[ND]22 May
Grape Snakes in Murky Swamp
“You all have one of two options. You can either remain where you are, in which case you will be returned safely to base. You can choose to help your team mate who is lost in the swamp, and unable to find her next objective, in which case - you will not be returned to base and risk becoming lost yourself”
I look around at my team mates, all wearing typical Gryffindor competition robes of red and yellow, and realise that nobody is going to step forward. They all edge slowly backwards.
I step forward, all eyes on me, and walk confidently into the murky swamp.
I make my way between slimy, moss covered boulders and blackened, slippery trees. The swamp ooze comes up to my knees, making progress difficult.
“Sarah! Sarah!” I call out my team mates name.
As I continue dragging my feet through the murky swamp water, I hear a noise behind me. I turn around, and see a *Grape Snake trailing behind me. It lifts it’s head, the largest grape - with fangs, and stares menacingly at me.
I panic, and can’t remember clearly what spell can save me in this situation. My mind becomes jumbled, confused.
“Confundius!” I say, as I point my wand at the snake.
The snake stares at me.
“Expelliarmus!” Still nothing.
“Destructus!..destructus!..DESTRUCTUS!” There is slight magical disturbance in the air, which quickly vanishes.
The snake leaps towards me, flying straight at my head, fangs sinking into the skin of my forehead. I grab the snake, snap it away from my face and fling it far into the swamp.
I stumble forwards, numb, weak, exhausted. I continue through the swamp, and find myself being pursued by another Grape Snake. I fall to my knees, crawling between dead swamp trees and sparsely scattered boulders, eventually emerging on the edge of the swamp. I see my team mates standing on the shore of the swamp, Hermione several steps closer than the rest.
I fall face first into the water, as the strength completely saps from my body.
“Harry!” Hermione screams at me.
“Harry! Somebody help him, can’t you see he needs help?!”
I push myself with immense effort out of the water, but collapse back down.
Everything fades.
I awaken, finding myself in the Gryffinder dormitary. I walk towards a book shelf in the main quarters, and find a lotus flower. I suspend the lotus flower in mid air, without uttering any incantations, without using wand, using pure force of mind and will power. The flower bobs up and down gently in mid air, just above my finger tips, as I concentrate furiously.
“What are you doing?” Prof McGonnigal asks me.
“Stop that now!”
"But look Professor, look what I can do. Isn’t it great?’[/ND]
*a snake literally made out of grapes, all strung along in a line, end to end.
This dream was pretty great, I can remember most of the dialogue and it was quite fun. Lots of HP elements - I’m not sure why I have been having lots of HP dreams lately, I haven’t been reading or watching any HP movies.