Lily panted as she drug her new found weapon beside her, eyes alert and scanning the walls around and in front of her for anything that might try and attack. Ears open, listening for any noises that would signify that one of the monsters hunting her down was after her. Lily silently prayed that there was nothing chasing her just yet, that the two monsters that were with her in that horrid cell wouldn't be missed for hours and they wouldn't be found until much, much later. Maybe by then she could have Patronus at her side again. She had been lucky while traveling through the seemingly endless castle halls, having yet to have ran into any Flop Jaws or Faceless. But she knew. She head learned during her time here. She was not as stupid as her sisters tried to make her feel.
Nothing good ever lasted long in Brennenburg.
With another gasp for breath she tried to force new energy into her legs, making them move faster despite their pained protest. Lily did not have time for pain. She did not have time for monsters. And she certainly did not have time for tiredness.
Patronus. Her mind whispered and she cried out, hefting flat of the large knife onto her shoulder so it would not cut her and she lurched forward, breaking into an awkward run. Tears ran down her cheeks as she made her pained limbs move, everything in her body begging her to just stop, sit down, and take a break. She picked up the pace in a silent refusal to give in. She wouldn't give in to anything. Not until she was out and certainly not until Patronus was out with her. Torches and wooden doors passed by her as she darted down the hallway, trying to breath and stay alert as she ran. Listening intently for anything that could possibly indicate where they were holding Patronus she kept moving.
The cold of the stone floor bit into the bottoms of her feet and made her shiver despite herself.
Well everyone this is it. I decided to go ahead and post what I already had for this because this is as far as I'm going to get for now. I don't like what has been done with this and if I continued it I would just be forcing it- something I promised myself I would never do when I began writing fanfiction. I do want to continue with this, but only after I have gone back through it all and have rewritten it, because, let face it, the early chapters are not too great. I have improved and my work has improved, and I really want this story to be apart of that, but I really just do not want to mess with it right now. I have other projects I am devoting a lot of my thinking time to and I want those projects to be the best that they can be.
I will leave this story up because I will start revising it at some point, but that time will probably not be soon. A big thanks to everyone who reviewed this and stuck with this for as long as they did and if anyone has any questions, comments, or ideas for it you can put it in a comment and I will be sure to look at it!
I'll post another chapter announcing when I have revised chapter one, and I hope that you all will still be willing to read it when that happens. Thanks again!