Casualties of War

Nov 21, 2004 17:05

Title: Casualties of War.
House: Hufflepuff.
Words: 100.
Characters: Remus, Dumbledore.
Time: End of the first war.
Author's Notes: Ooo, I think I could write more this week.

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It was Albus Dumbledore who brought him the news, before a newspaper could, and who took him to his office, where Remus could pace.
“No,” he said.
“I am sorry Remus,” the Headmaster said, imperturbable calm.
“They're just sending him Azkaban!”
“You don’t think he deserves it?” Dumbledore asked carefully.
“Of course he deserves it. I just- I want to ask him…”
“There is no ‘why’.”
“In the Muggle world, everyone gets a trial.”
“In the Wizarding world we are at war.”
Remus sat heavily in the Headmaster’s visitors’ chair. Weren’t they fighting to uphold the principles of their society?

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