1How to Save a Life
Summary: I think we're all put on this earth for a purpose. We're all meant to do something, to make something happen. But, what if we missed our chance? What if we didn't do the thing we were meant to do? If I'd only known how to save a life...D/G..Based on the song How to Save a Life by The Fray.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. If I did, Draco and Ginny would be together right now, and I wouldn't have to pray for it to happen. :D
A/N: This story takes place after/before HBP. It mostly follows everything that happened in the book, with only a twist added in. Something I would have made happen in the books, but as you know, I am not JK. Why must you keep reminding me! But, enjoy the story!
It wasn't supposed to happen like this.
I watched the gleam of the white tomb reflecting off the tears in peoples eyes. The wind blew slightly, rustling the willow tree behind the tomb. The lake sparkled in the afternoon light. How could everything be perfect, when everything else was so wrong?
Hermione sobbed silently beside me while Ron held her tightly. I couldn't cry anymore. I wanted to. I wanted to scream, shout, sob, and wretch around the whole place. I wanted to pick up the chair I was in and throw it into the lake's perfect, glassy surface. But I didn't. I sat there, motionless, staring out in front of me.
It wasn't supposed to happen like this.
I was supposed to fix everything. I was supposed the save him, help him, show him what was right and what was wrong. I was supposed to change all of this. But I failed miserably, and that sickens me.
A knot tightened in the pit of my stomach. I felt a lump rise in my throat. My eyes burned, wanting desperately to let the stinging tears fall, but still nothing came.
Everything went horribly, horribly, wrong.
If I had done just one thing different. If I had just listened to what my heart told me, everything would have been okay. But I didn't. I was stubborn, scared, afraid, and foolish. I was a young, heartless, little girl who ran away from the one thing in life she was set out to do. I had the chance to change everything! None of this would have ever happened! Harry wouldn't be so devastated, Hermione wouldn't be crying, Ron wouldn't be holding her in his arms, and Dumbledore would be alive. But most of all, he, the one who I tried relentlessly to save, would still be here.
Regret. How I despise that word. Every ounce of me is overtaken by it. It flows through my veins, pumps through my heart, and runs through my empty, thoughtless mind. I can't escape it. And no matter how hard I try, I never will be able to forget what I did.
And that's what scares me.
I've always thought about why we were put on this earth. What are we supposed to do? I think we're all meant to do something, make something happen. We all have a place on earth. We're all here to accomplish our goals, help others, and live our lives the best we can. But, I've thought, what if we missed our opportunity to do what we're supposed to do? What if we sat on the side lines, watching as the train zoomed on by?
I watched. I watched the train leave, spinning a hundred miles per hour out of control. The wind whistled against my ears, twisting and ripping the hair about my face. The gust of the train's speed dried the burning tears on my cheeks.
But the thing is, by the time I decided to run after the train, it was gone. All I saw were broken, steel tracks, going on for miles and miles, lost in the vastness of the nature around them.
The thing about this train is, it never comes back for another stop.
I lost my chance. I missed the train. And now, I'm paying the consequences.
Harry squirmed in the seat beside me. I looked up at his face. It was scrunched up, trying to force back the tears that threatened to fall. Just seeing his face, made me want to cry. And to think, I caused this all.
If I had only known...
how to save a life...
A/N: PLEASEEEE REVIEW!!! This isn't a one-shot. There will be seven chapters in all! Just so you know! Again, please review!