St Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injurys

'Please...try to answer it. I just want to know who i am.'

"You are... and always have been my opposite. You've always tempered my pain as a child, and try even now to temper my hate. Whereas once you chose forgiveness and renewal, I choose the path of vengeance and ruin."

"I'm not quite sure how far back you wish me to go.."

'As far back as you are happy to talk about.' I rest my head on his shoulder, closing my eyes. 'just....talk.'

"Well, I'm NEVER happy to talk about the past, but I'll oblige you..."

"You're well aware of the brother you used to have, so I'll omit that. After you were taken to the Seth residence, I was left completely on my own, until he came... The Dark Lord himself. He saw promise and potential in me and asked me to join him. I of course did, eager at any chance of a true family and any power that came with it."

As I learnt, I embraced the Dark Lord's ways, and became powerful at that. Few can challenge me and those who cannot are toys to me."

"You however, got a free pass to escape my fate. You still did become a death eater for a time... however you didn't quite have the gumption the Dark Lord needed so you defected. You once tried to see me into the light, but as you can see that was a dismal failure..."

OOC Oh sure, she wants to talk to Crouch but not to Death. I see how it is.

OOC -CRazy grin- "Not my fault I'm a conversationalist, deathy!"

ooc we will get to death. but this is improtant- im reminding crouch that he truely does lve riv, no matter what he says. Death doesnt need that.

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'But...you must have some light...' I look at my hand, still holding his. 'Or you wouldn care about me....'

"Light is weakness and oppression... it is Light that drove us apart in the first place!"

OOC 
The BASTARD!!

'is that how you really see me then? Weak and oppressed?'

"If you side with the light you could be... but I know there's a dark taint in you... one you just need to let out..."

i shake my head. 'light or dark....good or evil. being one or the other wont do anything now. I wont be here soon...'

"There has to be a way to stop this..."

'I dont think there is...' I whisper, looking at him. 'Theres nothing anyone can do.'

"There's always something... come now, you're River... something as pitiful as a sickness won't be the end of you..."

'This isnt just sickness though. I cant...I cant even do magic anymore. Im not really River. I dont know myself or anyone else. I am slowly turning into something else...something that will soon fade away.'

"Hmm..." Crouch thought hard, "Care to see what you were?"

'What do you mean?'

"Meaning I show you what our shared past is like..."

'No. no. What....what if i dont like who i was?'

He shrugged, "Then that will make two of us..."

I smile softly. 'We seem like a messed up pair...'

Crouch laughed good spiritedly, "That's an easy way to put it!"

My hand tightens on his as another wave of pain rushes though my head, but i try to ignroe it. 'Can i ask you something else? Who....who is my husband? Did...did i love him?'

"His name is Death Dolohov and yes, very much... and he you..."

OOC Sorry gents, gtg

I sigh. 'I wish i remembered that then..'


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