New​ ​face​ ​in​ ​madhouse.

DONCASTER​ ​-​ Tuesday​ ​evening​ ​Mrs​ ​Jay​ ​Deakins​ ​entered​ ​the​ ​local​ ​pub​ ​with​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​racket,causing​ ​uproar​ ​among​ ​the​ ​others.​ ​She​ ​talked​ ​about​ ​a​ ​giant​ ​beast,​ ​with​ ​big​ ​claws​ ​and​ ​teeth​ ​and gashes​ ​and​ ​cuts​ ​covering​ ​his​ ​whole​ ​body,​ ​the​ ​monster​ ​supposedly​ ​took​ ​her​ ​son,​ ​Louis​ ​-​ 

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"Lou,​ ​love,​ ​why​ ​are​ ​you​ ​crying."

"It's​ ​nothing,​ ​Harry,​ ​just...​ ​let​ ​me​ ​be​ ​for​ ​a​ ​bit,​ ​yeah?"

I​ ​say,​ ​wiping​ ​my​ ​tears​ ​from​ ​my​ ​cheeks.

"Come​ ​here."

"Wha?"

Before​ ​I​ ​can​ ​question,​ ​I​ ​am​ ​wrapped​ ​in​ ​his​ ​big​ ​arms,​ ​my​ ​head​ ​so​ ​close​ ​to​ ​his​ ​heart,​ ​I​ ​can​ ​hear​ ​its beats.​ ​I​ ​let​ ​mine​ ​slow​ ​down​ ​to​ ​his​ ​heartbeat,​ ​while​ ​I​ ​calm​ ​down.

"Thank​ ​you."

"Saw​ ​you​ ​needed​ ​it."

"I​ ​did."

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"So,​ ​uh,​ ​if​ ​you'd​ ​like​ ​to,​ ​I,​ ​uh,​ ​I-"

"Haz?"​ ​Louis​ ​looks​ ​up​ ​at​ ​me,​ ​his​ ​blue​ ​eyes​ ​portraying​ ​worry.​ ​"Are​ ​you​ ​alright?"

"Yeah,​ ​I-​ ​I​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​show​ ​you​ ​the​ ​West-​ ​West-wing,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to."

Louis​ ​frowns​ ​in​ ​what​ ​I​ ​think​ ​is​ ​confusion,​ ​fiddling​ ​with​ ​his​ ​hands​ ​above​ ​his​ ​plate.

"Are​ ​you​ ​sure,​ ​I​ ​don't​ ​want​ ​to​ ​intrude​ ​or​ ​anything."

"You​ ​won't,​ ​you​ ​live​ ​here,​ ​so​ ​you​ ​should​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​go​ ​anywhere​ ​you​ ​desire​ ​in​ ​your​ ​home."

"Yeah...​ ​home."

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We​ ​were​ ​walking​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​West-wing​ ​together,​ ​in​ ​a​ ​slow​ ​relaxed​ ​pace.​ ​The​ ​silence​ ​which​ ​hung between​ ​us​ ​should've​ ​been​ ​awkward,​ ​there​ ​should​ ​probably​ ​be​ ​an​ ​enormous​ ​elephant​ ​in​ ​the room​ ​too​ ​and​ ​the​ ​tension​ ​should​ ​be​ ​cuttable.​ ​Though​ ​this​ ​silence​ ​was​ ​anything​ ​but​ ​that.​ ​We​ ​had  enjoyed​ ​our​ ​evening​ ​together​ ​over​ ​some​ ​great​ ​food​ ​thanks​ ​to​ ​Liam,​ ​some​ ​delicious​ ​wine​ ​and great​ ​flowing​ ​conversation​ ​about​ ​anything​ ​but​ ​the​ ​kitchen​ ​sink,​ ​and​ ​now​ ​we​ ​simply​ ​had​ ​no speech​ ​left​ ​to​ ​be​ ​said.

As​ ​we​ ​walk​ ​up​ ​the​ ​fights​ ​of​ ​stairs​ ​and​ ​hallways,​ ​our​ ​hands​ ​brush​ ​together​ ​ever​ ​so​ ​slightly, making​ ​nervous​ ​tickles​ ​run​ ​up​ ​my​ ​arm.

I​ ​love​ ​him.

"We're​ ​here."

Louis​ ​looked​ ​around,​ ​frowning​ ​as​ ​he​ ​probably​ ​tried​ ​to​ ​see​ ​if​ ​the​ ​place​ ​had​ ​changed​ ​since​ ​last time.​ ​So​ ​much​ ​had​ ​changed​ ​since​ ​then,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​this​ ​room.

"I-​ ​Can​ ​I​ ​ask​ ​you​ ​something,​ ​Harry?"

"Of​ ​course,​ ​whatever​ ​it​ ​is,​ ​you​ ​should​ ​never​ ​be​ ​afraid​ ​to​ ​ask."

"Who​ ​is​ ​that?​ ​The​ ​male​ ​in​ ​close​ ​to​ ​every​ ​portrait.​ ​He​ ​looks​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​like-"

"Me,​ ​it's​ ​me."

"Thought​ ​so."

We​ ​share​ ​eye-contact​ ​very​ ​briefly,​ ​before​ ​I​ ​let​ ​my​ ​eyes​ ​cast​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ground.

"You​ ​are​ ​very​ ​handsome,​ ​Harry."

"Was."

"No,​ ​are."

