 Lovely™ | Captain Hurted | Ariana's Bane | Resident Antagonist | Unparalleled Delight
The logic to Abey's screaming was simple, but it was risky. It relied actually entirely on the idea that the sound of his voice somehow carried back to the normal Hogwarts, so that someone might hear him and know that SOMEONE was in trouble and... come to save them? Maybe? But the closer the monster crept, the more Abey started to think that it was simply no good to hope for that anymore. He was about to meet his end, about to be torn apart by those scary and sharp and unforgiving teeth. Yelling for help wasn't working; he needed to cast a spell, and quickly.
But before he could, the monster had leapt into action. Abey barely had time to register the loss and snapping of his wand - something that would have left him distraught on a regular day - before suddenly he was in the monster's clutches again, actually up close and personal, and this was it, and it was over, and this was how his life would end.
"P-p-please," Abey choked out, shaking in terror and sobbing his tiny heart out. He knew it was in vain; even if the monster spoke English - or even Arabic - it didn't seem the sort to give up its prey when asked nicely. Its mouth kept coming closer, and Abey couldn't help but imagine the pain those teeth were about to inflict. "P-please, no, no... Idon'wannadie, please, pLEASE!"
It was no use. Breaking down into unintelligible sobbing, Abey squeezed his eyes shut, and waited for the end. His pleas - this time very private - had changed too. Please make it quick, please make it not hurt, please make it quick, please let Simon get away, please make it not hurt.
...
When nothing immediately happened, Abey dared to peek one eye open, just in time to see the monster's head sort of turn away from him. For a split second, Abey dared to hope that this might be an opportunity to slip away from the actual jaws of actual death, but the monster moved so quick that he and Simon were both tied up by the tendrils on the wall before he could even think of what he should do.
Not understanding why he had this stay of execution, Abey remained just as terrified as he was before; now he could no longer physically move, now he was trapped. Overwhelmed with fear and the impending doom, he continued to sob uncontrollably from where he was imprisoned on the wall, his eyes transfixed on the creature in its hiding place, daring to wish with all of his heart that it was just an awful, horrible, terrible nightmare.
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