"But hiding this truth is like trying to hold back the tide."
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Willow Evergreen, a Ravenclaw sixth year at Hogwarts, figures out she has some unique abilities. As she navigates the complexities of her newfound powers, she finds her...
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The past few days have been dreadful for Willow. She watched as her best friend silently suffered, refusing to tell her what was happening. Anytime she would bring it up he would avoid the question. It had been a little over a week since their first day of school when Willow and Apollo fought about the topic.
"Apollo, why aren't you talking to me?" Willow walked after Apollo who was trying to leave for the fourth time since the first day of school. Willow couldn't take it anymore, him leaving her without a reason. She could feel his emotions, feel his pain, feel this darkness, and it was killing her that her best friend was withering in it.
"I am talking to you, Willow." He kept walking, trying to get the girl chasing after him to leave him alone. It was clear Apolla didn't want to speak with her, clearly didn't want to tell her what was wrong.
"You're not!" Willow ran after him, finally catching up. She grabbed his wrist, forcing him to stop. "Something is off about you, Apollo. I can feel it."
Apollo only scoffed, yanking his hand free from Willow's grip. "What, you can feel my emotions?" He was mocking her, this wasn't the Apollo she knew. And though Apollo didn't know Willow could feel his emotions, the Apollo she knew wouldn't mock her like this.
"Yeah," Willow looked to her best friend, or who once was. Who she saw in front of her now was a different person. "Apollo, you're different. You're acting strange. I can feel the darkness within you. What is wrong? You can talk to me. I'm your best friend."
"If you were my best friend, you would back the fuck off."
Just then, in the blink of an eye, Willow's heart sank into an empty pool of sadness. It wasn't his pain she felt anymore, it was her own. Her pain consumed her to the point she couldn't feel anyone else's emotions. Apollo had snapped at Willow, for the first time in their five years of friendship.
Willow stood stunned, watching the person she once called her best friend leave. For the first time in forever, she felt alone and Willow hated it.
She always thought she would be fine on her own, but now that she was, she hated it. Willow wanted the happy cheerful Apollo back, the one who always made her smile. But he was gone, replaced with someone or something else.
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Willow remembered the first day they met, it felt like it was just yesterday. The young girl was just sorted into Ravenclaw, she sat across from a boy with crazy hair.
"Hi!" The boy said in a bubbly tone. "I'm Apollo Crouch!" The boy stuck his hand out for the young girl to shake.
She slowly reached her hand out, gently shaking his hand, seeing a huge grin on his face. "Willow Evergreen."