I​ ​feel​ ​two​ ​arms​ ​wrap​ ​themselves​ ​around​ ​my​ ​middle,​ ​a​ ​head​ ​resting​ ​on​ ​my​ ​chest​ ​as​ ​we​ ​hug.​ ​It seems​ ​to​ ​be​ ​something​ ​we​ ​do​ ​a​ ​lot,​ ​I​ ​don't​ ​mind​ ​though.

"Louis?"

"Hm?"

"Why​ ​were​ ​you​ ​all​ ​sad​ ​today?"

Louis​ ​retracts,​ ​almost​ ​making​ ​me​ ​regret​ ​asking,​ ​but​ ​I​ ​have​ ​to​ ​know​ ​what's​ ​wrong​ ​with​ ​my princess.

"I​ ​just-​ ​I​ ​really​ ​missed​ ​home,​ ​I​ ​just​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​see​ ​my​ ​mum,​ ​even​ ​if​ ​it​ ​were​ ​one​ ​last​ ​time."

"Is​ ​that​ ​your​ ​biggest​ ​wish?"

"It​ ​is."

I​ ​turn​ ​around,​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​the​ ​shiney​ ​object.

"What​ ​are​ ​you​ ​doing,​ ​Haz?"

"Shush,​ ​I'm​ ​looking​ ​for-​ ​I​ ​would've​ ​sworn​ ​I​ ​last​ ​saw​ ​it​ ​right​ ​here...​ ​Here​ ​it​ ​is!"

I​ ​grab​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​golden​ ​framed​ ​hand​ ​mirror,​ ​turning​ ​it​ ​to​ ​Louis.

"Say​ ​it​ ​again,​ ​say​ ​that​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to​ ​see​ ​your​ ​mother."

"Harry,​ ​what​ ​is​ ​this?"

"Just​ ​do​ ​it,​ ​Lou."

"I-​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​see​ ​my​ ​mother."

Louis​ ​watches​ ​over​ ​the​ ​mirror​ ​as​ ​the​ ​reflection​ ​slowly​ ​changes​ ​from​ ​his​ ​own​ ​face​ ​to​ ​a​ ​scene.​ ​He sees​ ​the​ ​pub​ ​in​ ​Doncaster,​ ​his​ ​homebase,​ ​it's​ ​the​ ​usual​ ​Tuesday​ ​night​ ​with​ ​the​ ​usual​ ​drunk​ ​men at​ ​the​ ​buffet,​ ​lurking​ ​eyes​ ​haunting​ ​the​ ​pretty​ ​lady​ ​behind​ ​it.​ ​Then​ ​the​ ​door​ ​slams​ ​open,​ ​against the​ ​wall​ ​and​ ​his​ ​mum​ ​rushes​ ​in.​ ​He​ ​can't​ ​hear​ ​what​ ​she's​ ​saying,​ ​though​ ​he​ ​sees​ ​her​ ​make movements.​ ​She​ ​looks​ ​like​ ​she's​ ​portraying​ ​a​ ​monsters​ ​features,​ ​making​ ​the​ ​pub​ ​roar​ ​with laughter.​ ​Though​ ​it​ ​soon​ ​comes​ ​to​ ​quits​ ​when​ ​two​ ​men​ ​dressed​ ​in​ ​white​ ​come​ ​in,​ ​each​ ​taking one​ ​of​ ​her​ ​arms​ ​and​ ​pulling​ ​her​ ​with​ ​them,​ ​outside.​ 

​The​ ​mirror​ ​now​ ​shows​ ​the​ ​street,​ ​it​ ​shows mum​ ​being​ ​carried​ ​away​ ​and​ ​into​ ​a​ ​small​ ​bus,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​side​ ​of​ ​said​ ​vehicle​ ​printed​ ​in​ ​a​ ​bold​ ​font 'Doncasters​ ​Nut​ ​House,​ ​everyone​ ​deserves​ ​a​ ​home'.

"No,​ ​no​ ​no,​ ​no."

I​ ​say​ ​in​ ​a​ ​mantra,​ ​shaking​ ​my​ ​head​ ​violently.​ ​They​ ​can't,​ ​they​ ​can't​ ​have​ ​taken​ ​her​ ​away,​ ​she​ ​isn't crazy,​ ​she​ ​isn't​ ​mad.

"What​ ​is​ ​it,​ ​love?"

"My​ ​mum,​ ​she-​ ​they​ ​took​ ​her,​ ​they​ ​can't.​ ​Harry​ ​they​ ​can't."

"Lou?"

"I​ ​have​ ​to​ ​get​ ​her,​ ​she'll​ ​die​ ​there,​ ​she's​ ​too​ ​soft​ ​for​ ​a​ ​madhouse,​ ​she​ ​aint​ ​even​ ​mad,​ ​she'll become​ ​a​ ​nut​ ​staying​ ​there,​ ​she​ ​can't​ ​stay.​ ​I​ ​got​ ​to​ ​get​ ​her.​ ​I​ ​have​ ​to."

"If​ ​you​ ​want​ ​to-​ ​if​ ​you​ ​need​ ​to​ ​get​ ​her,​ ​it's-​ ​it's​ ​okay.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​leave."

"What?​ ​Harry,​ ​I-"

"It's​ ​alright,​ ​save​ ​your​ ​mum."

"Thank you."

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The end.

lol no.

Hello everybody!

It is almost three in the morning and I have to wake up v early but I couldn't not updat so be glad.

Questions:

- How come Jay knows about a beast?

- What'll happen next? Will Louis go, will he be able to save his mum, will he ever get back to Harry, will Harry's spell break?

Next chapter will be more about Harry and the spell.

X Emma