Ch. 27 - Ruined (Part 1)

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Shadow's POV

"Shadow! It's not fair, you don't - he doesn't- You DON'T UNDERSTAND!!" James protested and screamed.

I snatched him by the front of his shirt and shoved him against the wall with all my strength. He cried out and I heard Jenny begin sobbing again. Draco was holding her, looking uncomfortable. I glowered at James with flashing eyes, "Don't you EVER talk to me like that, you naive boy." I hissed and he began trembling, "If you talk about it one more time, I'll give you the belt, do you hear me?!" I shouted, pushing away from him.

I was furious, with everybody.

James curled up, nodding and crying. I turned to Draco, and Jenny's sobs grew louder. "You caused this. If I wasn't so influenced by the Law, I'd have your head on a pike." I snarled at him. "Where are you going? What are you doing?" Jenny whispered hoarsely. I took a side glance at her as I walked, "To kill that which killed us."

I stormed out of the Slytherin dormitory with silent students staring solemnly after me.

I was enraged.

If I hadn't been so vexated, I would have done something rational - see Shade, my father, my mother, Nova, even Hawthorne, or just stand in the rain.

However, I was vexated, so none of those things were on my mind - only one thing - and nothing could stop me.

Umbridge.

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I slammed open the old, wooden, pale pink door and glowered at the woman who'd ruined everything for me that year. My eyes were fueled by the fire inside me, which in turn was fueled by my instinctive desire to kill that which disturbed my ways of life. Umbridge had a rather frightened expression, but she did not move, nor tremble beneath my dangerous stare.

"You're going to die, Dolores." I had guessed my eyes were a midnight indigo - and that was bad, considering I was in my human form. Usually, my eye colour did not change at all.

"And I'm going to enjoy it." An instinctive smirk curled onto my lips. She stood up, looking as if she was going to try and do something, or say something.

"It's going to be slow. It's going to be agonizing. It's going to remind those that fuck with a Shadow Claw will be eradicated from the face of this pointless Earth." My hand formed a claw, and Umbridge started to tremble. "The Minister-"

"The Minister won't do shit. I'm going to kill you, Dolores." I repeated, and then I launched at her with all my might.

All my rage.

Everything I had.

PART 2 WILL BE OUT TOMORROW OR MONDAY


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