like he was already dead, there were so many cuts on him, and blood was everywhere." Sirius added gravely.
Professor McGonagall paled as Dumbledore asked. "Do you have any idea who done this to Mr. Quigley? Was there perhaps any evidence to suggest the identity of the attacker?" "No sir, there was no evidence left by the attacker, but we think we have a good idea of who did it." Remus said hesitantly, shifting in his seat.
"We think it was a Slytherin." Sirius spoke up with conviction. "Before I left home, Regulus used to tell me that Carwyn was picked on constantly by fellow Slytherin's. Because he is muggleborn sir." A vein pulsed in Professor McGonagall's temple at his statement.
"Ah I see. I thought from the beginning that Mr. Quigley would have a rather difficult time in Slytherin. No matter how brilliant he was, his house would not look past his blood status. But I never expected that something this horrible would happen to him at the hands of his own classmates." Dumbledore sighed deeply taking a sip of his tea, the twinkle from his eyes gone.
"You three did the right thing. Poppy said if you wouldn't have got there when you did, then he would have surely died. Fifty points to Griffindor." she said morosely, standing up and walking over to Carwyn's bedside.
Quigley was still unconscious from the attack. He was very pale, his upper body covered in bandages. Madam Pompfery rushed across the ward to him with an armful of potions, setting them down on his bedside table. "I had to give him blood replenishing potions every hour, he's still in a right state. While his injuries may be mostly healed, he has more scars than a scratching post now…. poor dear." the nurse said as she applied gauze to his bandages.
Professor McGonagall looked at Quigley's unconscious form with pity as the doors to the hospital wing opened. Two people rushed inside immediately it was Lily and Dirk, Professor Slughorn walked in casually behind them. Both Lily and Dirk paid no attention to Professor Dumbledore or the three boys, they ran to Quigley's bed looking frantic.
Lily let out a gasp when she saw Quigley's mangled form, Dirk went pale. His body was wrapped in bandages nearly head to toe. Red festering cuts and scars were partially visible on his face.
Professor Slughorn exchanged greetings with the marauders and Professor Dumbledore, smiling genially. "I just got word of the little incident this morning, I ran into Lily as I was headed to the greenhouses to pick sundew. The little darling told me that whats his name?… Crowley had been attacked, a Slytherin none the less so I let her lead way. You know I really think she will do great things when she graduates from Hogwarts, a sharp mind like hers." The Professor said beaming where Lily stood beside Dirk.
"His name is Carwyn Professor." James said coldly putting his head in his hands. Lily stomped over to the trio her face red with anger. "Why didn't you tell me what happened last night you idiots!" James sunk further into the couch. "Comon Lily don't treat us like that. We left you a letter, we had to be here first thing this morning. We saved his life." James finished weakly. "A letter! How do you think I felt when I read that Carwyn was nearly killed and that he may be dying in the hospital wing? What if one of your friends was dying, you really thought a ruddy letter would be sufficient? Dirk was so shocked he passed out when he heard what happened. The nerve of you bastards!"
"Ms Evans." Dumbledore said raising his voice.
The three of them looked guilty and hung their heads. "We're sorry Lily we shouldn't have left you in the dark like we did. Everything happened so quickly yesterday we didn't know what to do. We can tell you what happened." James said trying to appease her, afraid she would lash out again. "Please do." Lily said coldly as she took a seat.
The three of them took turns retelling their story. Lily gasped at many parts when they described what they had witnessed. "Horrible absolutely horrible who would do that to him? Who is that cruel." Lily said wiping her eyes.
"We think it was a Slytherin, or a group of them at least." said Sirius. "Of course it was a Slytherin, I bet they ganged up on him and everyone had a turn hexing him." Lily hanging her head in disgust.
"I don't think it was a group that attacked him Ms Evans, I am inclined to believe that there was a single perpetrator. This isn't a case of common bullying, even a bully would not go to such lengths. No doubt the attacker was driven by a highly twisted personal motive. Also if a group had attacked him, I'm sure they would boasted about it to such a degree that the news would have been spread around the school before the sun had risen." All of them thought about what Dumbledore said and agreed.
"Lily, who attacked Carwyn last year and left him by the lake? You were the one that found him and reported it." Lupin said inquisitively. "It was Bellatrix Black and her gang of Slytherin bullies. That foul little-" Dumbledore cleared his throat, Lily continued "I wouldn't be surprised if she is involved, she always bullies him. If it was her she will get expelled no doubt." Lily dung her nails into the sides of her chair in anger.
