**Disclaimer** I do not claim to own anything that's not mine (J.K. Rowling wrote these amazing things before I could even dream of them). I do claim my main character, Dee.
Professor Dumbledore walked into the dark room.
"How is she?" He asked.
"No change." Replied Aberforth from his chair by the bed. Albus sighed.
"What else can we do?" He asked desperately. He sat down in a second chair next to the bed. An owl hooted from the dark window sill.
"Come here Holly. Another letter? I wonder if it's from Cedric or George this time..." He pondered. Holly hooted mournfully as she flew across the room to Albus. Aberforth pushed the stack of letters over to make more room on the bedside table and a few fell off to the floor. "It's from George." Albus deduced from the hand writing.
"Why haven't you written to them to tell them what has happened to Deirdra?" Aberforth asked in annoyance.
"I don't want to worry them. Right now they just think she's mad at them. There's nothing they could do to help..." Albus explained. Stress and fatigue weighed heavily upon him as he watched his daughter's shallow breaths.
"What happened to your hand?" Aberforth asked, finally noticing the black, shriveled limb.
"Long story." Albus replied. Aberforth huffed dramatically.
"Of course it is... It's you..." He grouchily replied.
"Oh! Let's not argue please. How would Deirdra feel if she knew we were sitting here having petty fights while she lay unconscious?"
"True..." Aberforth agreed. "She'd be sad she missed out on witnessing it." He added with a smile. Albus looked at him like he was crazy and shook his head.
"Don't you have somewhere important to be?" Albus retorted, annoyed and hoping to get rid of his brother.
"Nothing is more important than my niece." He shot back with accusitory eyes.
"Deirdra is my most important concern as well. That's why I'm trying to save the world we live in. So that she'll be able to live a happy life in it one day." Albus defended himself. Aberforth huffed, rolling his eyes but didn't reply. They sat in silence, both watching the slow rise and fall of Deirdra's breath.
- I felt groggy, as if I was stuck in a deep sleep. A soft dripping noise helped rouse me though. I shivered, as it felt like spiders crawling all over my skin. 'Hello My Deirdra.' The evil voice greeted my awareness, though it no longer sounded from within my head. Let me go please! I begged. The evil voice laughed. My mind desperately tried to latch on to vague memories and thoughts but they were wisked away, drawn into a spider web that held them aloft from me. I cried in fear and frustration before sinking once more into the deep darkness... -
*** I know it's super short but I felt it best to leave this as a small narrator POV chapter. Next chapter gets a new POV though! :) Thank you for all your reviews. Dee's 3 Owls are; Poppy, Trixy, and Holly. Poppy was the first owl to be introduced on her journey with Hagrid. :) Thank you everyone for reading. I will update as soon as I can. I only am 1 chapter ahead of updates now so let's hope for no writers block. Luvs yas! Please Review. ;)