The injured were being treated, the dead were taken away. He watched as they moved the bodies of his beloved friends, and he wrenched with guilt. It felt like knife wounds, it was all down to him.
How the hell did we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we'd missed?
And try to turn the tables?
He watched from the portrait hole as Ginny descended the steps from the girl's dormitories, pulling her trunk behind her. She stopped and looked up at him, blinking grey-green eyes scarlet rimmed with tears shed for her friends and family. She had only begun mourning for her brother.
"We're leaving soon," she choked out. Harry stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her, stroking her flame red hair.
"Everything will be alright," he rubbed her back comfortingly, "you'll see."
I wish you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been too much of this
But don't think it's too late
He wished he could promise her everything would be okay soon, but he knew it would take more than that.
Nothing's wrong
Just as long as you know that
Someday I will
Friends congratulated him as he walked amongst them, pats on the back, hugs, and applause louder than thunder. How could they be so happy, after all that had happened? People were lying dead because of him and it meant nothing to them. One day, in the future, it would be alright, but not today. Nothing was alright today.
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one who knows that
Someday, somehow,
I'm gonna make it alright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
As he wandered, he came across the Malfoy family. Narcissa cradled the body of her Death Eater sister, Bellatrix, in her arms, weeping silently. Draco and Lucius looked on, a mixture of sorrow and confusion clouded their faces. The two sides stared at each other, not certain enough to speak out.
Bellatrix's wand had slipped from her grasp in the fight that killed her, and rolled away, across the stone floor. It had been left, ignored and abandoned.
Despite his bitter hatred for the corpse he now saw and the resentment for the family, Harry wanted to do the right thing and he felt he had to start by burying the hatchet. He picked up the master-less wand and brought it to Narcissa. The corners of her mouth twitched upwards, as though she considered smiling as she took it. Harry nodded back politely, and then left them alone.
Well I hoped that since we're here anyway
We could end up saying
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end up stringing
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
He had helped someone, hopefully that would start to make up for all the things that had happened.
Nothing's wrong
Just as long as you know that
Someday I will
Someday everything would be put right, and no one would die for him. Not again. Not ever again.
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one who knows that
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
He re-entered the Great Hall, wondering if it would be for the last time. He looked around him, studying the marks where spells had cracked and burned the walls, causing the castle to crumble away. This destruction was just another thing that needed putting right, but would have to wait. The injured and the dead came first.
How the hell did we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we'd missed?
And try to turn the tables?
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Regardless of the horrors of the day and the pain of guilt at seeing friends that would never again see him, something in his gut told him everything would be fine.
Nothing's wrong
Just as long as you know that
Someday I will
As he sat with Ron and Hermione, he was determined to help put all this right. He had started it and no one was going to stop him from putting it the way it was again. He wouldn't be able to start today. He wasn't sure when he would, but he knew he would.
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one who knows that
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one who knows that
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one who knows that
I know you're wondering when
Someday...