"We cannot be so quick to judge, I know Miss Black is a likely suspect but it could have been anyone. We will know who did it once Mr Quigley wakes up and I can assure you that punishment will be given out accordingly." Dumbledore stood up and signaled to McGonagall.
"Thank you for your testimony boys, you showed real bravery last night saving Mr Quigley's life. You shown the true qualities that define Griffindor, now we must make our way to breakfast." Dumbledore and McGonagall strode out. Slughorn then approached them and said. "I trust all of you will except my invitation to dinner in my office this Saturday." He beamed at the present members of the Slug Club. "Yes professor." They all said dully.
The time had finally come, it would the first time Carwyn would visit Hogsmeade and he was so excited. He had got his parents to sign his permission slip, they didn't know what it was of course. Carwyn disguised it by gluing some official looking form above the signature box. He said it was a medical sheet for school that required a guardians signature, they begrudgingly signed it.
His third year was going horribly just like how the two previous were. He was doing quite well at his school work, but that was the least of his problems. Bellatrix was as nasty as ever, he was constantly looking out for her gang. Often they would attack him in the hallways between classes when no one was around. So he liked to stick to the crowds whenever he moved through the castle. It had become a habit to keep his head on a swivel where ever he went, he expected there to be enemies behind every corner. It was a Saturday in early December, Carwyn waited the great hall with anticipation as the students lined up to go to Hogsmeade for the first time that year.
He looked around and saw that everyone else was talking animatedly about what they were going to do that day. 'It doesn't matter that I don't have any friends to go with. I'm still going to have fun.' He reassured himself thinking about what shops he wanted to visit. As the line moved forward out of the great hall, he felt static shock hit the back of his neck. He turned around to see Bellatrix several feet away laughing derisively at him with Avery and Mulciber. 'Ignore them.' He told himself as the crowd finally moved outside.
Carwyn pulled his robes tighter around him as he trudged through the deep snow. He picked up his pace and in a few minutes Hogsmeade was in sight. Th familiar smells of nutmeg and cinnamon wafted his way from the village. He was reminded of the time when his parents brought him and his brothers to a very similar Christmas themed village years ago before they knew he was a wizard. The memory felt like it happened a lifetime ago.
But he was soon brought out of his thoughts when he entered Hogsmeade. Numerous shops flanked the high street with moving animated signs in their windows. Witches and wizards bustled to and fro, he passed a few figures wrapped in thick shawls that he could of swore were hags. This place was filled with a wondrous sense of magic, to put it simply it was amazing.
Carwyn didn't know where to go first he wanted to see so many things. He went into Dervish and Bangs first, inside he saw various items for sale that had quite strange enchantments placed on them. After a few minutes he left with a pair of socks with a warming charm placed on them, after all it gets cold in the dungeons at night.
Next he went into a bookstore, he spent what seemed like an hour browsing the shelf's, book shopping was the only kind of shopping Carwyn really liked. He left with a few books on transfiguration and a book on Alchemy by Julius Evola. Alchemy is a subject that is not taught at Hogwarts, Carwyn was interested in how it differed from potion making.
With his possessions in hand Carwyn planned on making his way to the Three Broomsticks to try out butter beer, he had heard many of his classmates say that it was really good. But when he passed a side street he turned his head and saw in the distance the shrieking shack. The shrieking shack had become infamous in the past few years. Residents of Hogsmeade claimed there were angry spirits or ghosts that haunted it. Often they would hear screaming or eerie howling coming from within, people are afraid to even approach it.
That didn't scare him away though, he had always wanted to go inside after hearing the rumors. Maybe Carwyn would be the one to solve the mystery of the shack. Perhaps then he may get famous and be recognized, then he may actually make a few friends. His feet crunched on the gravel path as he approached the shack, as he got nearer he heard the shabby house creak and groan in the fierce wind.
He was within a few hundred feet of the shack walking through an open field of snow when, CRACK! A violet light passed so close to his ear that he swore it burnt some of his hair off. At first he thought it was the vengeful spirits protecting the shack, but when he turned around he saw something even more terrible. Bellatrix along with two others were racing towards him with their wands out. He cradled his things in one arm and drew his wand. He didn't stand much of a chance three to one but he had to try.
