The Moment Was Gone
"Protego!"
The Slaying Hex collided against the bright shield and rebounded back to its caster. Paying little attention to the fallen Death Eater, Marlene rushed into the fray. Her body screamed for rest, her limbs shook from exhaustion. Yet she ran, she dove, she jumped. With her wand firmly clenched in her hand, she desperately sought her friends.
"Serpensortia!"
Marlene turned with her wand raised defensively. But the Protego spell died on her lips when she saw a blood-red snake rush towards the back of an unsuspecting target.
Sirius!
Her body moved before she could even form a thought. Her legs ran towards the black-haired man. Reaching him, she pushed him away and the next moment, the snake sank its fang in her throat. Marlene screamed as her body exploded in unfathomable agony. It felt like fire was coursing through her veins, burning very inch of her to crisp. She clenched her fists while her back arched in pain. She barely heard the Reducto blasting the Death-Eaters and the snake away.
"Marlene," Sirius patted her cheek with shaking hands, pulling her on his lap.
She opened her mouth but blood gurgled out of her mouth. She desperately grabbed Sirius' blood-soaked hands.
"Hold on, Marlene," his voice trembled. "Prongs's dismantling the apparition ward."
They say that your whole life flashes in front of your eyes when you're about to die. Nothing of the sort happened to Marlene. All she could feel was the cursed agony of the snake's venom as well as the suffocating fear of death. Tears of desperation swelled in her eyes as she looked at Sirius' teary ones. She didn't want to die! She wanted to know if Sirius truly liked her, she wanted to be with the mischievous Gryffindor, she wanted to live her life by his side...
She gasped as she opened her mouth to speak. Her body convulsed in pain. Her laboured breaths resounded like death knells in her ears. Her hands frantically clutched Sirius' torn robes.
"Prongs, quick!" he pleaded through sobs. "Please hold on, Marlene. For me! Please. I never told you before but I truly l-"
But she heard no more.
For the moment was gone.
Written for 5 Drabbles Competition Round 3
Pairing: Sirius/Marlene and Prompt: snake
Written for Ultimate Battle
Pairing: min. 200 words of any subject
Written for Unusual Pairings
Pairing: Sirius/Marlene
Written for Prompts Galore Challenge
Prompt: slaying
Written for Ultimate Frog Card Challenge
Prompt: Write about someone committing a selfless act to protect someone.