Harry Potter: The Golden Viper - Chapter 694 - 0692 The Target

... wo contrasting halves. One hemisphere was bathed in a melancholy, dull amber glow, while the opposing half remained in the pale icy blue of late winter's lingering grip.

The distant sounds of bustling traffic had been weakened by distance until they became nothing more than an indistinct blur of noise, as if perceived through the hazy filter of a half-remembered dream.

Meanwhile, the nearby streams did not contribute the expected poetic ambiance one might hope for in such a setti ...