"Immobulus!" Carwyn shouted pointing his wand at the trio, they froze in place briefly but his spell wasn't powerful enough to hold them. "Glacius!" The snow beneath them froze into a thick lair of ice, two of them slipped and fell but Bellatrix pushed on towards him. "Incarcerous!" She bellowed as ropes flew from the tip of her wand, he barely ducked under them and went on the offensive. He began firing jinxes at her relentlessly, while dodging hers wildly.
Their DADA teacher last year hosted a dueling club for second years, he commented that his style was a bit sloppy and wreck less. But he also said that Carwyn was a decent duelist. But no matter how decent he was, there wasn't much he could do when he was up against three people.
All the sudden explosions from both sides threw him several feet backwards, his eardrums felt like they had burst as he slid through the snow. Everything went black for a moment and when he woke again he saw the three of them standing over him, they were talking but he couldn't hear what they were saying because his ears were ringing so loud.
After a few moments he could just barely make out what they were saying. "Exploding Jinx did the mudblood in, good thing you taught us Bellatrix." He recognized Mulciber and Avery beside her. "Yes it did, the little mudblood didn't know what hit him, I've been wanting to test that one out for awhile now." She smiled nastily down at him. "Oh whats this." She bent down and picked up his books and the pair of socks he bought.
She held the socks up mockingly. "Oh how cute!" then she looked at the titles of the books. "You want to learn Alchemy Mudblood, thinking of creating a philosophers stone? Even if you had a way of creating gold or an elixir of immortality you still wouldn't be able to make friends. Because filth like you are destined to fail."
She dropped the socks and books into a pile and pointed her wand at them. "Incendio." she muttered in a low voice. His items burst into flames right beside him he watched as they burned in horror.
"Come to think of it, I don't think you appreciate what being warm is mudblood. Here let me show you." She then pointed her wand at him and lit his clothes on fire. Even though all of his energy was drained from being jinxed, his survival mechanisms kicked in and he started rolling around in the snow. "Come on lets help the mudblood it looks like he is in pain." Bellatrix said casually to the others. The three of them held up their wands and said. "Aqua Erecto." A torrent of ice cold water soaked him to the bone, the water was freezing unable to catch his breath.
Carwyn got to his feet shaking terribly he moved as fast as his body would take him towards the castle. He heard their laughter from behind as he ran away. "Too bad you don't have your little socks to keep you warm now mudblood!" Bellatrix called after him. He didn't run through the village, he didn't want anyone to see him like this.
Taking the long way around Carwyn felt colder and more embarrassed than he ever had in his entire life. He thought he had hypothermia by the time he finally reached the castle, going straight to the hospital wing Madam Pompfery gave him one pepper up potion after another. He sat in the ward for several days, feeling downtrodden and humiliated as ever.
Bellatrix didn't sleep well last night, she kept having dreams of Quigley's mangled and bloody body. She decided she couldn't sleep when she woke up for the fourth time at four in the morning covered in sweat, so she got dressed and sat down in the empty common room. 'I should sneak up to the hospital wing and try to see him. Merlin I hope he is alright, please let him be okay.' She thought as she stared into the fire. 'I wonder what will happen when he wakes up. I'm sure he will tell everyone I did it and I'll get expelled. I shouldn't have done it, he hates me.' she drew her knees up and started sobbing. Bellatrix cried silently to herself as she deliberated going to see Quigley.
She sat there for a very long time, until the first students emerged from their dormitories. Lucius was among the first. "You look like a load of dragon dung Bellatrix, I nearly took you for a house elf sitting there." Lucius drawled as he took in her disheveled look. "Sod off Malfoy." She said to tired to fight.
"Seems Andromeda's mudblood lover is rubbing off on you, you look worse than a common muggle tramp." Lucius said with a smirk, looking her up and down. "At least my house elves don't have to wipe my ass like yours do Lucius." Saying this she got up out of her chair and headed for the portrait hole. "Make sure to watch your back Bellatrix, one day you might have a knife to your throat."
She climbed through the portrait hole and left the dungeons. She walked alone to the great hall and sat down at the Slytherin table, few students ate this early. Sipping on coffee Bellatrix didn't feel like eating much today. After a half hour students stared to pour in the great hall, many of them were whispering amongst themselves.
Regulus and Severus sat down a few seats from her both deep in conversation. "Are you sure he was attacked? How do you know?" Regulus leaned closer to Severus looking shocked. "Yes Reg I'm sure Alexis Greengrass went to the hospital wing last night to get her weekly potion, and she saw him there wrapped up in bandages." Severus said darkly. "Merlin's beard. I saw him yesterday at dinner, he must have gotten attacked right after that. Hey Sev this may sound crazy….. but do you think the Chamber of Secrets has been opened again? I mean his blood isn't pure and I really doubt someone can be that sadistic, only a monster could have done that. He would definitely be on the list if the heir of Slytherin opened the chamber again."
