Unspeakable

Chapter 66: Boggarts

Tw: descriptions of sexual assault

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Diane waited anxiously in Hecat's room, a large cabinet waiting for them in the middle as the three stood at the far end of the room.

"You will need to face your fears, each of you." Hecat said in a solemn tone. "And you will all need to understand each other's fears as well."

"But why-" Diane started, but Sebastian put a hand on her shoulder gently.

"No questions, it's the rule." He said softly.

Diane did not like that rule, but she nodded, her lips pressed in frustration.

"I'll go first." Sebastian said, stepping in front of the cabinet. He already knew his worst fear, after all. Likely the image of Diane dead from his vision.

But what stepped out of the cabinet was different entirely. It was still Diane, but her eyes glowed with the imperius curse, her face dark and dangerous.

He took a step back in shock, his eyes wide as Ominis followed her through the door, stepping to the ground with pale white hair, auror robes shifting with the movement.

Diane raised her wand, her expression a mask of rage and hatred and Sebastian cringing as he knew the pain that would be coming next from the ancient magic-

Diane moved in front of Sebastian as he seemed unable to deal with what he saw, and the figures suddenly shifted and roiled until they solidified into a man with dark brown hair and burly muscles.

Diane yelped in fear and backed up against Sebastian, her eyes wide as she started to tremble.

"No, please..." she whispered, her eyes wide at the sight as she continued to shake.

"Say it, Diane!" Ominis urged, not knowing what she was seeing but could hear the fear and panic in her voice. "Say riddikulus! Cast the spell!"

"I can't." She said in a small voice, pressing back against Sebastian in panic.

"Come on, sweetheart, you can do it." Sebastian said, putting a hand against her waist reassuringly.

But even that didn't comfort her enough. She let out a loud yell of fear when the man rushed for her, covering her head as if expecting a blow.

Hecat moved forward in front of the boggart.

A terrifying creature emerged from the mist of the boggart, many dark arms growing from a body that had a head with too many eyes. The body looked to be made of mist and shadow, a large jaw opening to reveal rows of decayed sharp teeth.

"R-riddikulus!" Hecat shouted, but she also hesitated to cast the spell for a second. The creature reformed into a bell alarm clock that chimed angrily along the ground at her feet as she sighed in relief.

"Your turn, Mr Gaunt." Hecat said, sounding strained from the incident.

Ominis stepped forward anxiously, holding his wand forward in preparation.

The boggart spun in response to him, the mist and cloud of it reforming to a burst of red light. The light solidified into the form of a man made of many millions of points of red lights that formed his appearance, and Diane could recognize it immediately. Marvolo. Was this how Ominis saw people? As these figures?

Ominis' hand with his wand shook, his eyes wide. He was starting to flinch back as Marvolo raised his wand, his expression turning cruel and gleeful.

"R-rid-" Ominis tried stammering out, his heart hammering in his chest. "Riddik-"