Euphoria

When Chris opened his eyes, he noticed that he couldn't move as both his arms and legs were bound by ropes. Without really thinking, he violently shook his arms trying to get out of the bondage. However, he couldn't break free which made him start to calm down. He thought of using wandless magic to cut the ropes but stopped himself as he started to assess the situation he was in.

'We were in battle and to help Harry escape, I stayed behind to help him escape,' Chris thought as he started to look at his surroundings. As he was looking around the prison-like room, he was able to remember everything that happened. Harry was successfully able to escape and the angry Voldemort ordered the Death Eaters to kill everyone except for him. When the battle ended, over half the Death Eaters died, but they were able to kill all of the resistance with Chris the only one still alive. Chris was hit with two Stupefy Charms and was rendered unconscious.

When he finished piecing together what happened to him, a Death Eater wearing a hooded robe and mask came inside the room. The Death Eater stared at Chris not saying a word.

Chris glared at him, but there was no reaction from the Death Eater. After a couple minutes of this standoff, the door opened once again. This time the person that entered was Antonin Dolohov.

"Hello Mr. Evergreen," Antonin said with a sinister smile.

Chris, knowing that he wasn't going to make it out alive, smiled at Antonin.

"Just kill me already. Feed me to that gluttonous snake that your filthy lord has," Chris said with a smile even spitting at him.

Antonin's face turned ugly and his face morphed into one that would normally scare any other students. However, Chris just laughed knowing that he was able to break Antonin's smile. However, Antonin quickly regained his composure.

"I would love to kill you with my own hands for the words that you have just uttered out of your foul mouth and for that vile act. However, unfortunately for you, we still have some uses for you," Antonin said. He took out his wand and waved it at Chris. "It's alright. I'll personally make sure that you pay back for what you did ten-fold,"

Antonin's smile was the last thing Chris saw before his body felt weak as if it was slowly no longer becoming his. He was able to see what was going on, but he wasn't able to control anything like he was only a spectator trapped in a cage. Soon the feeling of helplessness changed into bliss with all his worries and responsibilities washing away. Now all Chris wanted was stay in that happy place.

However, after a while of staying in that empty but blissful space, something was egging at him. He tried pushing it out not wanting to leave the happy place he had entered. However, the feeling got stronger by the minute and he was no longer able to control it.

'You can't become the enemy!' A voice shouted at him.

'No I want to stay here!' Chris shouted back angrily. However, that anger quickly disappeared and he was calm and happy again.

'Look at yourself! You want to stay here? Ridiculous!' The voice said in a mocking tone.

'I fought hard! I did what I can. Leave me alone. I want to rest,' Chris said slowly going back into the trance-like state he was in earlier.

'You want to stay here and let yourself go? You want them to hurt your family and friends using your own body? You want to personally fund the people that will destroy everything you love?' The voice asked irritating Chris once more.

'Does that matter?! I'm resting and that's all that matter. I fought hard. I fought so much that I couldn't even enjoy the school life that so many others were able to enjoy. I fought ever since my first year. Isn't that ridiculous? A first year has to try to fix the problems that so many adults weren't able to fix. Give me this time to rest. I'll come out when I'm ready. It'll only be a little bit,' Chris said as he tried to go back into the blissful state that he was in earlier.

'Since you started to fight, fight until the very end,' The voice said. 'You said you fought so much, but what about the people that were fighting for far longer than you. What about the people that have fought next to you fighting the same battles as you and are still fighting as we speak. If you don't wake up now, you'll regret it when you inevitably wake up later. You'll regret that you allowed yourself to stay here while everyone that you loved was slain by you. The guilt will make you want to come back here but guess what, no one will send you here. All you'll have left is the regret that'll eat you alive for the rest of your life. If you want that then stay here,'

The voice stayed no more leaving Chris alone in the empty space.

Chris felt happy knowing that the voice was finally gone and he could return to the blissful state that he was in earlier. However, he wasn't able to relax like he did earlier. It felt like something new was eating at him.

Realizing that he wasn't able to go back to that euphoric state that he was in earlier, Chris screamed.

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