That Peculiar Song

[Haruka Namikaze]

It seemed too far away... That time...

Haruka walked aimlessly along Bleak Street, never expecting anything odd to happen. The place was bizarre, as though no one can know what secrets it had to hold. Haruka knew death eaters dwell in this place. All those who are hiding from the law... Their gazes all seemed so frightening, so superior. But Haruka wouldn't care. She didn't come there to challenge any of them. She knew better.

But this place is buzzing with that song...

She continued walking, almost forgetting that she brought her doll Maria with her. The doll sat silently on Haruka's arm, as usual. There was no life, and yet in her eyes... With a sudden jerk, Haruka remembered Maria. She looked at the doll, marveling at how she looked so much like Maria. "Do you hear the song, Maria?" Haruka murmured with her faint voice. Did she expect the doll to answer? Maybe not. But she stopped her tracks for a moment just to stare at the doll. As though she was a living person. "The song seemed so familiar..."

 

[Magnus Follower]

Bleak Street truly felt like home to Magnus: except instead of drug dealers, there were death eaters here. Magnus didn't particularly like death eaters, but they did make Bleak Street exciting. It was one of the reasons why he mainly came here when he skipped class. When Durmstrang failed to provide enough entertainment to satisfy Magnus, he always took a selective break and came to Bleak Street... Today though, even Bleak Street didn't seem to have much entertainment.

He wandered through the street, longing for something to happen. He had almost given up when he saw a girl walking in the opposite direction. There was something odd about her, and it probably had something to do with the doll clinging to her arm. Magnus watched as the girl drew closer to him and became even more intrigued when the girl actually paused and spoke to the doll. Interested, Magnus decided to approach her. "Pretty doll..." he began with a grin, "It looks like you."