Detention, Depths of the Castle, Thursday

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Another beautiful day had begun in Fandom, not that anyone in detention would have noticed. The lack of sunlight, the pleasant sound of Umbridge's voice, and the slightly stale smell of breakfast were all important aspects to making every day in detention routine! Surely everyone knew that surprises were no fun.

Look, the week was half over already and no one had been taken out and killed so far. That had to count for something, right?

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Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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That didn't stop it from being fun.

"Of course he's still alive," Karla said, as if the very idea of it was preposterous. "Why wouldn't he be? You didn't hurt him that badly."

Yes. She'd definitely spin a tangled web of Peter tomorrow. Have him remain outside the barrier and wave to Sam.

"Who's been telling you he's dead?" Karla demanded. "That's a horrible thing to say! Why would someone try to get you to believe that?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"I...I don't know. I was angry. I tried to hurt Umbridge," he said, those memories coming a little clearer. "That's why I'm here. That's why I can't leave. They said he was dead but I... I see him sometimes. He talks to me and I dream about him, but I thought he was gone."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"And he was hurt when you tried to do that," Karla said regretfully. "But he's gotten better. Umbridge helped him heal. Well, she didn't help, exactly, but she let him be taken to the clinic. It was pretty touch-and-go for a little while."

Karla knew better than to lay it on too thickly after all. Umbridge never would have dirtied herself helping to heal someone. That's what underlings were for.

"I think he died for a few seconds. But they brought him back." She paused and looked around. "Are they really dreams, you think? Or are people telling you that's what they were?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"I think... people have told me I'm not really seeing him. Zoe does it a lot. I think it makes her sad because she doesn't see my dad." That totally made sense to Sam. "But the dreams are things we did together, old things. I miss him so much, and I just want things to be like they were before." Before detention or before Umbridge, as long as he had Peter with him.

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"Sam...I think people might be misleading you," Karla said, keeping her voice low. "I can't say for sure, of course. I just got here. But I can't understand why people would tell you that he's dead when he's not. When he's alive and just waiting for you to come him."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"Are you lying to me?" Sam asked quietly. "I miss him so much and I want him to be okay. I want to be with him. What do you want from me?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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Dammit, Sam! You weren't supposed to pick up on that.

"Why would I lie?" Karla asked, looking hurt at the very suggestion. "I just want you two to be together! Think about it, Sam. I just got in here. It only makes sense that I would be more up to date on what's going on out there than Dinah or Zoe."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"It has been a while since any of us have been outside," Sam said sadly. "I think they'd be mad if I left detention. But I miss Peter."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"If you escaped, yes, but what if..." Karla paused, making it look like she was pondering his options. "What if you promised to be good? Promised to behave and rejoin Peter? Maybe then they'd let you out so you can be together again!"

Wasn't that a brilliant idea, Sam?

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"Do...do you really think they'd let me out?" Sam asked. "I could be good if it meant I got to be with Peter." As an afterthought, he added, "Would they let Dinah out too? I can convince her to be good and she's been nice to me."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"Maybe if you were to convince she'd have to be very good," Karla said doubtfully. "They know they can trust you, because of how much you love Peter, but Dinah's less stable than you are."

Mother Night, that almost hurt to say, even through the fuzzy, pink warmth surrounding her brain.

"What if Dinah did something bad and they ended up punishing both of you again?"

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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Sam outright whimpered at that. "I don't want to be punished more. I want to get out of here." Was that selfish? That was probably selfish, but Sam couldn't bring himself to care at the moment.

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"Then why don't you come with me?" Karla suggested. "We can both leave. You and me, right now. We'll go, we'll promise to be good, and then you can be with Peter again. The two of you have always been meant to be together, right?"

Okay, or he'd get Imperio'd and used against the Resistance, but once he was Imperio'd, it's not like he would care anyway.

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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Sam looked at Karla sadly before shaking his head. "I can't," he said, his voice cracking. "I--I can't leave Dinah and Zoe, I can't. Peter will understand, he will, he loves me, he will."

Re: Visiting Hours [07/26]

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"I don't know..." Karla said sadly. "He just misses you so much. He says it hurts him to be without you. Every day you delay, it hurts him a little worse. Why do you want to keep hurting him, Sam? Why?"