wailing_owl
in
hp100
Wolfsbane
Title: Wolfsbane
House: Ravenclaw
Wordcount: 100
Character: Remus Lupin
Challenge: Master
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The moon was a pitiless despot.
It ruled the meagre kingdom of his blood with implacable constancy. He couldn't remember a time he'd been free of its tyranny.
He lived his life with desperate focus. Twenty-eight days a month were wholly his and he refused to be controlled by anything other than his own will. He wore serenity as his armour and weathered anything others threw at him. Compared to the moon they were powerless.
He gripped the smoking goblet fiercely. As he swallowed the potion he gagged on the bitter taste of freedom and smiled.
Finally, his own master.
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