As the fires took Montag’s home and turned it to ashes Beatty could only stand and watch. Even though the heat was so intense he could not tell whether he was hot from the fire or from how he felt on the inside. He was burning with the red-hot anger of betrayal and the poison of revenge was in his blood. His disbelief in that Montag could betray him was the fuel for these emotions. Then, in one quick breeze of wind, the acrid smell of smoke and the burning pages flung him into the memories of his past. While he was growing up, the young Captain Beatty loved to read. He would read as much as he could ever find. This obsession began to take over his life when he saw words and sentences in the parlor. Unknown to much of the world, it is possible to read legally. All that was required was to turn on the parlor’s subtitles meant for the hearing impaired and deaf. The first time he had turned on the subtitles was the beginning …show more content…
It was a large, blue book with large letters spelling, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” The beautiful silver letters reflected the sunlight for such a short span of time that Beatty was sure it had all been imagined. He had been as quiet and sneaky as possible, he slowly walked towards the back corner of the room. He slowly and carefully leaned over and looked behind the computer desk. The book was lying there, the letters glowing up, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” There was a tingle that rushed through his entire body when he first touched it. He felt as if he was being watched without him knowing it. He quickly picked it up and tucked it under his armpit so none of the other students would see. He then, with tremoring arms and hands, headed back to his seat. He didn’t care if his teacher asked him about it. His teacher was never there to begin with. They would only come if there was a guest speaker about the new updated versions of the