Bellatrix felt pain run through her. 'Only a monster could have done that.' She repeated in her head. Severus actually snorted at his comment. "The Chamber of Secrets? Are you a child? Of course it wasn't the monster of Slytherin, it was obvious that someone did it and I have a few people in mind." Regulus looked at Severus with wide eyes. "Who, who do you think did it Sev?" Severus only shook his head. "Later."
That's when her sister joined her at the table. Narcissa looked at her warily. "Good morning Bella." "Morning Cissy." Bella droned out. Beside Cissy Alexis Greengrass went into detail about seeing Quigley in the hospital wing, Cassandra Parkinson and Minette Rosier were fascinated. "Did you see his face Alexis, how did it look?" Minette asked shocked. Bella leaned towards her slightly to hear the answer. "They cut him to pieces, I bet he will be scarred for the rest of his life." She said with haste.
Cassandra turned to Cissy. "Who do you think did it Cissy." Narcissa went stark white and faked a cough. "I dunno it could be anyone I suppose." Her friends continued talking about who they thought that did it. Cissy glanced at her sister with pity.
Bellatrix couldn't stand it anymore, she got up deciding to go to class early. When she passed Amycus and Alecto Carrow they stopped their conversation and looked up at her. "Hey Bellatrix did you hear? That mudblood finally got what was coming to him, too bad we weren't there to watch." Amycus said running a hand through his greasy hair. "Y-yeah I heard." She barely choked out.
A smile spread across Alecto's piggy face. "Its a shame we didn't get to see it. It was probably even more hilarious than when the three of us knocked him off his broom in flying class." Alecto snorted loud like a pig as the two of them burst out laughing. Bellatrix plastered a fake smile on her face and said. "Oh yeah right…. I forgot about that." and strode out of the great hall.
She was the first to enter the Transfiguration classroom, taking a seat near the back, she took out her text books and waited for class to start. She noticed Professor McGonagall sitting at her desk writing when she glanced up and saw her. "Ah Miss Black, you look as tired as I am." The professor said putting down her quill, inspecting her through square spectacles. Bellatrix swallowed nervously "Yes professor.. I didn't sleep well last night." "Nether did I dear, there are too many things to worry about," Bellatrix nodded not wanting to continue, a tad bit surprised at the professors attempt at small talk.
Her fellow Slytherin's started arriving a few minutes later, as well as the Griffindors. Rudolphus Lestrange sat down beside her, she didn't even look in his direction she felt too disgusted. When the everyone was seated Professor McGonagall stood up and gave a speech about the coming year. "You will be starting your NEWT course work this year I expect you to try your best. The course work can be very difficult at times so you will be assigned partners. Be glad that I'm letting you choose them, now get into groups."
Bellatrix tried to get up but Rudolphus grabbed her arm. "Professor me and Bellatrix would like to be partners." He called across the classroom to the professor. "Very well." McGonagall answered writing their names down as Bellatrix groaned inwardly.
The classroom door opened Sirius, James, and Remus stepped in. Bellatrix immediately noticed her cousins angry scowl as soon as he stepped in the door. "Boys do explain why you are late to class." McGonagall said imperiously standing up. "Please excuse us professor, Sirius got into a fight with a Slytherin boy on the way here. We was in Flich's office, we had to wait awhile for him to give Sirius his detention." The professors nostrils flared. "You what? Explain why you acted so foolish Mr Black." Sirius grunted out. "He was talking about that Quigley bloke professor."
McGonagall's features softened slightly. "I hope you can find your way to your seats without causing anymore ruckus Mr Black. Also the three of you need to pick partners for this year and Quigley needs one when he returns from the hospital wing."
"I'll be his partner professor, Remus and James can pair up." Sirius said shortly and walked to a table, glowering at the Slytherin's as he went. For the rest if the class they took long complex notes on human transfiguration and were assigned homework. When the bell rang Bellatrix was among the first to leave.
She queued up with the Hufflepuffs outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Bellatrix had wondered who would be teaching the subject this year, hopefully somebody good. After a little while the door clicked open and a voice from the back of the classroom said. "Enter." She walked into the familiar classroom that had tall windows facing the Hogwarts lawn. In the front of the class stood a rather stern looking man with a lined face and gray hair. He motioned for the students to sit down, his presence silenced the class immediately.
