02-10-2019, 03:30 PM
///Thanks! I've been trying...Sorry I didn't reply earlier. I was gone yesterday.
In the corner, there was a slightly ajar door. It was dark, but the bottom step of a stairway could be faintly seen. A warm draft could be faintly felt coming from the door. To the sharp ear, a faint murmuring of voices could be detected. The walls were also bare around the door. Though the house was beautiful, it was not personally. It was not a home, merely a dwelling place for its residents. For little Ellie, there was no home. Though she had called this place her home, it was not. She had never known a home. Then again, neither had Sage and Severus.
As children, neither of them had been spared from their father's wrath. Severus had always taken the blunt of it, but Sage was not spared. For the first nine years of her life, Sage had been spared the physically pain their father dealt out. But with Severus's beginning to Hogwarts, so it was the beginning of her pain. Sage, however, like Severus, never told a soul. Only the bruises ever gave it away to Severus. Their mother had never been of help. One could only wonder why Sage had bothered to name her child after her.
Soft steps echoed from the stairs. A moment later, Elizabeth appeared. She looked more exhausted than before. She was also trembling slightly. "I'm sorry. Ellie....never mine,"she muttered. She glanced at the table, noticing the letter was not in Severus' hand. Not seeing it, she frowned. She did not ask as she walked back to the table. She sank back into a chair. She ran a hand through her hair. "What now, Severus?"she asked softly.
A gentle pattering of feet hurried down the stairs. Ellie appeared, wide-eyed. She stopped, looking up at Severus slowly. She gazed at him with dark, bright eyes full of fear. She bit her lip lightly. "Are you going to leave me behind?"she asked him innocently. It was the same question Sage had asked the first time Severus had left for Hogwarts.
'It was finally the day to leave. Severus hurried as he nearly ran for the loading platform for the Hogwarts Express. He was finally eleven. Lily was meeting him there. Trailing behind him was his mother, tired, sad, and exhausted, holding Sage's hand. Sage, only nine, was confused and did not fully understand what was going on. Their father had not come.
"Lily!"Severus greeted happily when he spotted her. She was standing with her parents and sister. "Severus!"she greeted, just as happy. As the two began talking, Severus's mom came up with Sage. She did not greet Lily's parents. Sage smiled shyly at Lily and waved. Lily waved back. The group stood together until the conductor called for the children to get aboard.
As Lily said goodbye to her family, Severus picked up his bag. He muttered a goodbye to Sage and his mom before handing towards the train. "Severus!"Sage whimpered, grabbing a hold of his jacket coat. Lily cast Severus a backwards glance, but he waved her on. Lily hurried aboard as Severus turned to Sage. She looked scared.
"What's the matter Sage?"Severus asked not unkindly, but he was annoyed. He was ready to go.
"Are you leaving me behind?"Sage whimpered. Severus smiled at her, reassuring her. She smiled back. "I'll write letters and I'll be back for summer. You'll be fine,"he promised her. Sage had thrown her arms around his neck, hugging him. He had hugged her back.
"I love you Severus,"she whispered.
"I love you too Sage."he had whispered back. He had then got onto the train. He and Lily had watched Sage waving as the train sped off.'
Ellie and Elizabeth watched Severus, waiting for his answer.
///Love it. Of all the characters, I think I pity Severus the most in all truth.
In the corner, there was a slightly ajar door. It was dark, but the bottom step of a stairway could be faintly seen. A warm draft could be faintly felt coming from the door. To the sharp ear, a faint murmuring of voices could be detected. The walls were also bare around the door. Though the house was beautiful, it was not personally. It was not a home, merely a dwelling place for its residents. For little Ellie, there was no home. Though she had called this place her home, it was not. She had never known a home. Then again, neither had Sage and Severus.
As children, neither of them had been spared from their father's wrath. Severus had always taken the blunt of it, but Sage was not spared. For the first nine years of her life, Sage had been spared the physically pain their father dealt out. But with Severus's beginning to Hogwarts, so it was the beginning of her pain. Sage, however, like Severus, never told a soul. Only the bruises ever gave it away to Severus. Their mother had never been of help. One could only wonder why Sage had bothered to name her child after her.
Soft steps echoed from the stairs. A moment later, Elizabeth appeared. She looked more exhausted than before. She was also trembling slightly. "I'm sorry. Ellie....never mine,"she muttered. She glanced at the table, noticing the letter was not in Severus' hand. Not seeing it, she frowned. She did not ask as she walked back to the table. She sank back into a chair. She ran a hand through her hair. "What now, Severus?"she asked softly.
A gentle pattering of feet hurried down the stairs. Ellie appeared, wide-eyed. She stopped, looking up at Severus slowly. She gazed at him with dark, bright eyes full of fear. She bit her lip lightly. "Are you going to leave me behind?"she asked him innocently. It was the same question Sage had asked the first time Severus had left for Hogwarts.
'It was finally the day to leave. Severus hurried as he nearly ran for the loading platform for the Hogwarts Express. He was finally eleven. Lily was meeting him there. Trailing behind him was his mother, tired, sad, and exhausted, holding Sage's hand. Sage, only nine, was confused and did not fully understand what was going on. Their father had not come.
"Lily!"Severus greeted happily when he spotted her. She was standing with her parents and sister. "Severus!"she greeted, just as happy. As the two began talking, Severus's mom came up with Sage. She did not greet Lily's parents. Sage smiled shyly at Lily and waved. Lily waved back. The group stood together until the conductor called for the children to get aboard.
As Lily said goodbye to her family, Severus picked up his bag. He muttered a goodbye to Sage and his mom before handing towards the train. "Severus!"Sage whimpered, grabbing a hold of his jacket coat. Lily cast Severus a backwards glance, but he waved her on. Lily hurried aboard as Severus turned to Sage. She looked scared.
"What's the matter Sage?"Severus asked not unkindly, but he was annoyed. He was ready to go.
"Are you leaving me behind?"Sage whimpered. Severus smiled at her, reassuring her. She smiled back. "I'll write letters and I'll be back for summer. You'll be fine,"he promised her. Sage had thrown her arms around his neck, hugging him. He had hugged her back.
"I love you Severus,"she whispered.
"I love you too Sage."he had whispered back. He had then got onto the train. He and Lily had watched Sage waving as the train sped off.'
Ellie and Elizabeth watched Severus, waiting for his answer.
///Love it. Of all the characters, I think I pity Severus the most in all truth.
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