Between Crown and Heart - Book 1

59 - Sunflower

"I hope your reason for calling me is pivotal. I have very important matters to pursue. But you should know that, as a former Auror." Mr. Crouch said to a man who's back was turned to me.

Both were in the Forbidden Forrest including me.

I didn't know what I was doing there nor what these two men were doing there.

I just watched them from two meters distance and they didn't seem to realize that I was watching them!

The other man giggled evilly. "For sure, ... father." He said.

"...father...?" Asked Mr. Crouch very irritated and I was too.

Suddenly the other man shouted: "Avadra Kedavra!" and a green eerie light appeared out of nowhere.

Mr. Crouch fell backwards and hit the ground with a dull sound.

I gasped.

What happened to Mr. Crouch?

The other man watched him for a while and then he turned around to leave.

Only then I was able to see his face. He was a lean man with dark golden brown short hair. His eyes looked very creepy, very wide and rigid and without any emotions. He looked though crazy and insane! A wide grin appeared on his mouth.Then he licked his lips like a snake, thirstily and satisfied.

But wait. That made me think. I knew that gesture from somewhere!

Moody!

That man appeared every time in my visions when I run into Moody!

The stranger walked up to me and ... walked pass me.

It seemed that he didn't notice me.

That made me more confused.

How ever, I decided walk up to Mr. Crouch, to see in which state he was.

His bowler was near his outstretched body.

I bent down and tried to pick it up but I couldn't. It was as if my hand hadn't any consistency. It just wiped through the hat.

Then I moved closer towards Mr. Crouch.

I looked at him. He didn't move nor he breathed.

His lifeless eyes just stared back at me.

He was dead.

I screamed.

***

"Wake up! Wake up!" Someone shook me very hard.

I still screamed and opened my eyes.

Despite the fact that my eyes were blurred by tears, I recognized Snape. That made me stop screaming.

I was lying in a bed and he grabbed me by my upper arms.

I blinked the tears away.

"Mr. Crouch... his bowler... on the ground... k-killed... licking man... dead..." I said incoherently.

"Girl, wake up!" Snape said again.

I looked at him and understood that he didn't get what I meant. He thought I was still dreaming

I pushed him away roughly and jumped out of bed. Surprisingly I was in the hospital wing and wearing accordingly clothes of a patient.

"Stop!" Snape screamed but I didn't. I run to that double winged wooden door to go and safe Mr. Crouch... on my bare feet.

But before I was able to open the door, it opened itself and I ran into the headmaster.

"P-Professor! Mr. Crouch... safe him!" I said barely and more tears rolled down my cheeks.