For the Wandering Soul
A HariPo freeverse piece
by mew-tsubaki
Note: The Harry Potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling, not to me. This pairing is a Mew and Mor's Weird Pairing, which you may find in the M&MWP forum (see my profile for details). Check out and join the forum FUN! Read, review, and enjoy! Originally written for Morghen. Happy Christmas '10, Mor! Read, review, and enjoy!
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Just a
f*l*a*s*h
on a card
& flaming red curls
& endless black eyes
carved a picture
into your memory
One you'd never
forget
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Before your family became…
too c;o;r;r;u;p;t
they were
well-respected
&& many mingled with
"the most noble house of
Black"
She was there,
looking not a
DAY
past twenty-something
& that's when it
Happened:
Your chest swelled…
with j-e-a-l-o-u-s-y
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You saw her several times as you
blossomed
into the beautiful girl everyone
e-x-p-e-c-t-e-d
you to be
She never changed
all warmth and politeness and joviality
Pause her as you may,
her conversations couldn't
keepyoul…o…n…g
holdyouri…n…t…e…r…e…s…t
enticeyoum~o~r~e
So she couldn't leave your mind
(you wouldn't
d*a*r*e
let that happen)
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The more time passed,
the duller, s.o.f.t.e.r
your edges grew
Lucius took notice
(not that you wanted him to)
& soon enough,
there was talk of your damned
F_U_T_U_R_E
You disappeared
into a [seemingly] vacant room
& found that pretty being
resting her l-o-v-e-l-y personality
Funny…
because you saw your quaint curiosity
M·i·R·r·O·r·E·d
in those onyx orbs…but…
No, no "buts"
There was the curiosity
And there was the
TIMELESSNESS
you had sought
a-l-l
t–h–e–s–e
y—e—a—r—s
&& not even Lucius could know…
not even Lucius could know
of your
h_u_n_g_e_r
for perfection
(& oh, didn't you almost have it all…)
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How fair she was
(unfair it a_l_l was)
Her life
was merely encased
in a tempting liquid
from a tempting gem
the color of that red rose Lucius once gave you,
it—too—frozen in time
in its amber resin
But there's no resin here,
nothing that could
FrAc—!
tUrE…
right?
Her spouse is a silly matter
Your new husband: a minor detail
Let this just all
play
O
U
T
As they say,
"a diamond lasts forever"
She & love will,
too.
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The sweetest perfection
It was n-o-t quite
yours
to have
Because there was something to
f/r/a/c/t/u/r/e
a
·patience·
& *someone's*
e-n-v-y
&& a Philosopher's stone
became a mere
t_r_i_f_l_e
compared to everything else that
didn't.
make.
this.
work.
—age gap—
—age c;l;a;s;h—
—fireworks
that
f*i*z*z*l*e*d—
&…
FINALLY
a spell was cast
that couldn't be
u·n·d·o·n·e
"Godric—
haven't you nagged and lived long
E
N
O
U
G
H
?"
*crack*
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Yes
words can be (deadly) little needles…
What
has-been-said
cannot
beunsaid
& suddenly
.::just like that trading card::.
she
d()s()p()e()r()d
from your life
At some point
you thought
"good r.i.d.d.a.n.c.e"
but you thought of her
.::hair::.
.::eyes::.
.::laughter::.
CONSTANTLY
—but—
her s-m-i-l-e would always hold your heart
(not that arrogant man with the long blond hair)
Of course
as your !lucky! stars would predict
her e n d came
…how…
…how was that possible?
That…
That little boy found the
s.t.o.n.e.?
And Nic…
Perenelle…!
They destroyed it
Ah, Narcissa…
Forget all past wrongdoings (on both accounts)
Here is your last chance to say ·g·o·o·d·b·y·e·
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Sooo…pleasantly surprising, no, Mor? ;D I'd hope so. This was 5 and a half pages long! Yaaay~! And I like this… It's tragic, to an extent…
Thanks for reading, and please review!
-mew-tsubaki :)
2017 note: Give me an obscure character, I will write them. XD *lol* But, no, srsly. I like to daydream sometimes about who ran in which circles in the upper echelons of Wizarding society…so maybe Cissy could've fallen for the seemingly immortal Perenelle? XP