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Zingaro	By : ccino49 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 3610 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 17

He frowned at her and was about to ask what she was doing when he noticed her eyes, they were changing. Turning blue, then brown, back to blue, green and blue again. They had an almost hypnotising quality about them, the fluidness of the way they changed colour making it impossible to tear his gaze away. Then he heard � something. �What is that?� He asked softly, amazed he could hear anything so quiet above the din of the other dragons. �It is almost like a child crying. Is that her? The dragon?� He asked in a breathy voice.
Paula nodded, a saddened look in her eyes now, though they were still changing.
She removed her fingers and walked fast, faster than Severus could keep up with. Her pace matched that he�d seen the night she surprised him in the doorway of Hogwarts, the night she brought his unfinished supper. He raced up the hill to catch up with her and by the time he reached the crest of the hill. He was able to see Paula down the bottom with her hands either side of the head of a massive, Welsh Green dragon.
�Shush-shush. Miro bori-rani. Arvah. Avali.� Severus heard her say softly to the creature as he drew close.

(shush-shush. Quiet great lady. Yes. Aye)
�Yes, I am Dickin deep drey. Shh, miro, miro.�

(Yes I am listening deep inside. Shh, quiet)
Severus listened to her speak to the dragon. Her voice seemed to sing almost, though in whispers, making him strain to hear. Much of what she said he could not make out, and what he did hear he mostly could not understand.
He stared in amazement as the dragon reared its head, its nostrils flared and great puffs of billowing steam blew from them. Then it lowered its head again until its snout rested on the ground at Paula�s feet.
He became concerned when she wrapped her arms around its large head and leaned in, cradling the beast, her cheek against its brow. When he moved forward slightly he saw tears fill the dragons eyes, dripping downwards to form two large pools at Paula�s feet.
Eventually she stood away, running her hands down the dragons head. She nodded to it and the beast reared on its hind legs and turned away in one fluid movement. Severus had started at the sudden movement, but Paula stood still as the dragon walked away.
Severus let out a long breath he�d not even realised he was holding as Paula turned to him.
�We must find Jimmy now, I have promised her. There will be a divano, they will agree and she will be happy once more.�
�Divano? Paula what did you find out? What did you say to her?�
�A divano is a meeting. She has had enough Severus. She weeps for her chivvis, her children. Now she wishes for freedom, the freedom to make her own choices, find her familia. Family. To be allowed to live as a dragon should live. I have promised her that it will be so.�

Severus thought it very unlikely that one woman would be able to sway the magical authority for the control of magical beasts to let it go. Nevertheless, he kept his own council, instead listening to her explanation of the strange words she had said to the creature.
�Paula we can�t just release a dragon into the wild, the Ministry would close us down, we would all lose our jobs.�
�I have promised her Jimmy. She will go free. Mr Spane.� She said to the head keeper and head of the current meeting. �I do not care what the Ministry thinks, they are not the ones in captivity, producing young and having them chor, stolen away. She will go free; you may tell the Ministry I have released her without your permission. The Minister is welcome to meet with me and discuss the matter whenever he chooses. Now I am going to let her go. You will not try to prevent it; you will not try to stop me. Mr Spane, you asked me here to help with a problem at the Ministries request. I have done so, and now the problem is about to be solved. Although I will tell you that anyone with a modicum of seers blood could have told you what the problem was, but I doubt you would have listened to him or her. It is a good thing the Ministry asked for me. Good day to you all�
She stood and turned to Jimmy, giving him a hug before striding from the hut in which the meeting was held. Severus stood and looked warily at the seven wizards sitting dumbstruck in their seats, nodded to Jimmy who was also standing and gave Severus a wink. Severus then turned and left, increasing his stride to catch up with Paula.
�I cannot believe you had the audacity to actually tell them you will release a dangerous creature from captivity. Paula the ministry will be swarming Hogwarts by the time today is at an end. You cannot do this.�

�I can Severus, and I will. I made a promise; Romanies do not break their promises, we have lashav. Honour. The Ministry will see my side of things and all will be well. Do not worry about me.�
He followed her back to the place where she�d met the dragon earlier, still trying to persuade her to think about this, not to do anything foolish.
Paula ignored him. She stopped, placed a finger and thumb in her mouth and blew the most piercing whistle he�d ever heard.

He winced and put his hands over his ears, only to drop them again when the dragon lumbered back into view.
Paula approached it slowly. The dragon stopped and watched her as she made her way between its legs, running her hands over the thick, magical bands on each leg that prevented it from flying away.
Severus could see the bonds melting away as she muttered under her breath.
�Slobuzenja.� She shouted. �Jall. Jall.� Be Baxtalo.�

(freedom. Go. Be happy.)
He stared, amazed, awed, reverent, as the great animal lifted her head and sent a massive burst of flame into the air, then spread her wings and took gracefully to the skies without vacillation. It did not look back.
His attention was pulled from the rapidly disappearing dragon by Paula, who stood, feet apart as she stared intensely at the retreating shape, hands held out from her sides, on a level with her shoulders.

He saw a faint pulse that rippled from her fingertips, growing stronger, distorting the space around her as it grew.

Suddenly she whipped her hand skywards in the direction of the almost none existent dragon and the pulse left her with a crack, zooming into the sky and racing after the dragon.

The dragon disappeared completely and Paula lowered her hands.
�What did you just do?� Severus asked, moving to grab her as her knees buckled.
�Made certain she will not be found ever again. She is safe now, free.�
Severus knelt and lowered her to the ground, supporting her against his chest in a sitting position.
�You must have expended a lot of magic to ensure her future safety if it has weakened you like this. Is there anything I can do?�
�Yes, my forearms. Hold them, warm them with your hands. Do that and I will recover sooner.�
Severus furrowed his brow, sliding his hands down her arms and wrapping his long fingers around her lower arms, willing his body heat to bathe her. �How will this help? Why your forearms?�
�That is part of a question you asked me earlier Severus, one that must wait for now. But for this, I thank you.� She said, indicating his hold on her arms.
They sat that way for a good half hour as Paula regained her strength.
�Thank you Severus. I am quite recovered now.� She told him.
Severus had been more than content with her sitting between his legs, her back resting against his chest as he held her. He liked the feel of her against him, liked the touch of his hands on her skin, the smell of nature in her hair. He was loathe to move.

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