When they were all seated he began to pace slowly. "My name is Jebedias White, I will be teaching you Defense Against the Dark Arts this year. Whenever you address me you are to call me Sir or Professor, I do not tolerate disrespect." Stopping and looking at the class for the first time he said. "I can assure you that your classwork will be very hard this year and furthermore you will be learning advanced defensive spells, so I expect your absolute best. I do not tolerate slackers. Does anyone have questions?" No one said anything.
"You are to be assigned partners this year, I have made a list of the pairings stand up when I say your name please." He started down his list, each pair standing up in turn. "Bellatrix Black." She stood up. "Carwyn Quigley." Shock ran through her, she was going to practice defensive magic with Quigley. There's no way he would allow her to fire jinxes at him after what she did. He looked around and when no one stood up he repeated the name louder. "Miss Black where is Mr Quigley at?" He said firmly. "He is in the hospital wing professor." she said looking down. "Fine, whenever he gets back you are to fill him in on what he has missed." She muttered a quick. "Yes professor." Then sat down.
They took notes on defensive theory for the rest of the class and when the bell rang Bellatrix was glad that it was lunch time. Bellatrix didn't talk to anyone during lunch, she focused on doing her homework it kept her mind off her classmates whispers.
She was sitting in the potions beside Avery, it was the last class of the day and she wanted to get it done so she could finally rest. This class was with the Griffindors again, Professor Slughorn walked in grinning as usual "Quiet everyone, quiet please. Today we have a few interesting potions to look at." He gestured to the bubbling cauldrons on his desk.
"Now that you are NEWT certified students we will be making more advanced concoctions. Can anyone tell me what this first potion is. Bellatrix noticed it looked like plain boiling water. Lily's hand shot up at once. "Oh yes Miss Evan's could you enlighten us."
"It's Veritaserum sir a very powerful truth serum." Professor clapped his hands together beaming. "Yes only a few drops and you will be spilling your innermost secrets, five points to Griffindor." Bella didn't like the idea of spilling her secrets, for one everyone would know who attacked Quigley.
Bellatrix noticed the second cauldrons contents appeared to be thick and dark, it looked revolting. "Can anyone tell me what this is." This time Severus's hand shot up. "Poly juice potion sir, it can change the appearance of any human into another person for an hour, warranted you have a piece of them." Professor Slughorn stirred the thick potion nodding. "Couldn't have said it better myself my boy five points to Slytherin." The professor moved to the last cauldron, standing over it he wafted its sent towards the sitting students.
The smell of this cauldron was wonderful, it smelt like a ripe peaches, roasted chestnuts, and it also had a strange fleshy smell that seemed familiar. "Does anyone know what this potion is?" Slughorn asked the class at large. "Yes sir its Amortentia, the most powerful love potion in the world. I smell spring flowers, chopped garlic and…." Lily trailed off, blushing. "Correct Miss Evans take another five points to Griffindor. Yes Amortentia, its scent is different for everyone. We smell what we love most in the world. Amortentia does not create true love, love cannot be created through a potion or any alchemical process. This love potion creates a very powerful infatuation, I can say that this is the most dangerous potion among the three in this room. I can attest that several wizards have fallen prey to its intoxicating effects.
Then it hit her, she knew what that smell was. A year ago Quigley had been working in the greenhouses, he had gotten really dirty during Herbology. So he took a shower in the Quidditch locker room. When he returned to the Slytherin common room he had left his towel hanging on a chair. Out of curiosity when no one was around Bellatrix picked it up and sniffed it. It had that fleshy masculine smell that was particular to Quigley. She enjoyed its scent so much that she casted a stasis charm on it and took it down to her dormitory. Where its hidden in her trunk, she likes to drink in its aroma occasionally.
Her mind went into a panic mode. 'I don't love him! He's a mudblood.. I just like the manly smell it has there's no way I like him.' Panic stricken the professor showed the class a little bottle with a golden potion inside. Felix Felicis, which was lucky potion and he explained that whoever brewed the best Draught of Living Death would win it.
