Which came first, the phoenix or the flame? It was ill-advised because it was usually dangerous. Effective(questionably) but dangerous. Ash knew from surfing that trying big stuff before you were ready was playing with your safety. Not that you could always help it... sometimes there was just a wave that was too big and unavoidable. She was glad she didn't start surfing the way she started Hogwarts for the first few years. Alone and with no common sense.
She stretched out face-up on the floor and rubbed her tattoos. Looking at the sky made her feel very, very small. "Yes." Ash took a deep breath. "Getting held hostage was not awesome for muggleborns. Or people who supported them. Or people who couldn't be quiet." Not that being quiet would keep you safe. She knew it could not.
She didn't recall the sky being this blurry, or the temperature being this hot. And she was pretty sure that the world wasn't shaking, like it did in her first year. It must have been her shaking, then. |