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In my free time, I like to collect human objects, some of the things that the people on land come up with make no sense. Like what even is the point of a thingamabob for keeping time, can’t they see the sun, is that not enough for them. I have been accumulating my collection of thingamabobs for a very long time. I once wished to be a human and not just some fish, but then I saw what they were doing to one another and what they were doing to the ocean and I quickly changed my mind.
Life as a human makes no sense to me, the people on land seem happy, they drive their gadgets all over the land and carry around shiny flat rocks that we learned about in human studies class, I think that my father Remus called them telephones. As soon as the people get onto the water on their little boats it is a different story. My father thinks that they know that there are merpeople down here and they are trying to kill us for sport, but I do not know if that is what is happening. I want to find out why mor and mor humans are swimming in our waters, using their things they call boats to get into the ocean without drowning, and why they are trying to catch mermaids.
No matter where Me and my family go, it seems like we cannot get away from the people with legs. We go as deep into the ocean as we can, and there are people in mettle contraptions following us wherever we go. My father says that the things that go deep into the ocean are very dangerous, they are called submarines and they are covered in weapons, so once we saw one of those, we had to relocate. When we tried to stay in shallow water to stay away from all the boats and submarines there were humans in the water. How do they even swim without drowning, I mean they have no tail or fins or anything?
I have decided that I am going to find out what is happening, I am going to spy on the people and find out why they keep kidnaping my friends and family. At one point there were nearly 20 other mermaids that lived with me and my father, but nearly all of us have gone missing now. All that is left is My father, Harry, Sirius, and of course me Emma. even we have almost been taken mor times then I can count.
“Emma quick, go hide,” my Father shouted as he frantically swam toward me. “it’s the ministry, they want to take you away from me.”
“why,” I cried as I started to swim after him, “you are my father, we are family, they have no right.”
“just come. If we hide quick enough, they might not be able to take you.”
Harry and Sirius were right ahead of us looking confused and once we got close Serious rose his eyebrow. My Father gestured off into the distance where the ministry wizards were and in a second, Sirius went from com, to panic.
“you guise go, maybe I can be a distraction or something,” harry sed, “we all know that Emma is the one that they really want.”
“No you can’t, “Serious reprimanded, “you are just as much a kid as Emma and you will not be going on any self-sacrificing mission to save your sister, do you hear me.”
“yes, Uncle Sirius,” harry groaned.
I could barely see some humans in the distance. They were wearing silly small flippers on the ends of their legs and they were holding shiny things. I think that I learned that they were some sort of technology, but I am not Shure.
“are those normal humans, or are they magic,” I rushed out. If they were normal humans, then I could far mor easily run and hide but if they are magic then with a wave of their wand, they can stop me or kill me or many other things. It is frankly terrifying.
“Over there,” father exclaimed. He was pointing towards a cave that looked like it was just deep enough that we could hide from the people inside of it.
“they look like they are magic,” serious sed.
“why,” harry asked.
“well, you can tell by their magic wands,” serious sed as we all rushed toward the cave, “they look like sticks but no average human just Cary’s sticks.”
“father, I sed frightened, “is that Fenrir Grayback.”
“shit, I mean darn, just don’t let him catch sight of any of us,” My father sed.
“wait, where did Harry go” I exclaimed stalling my movement to look around. I saw some other sea life, the bottom side of the human’s boat, and then there, I found him, he was sneaking towards Fenrir like the stupid head he is. Then I had to choose if I was going to leave him and save myself or if I would try to save us both. I did the latter, of course. I wanted to be safe, but if I abandoned Harry, I could never forgive myself. I frantically swam toward him and quickly grabbed his arm.
“what do you think you’re doing,” I whispered angrily.
“I am helping you get away,” he sed.
“but then how will you get safe, I know that we have never been close, but if your kidnaped by humans then I don’t know what I will do.”
“just let me be a distraction,” Harry sed.
“You ither come with me and go hide, or we both go over to Fenrir, and do you want to die?”
Of course, I do not, do you?”
“well, I am no longer trying to seek it out but… I think you know the answer to that question. Besides this is not the time to talk about that, so just come.”
“Fine,” harry groaned as we started to swim back towards the cave that we were going to hide in until the people looking for us went away. Father and Sirius looked frantic, and when they caught sight of us, they swam our way, but now they were hundreds of meters ahead of us. I was falling behind Harry because I was starting to get tired, I had been swimming for so long and even though Fenrir and wizards were behind me, I was getting slower, but I had to keep going.
Harry Sirius and My Father were now meeting up far ahead of me and I had to catch up. They were just reaching the cave to hide but now, I was still hundreds of meters away. I did not know what I should do, so I just started swimming, as fast as I could.
The humans had gotten closer and I thought I had time until I heard someone whisper in my ear as they grabbed my arms.
“Hey Emma, miss me.” It was Fenrir, he had caught up to me. Then a net dropped over my head and my freedom seemed a little mor out of reach.
I see My father looking back at where I should be, where I wish I were, but I was not there, Fenrir and the humans had trapped me. He frantically looks around and I cannot hear him, but he is yelling for me, i can see it.
Then, he catches sight of me. he looks frantic, I still am too far away to be able to hear him, but I know what he is likely saying to Harry and Sirius. “we can’t lose someone else, not again, not Emma.
The magic humans that were invading the ocean are nearly to me now as they meet up with Fenrir.
“hello,” I say to them as they get to me “let me go, what are you trying to do to me.” They did not appear like they could understand. I tried to flap my tail and rip the net apart with my hands, but it was no use, the net was far too strong.
I tear my eyes away from my kidnapers and back over two my people. My Father is fighting to get away from Harry and Sirius. Harry is holding his arms so that he cannot swim away, and Sirius is facing my Father, his back two me. I hope that they are talking some sense into my Father. I want to be freed; I may wish it mor then I have ever longed for anything but if my father storms overhear to fight Fenrir and the humans and try to set me free we will both be taken.
My Father glances my way and I hold my hand up as if to say stop. From a distance I have no idea if all of them can hear me or not, but I yell as loudly as I can while pointing at them. “You stay here, stay safe,” I gesture toward myself, “I will come back, I will get away from the legged people.” As I am trying to communicate to my people in the distance, I try to stay positive I do not want them to fear, but I am frightened.
The humans I think are talking and after they secure my net, the net starts to be lifted toward the boat above me. I am still struggling to get away but the closer and closer I get to the boat the less and less I fight for my freedom. I take a last glance at my family before I can no longer see them. The last thing that I see before getting lifted out of the water is Fenrirs menacing grin.