Fleur’s breath hitched in her throat as she approached, her eyes scanning Hermione’s bare skin—pale and bruised, the bruises forming dark patches against the cold paleness of her flesh. Without clothes, Hermione seemed even more vulnerable, fragile, as though every part of her had been stripped away, leaving only a shadow of the woman she had once been.
Fleur’s breath hitched in her throat as she approached, her eyes scanning Hermione’s bare skin—pale and bruised, the bruises forming dark patches against the cold paleness of her flesh. Without clothes, Hermione seemed even more vulnerable, fragile, as though every part of her had been stripped away, leaving only a shadow of the woman she had once been.
Fleur’s fingers brushed through Hermione’s tangled hair, her heart aching as she looked at the broken girl lying so still in her arms. Hermione had always been so strong, so full of life. Seeing her like this—so cold, so fragile—felt like a betrayal, as though Fleur had failed her.
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Fleur finds Hermione cold and unresponsive after Bellatrix's latest cruelty, her body limp and her spirit distant. As Luna helps, they realize that Hermione has retreated into herself, leaving Fleur desperate to pull her back from the edge.
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“I don’t know how to help her,” Fleur whispered, her voice breaking as she brushed a strand of hair from Hermione’s face.' Luna looked at her with that same calm, distant expression. “She’ll come back when she’s ready,” she said softly, her voice full of quiet certainty. “But it might take time.” Fleur swallowed the lump in her throat and nodded, though the fear gnawing at her heart refused to ease. She leaned down, pressing her forehead gently against Hermione’s cold skin, as if her touch alone could bring Hermione back from wherever she was hiding. “Please,” Fleur whispered, her voice barely audible. “Please come back.”
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As Hermione slips deeper into herself, can Fleur pull her back from the brink, or is she lost to the darkness forever?
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