Bellatrix tried to focus on making the complex potion, but every time she tried her mind wandered back to that alluring scent and the image of Quigley kept invading her thoughts. In the end she had brewed one of her worst potions yet, a congealed green paste was the result. Slughorn went around the room, coughing when he passed hers. He let out a cry of mirth when he passed Lily Evans cauldron. "We have a winner! Congratulations Miss Evans, Severus came close but you were the best in the end. Here you go darling, Thirty points to Griffindor!" Chuckling as he handed Lily the little bottle. Lily sent a triumphant glare towards Severus and smiled.
A crazy thought went through Bellatrix's head. 'What if I steal some of that Poly juice potion and visit him tonight?… Wouldn't that be crazy.' But as the bell rang it didn't seem like such a crazy idea anymore. In the chaos of students leaving the classroom she walked up to Professor Slughorn at his desk and asked. "Professor you see that set of scales on the top shelf over there?" She pointed at a shelf behind him. "I can't reach them and mine broke, can you please grab them for me?" Slughorn stood up smiling. "Of course Miss Black."
He turned around and shuffled to the shelf. As he did she dunked an empty flask in as quietly as she could and slipped it into her robes. "Here you are my dear. Tell me know how is your father Cygnus doing?" He said handing her the scales. "He is doing good, he always tells me that you were his favorite teacher. Thanks professor see you." The portly professor chortled as she turned and left the classroom.
'Who would be best to change into.' She thought to herself as she left the great hall after dinner. 'I better choose fast everyone is headed back to their common rooms. Bellatrix rounded a corner and saw the first year Quigley was riding with on the train. He was walking with a couple other first years they chatting away, Peeves was over head singing a vulgar song. Deciding this was her chance she shot an exploding jinx at a suit of armor near them. Its helmet flew into the air with a bang and started ricocheting off the stone wall until it landed on top of Peeves head blinding him. His singing muffled for a moment then he began yelling. "Get this ruddy thing off! You trying to play a prank on ole Peevesy!" The first years were transfixed with the scene. She cast a light severing charm on the back of Dirks head and small strands of hair fell down. She collected a few and got out of there before she was noticed.
All traces of her previous exhaustion gone, she waited in the common room anxiously until around midnight. Everyone had gone to bed leaving only herself, she pulled out the flask. She eyed the thick murky potion with apprehension and dropped the hairs in. The potion turned into a crimson red color immediately. Bracing herself she took in several deep breaths and gulped the potion down in a few mouthfuls. It actually didn't taste half bad it was like drinking tomato soup. But then her skin started burn horribly and she felt her body shrinking rapidly. She felt the hair retract into her scalp, and her breasts recede into her body.
After a minute everything stopped, she stood up and looked into the gilded mirror on the wall. 'I'm a boy! Wow I never thought it would be like this..' She noticed the overly large robes she was dressed in and shrunk them with a charm. She also changed the emerald green trimmings to crimson. 'I better hurry I only have an hour.' telling herself as she rushed out of the portrait hole.
She practically ran out of the dungeons and up the marble staircase making a b-line straight for the hospital wing, listening carefully for any teachers or ghosts. When she reached the double doors of the hospital wing she stopped. 'No way Madam Pompfrey is still up but I've got to be quiet.' She pulled out her wand pointed it at the lock and whispered. "Alohamora." The lock clicked and she opened the door slowly. Closing it behind her Bellatrix looked around the darkened ward, beams of moonlight were shining through the windows casting eerie shadows. Only a few students were sleeping in here, and she knew exactly where he was, when she noticed that only one bed had curtains hung around it. She crept up slowly hoping that no one would wake up.
She was afraid to look through the curtains, afraid to see what she had done to him. She felt her heart beating like a drum as she peaked through a gap in them. There he was sleeping, his chest rising and falling peacefully. A wave of relief and joy washed over her when she saw him, a smile crept to her lips. Then the moon peaked out from behind the clouds and all of his scars illuminated like fluorescent lights. The bandages were gone from his arms and face and Bellatrix saw all of them, hundreds on his arms and multiple on his face. She could help but gasp in horror, moving past the curtains she looked at him up close.
Shuddering feeling guilty for every one she put on his body, tears welled up in her eyes and she wiped them away. 'I'm sorry'. Slowly she touched a scar on his arms tracing with her finger. His body shuddered involuntarily from the pain. The same scent she encountered previous filled her once she leaned in close to his face. She whispered slowly "I'll make this up to you I promise." That's when Carwyn's eyes opened and stared her right in the face. Completely shocked she stepped back quickly her voice caught in her throat.
"Dirk?"
I'm back at it sorry it took so long for this one I hope you enjoyed it see you soon.