Title: An Introduction to Fear
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling's, not mine.
Rating: none
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Author’s Notes: This drabble was written for an H_E contest with pain as the subject. Won second place out of Prophet Writers.
Hunger. Burning, aching hunger.
Remus sat on the porch swing, rocking gently back and forth, a copy of Magical Encyclopedia for Young Witches and Wizards open in his lap, the colorful, moving pictures captivating his attention. His bare feet tapped the floor occasionally to keep up his momentum.
Small boy. Young, supple flesh. Sniff the air. Fresh.
There was a rustling in the nearby wood. Remus peered through the darkness and saw a canine face in the brush. He set his book aside and stood up, round face delighted. "Doggie?"
Bite, tear, rip, drain the blood.
Remus screamed, and screamed.