And Then He Was Gone
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"You shouldn't be out alone this late you know girlie."
She looked at him, he was a muggle, no doubt.
"You are."
He smiled, "nobody's gonna attack an old bum like me."
She sighed, "it doesn't matter were I am, he'll find me."
The old man sat down next to her on the bench,
"c'mon now, you shouldn't be thinking thoughts like that. Not with a young one on the way." He gestured to her stomach.
She smiled for the first time as she thought of her unborn baby.
"I wonder if he'll be ok."
"Why shouldn't he be? You'll make a fine mother."
"Yes but he's searching for us. And I don't care what anyone says, I don't trust Peter."
The man nodded, "then stick to someone you trust. That's what I always say."
"Yes, but we're not safe with who we trust. We're not safe anywhere."
Her green eyes filled with tears, "I am going to die."
"Everybody dies kiddo. It's only a matter of when."
"Yes, but if I die then how can I protect my child. He'll want to kill him. I know he will. He'll kill us all in the end."
She paused, "how can I protect this child if I'm dead?"
The old man gazed at the stars.
"Do you love this child?"
"Of course!"
"Then give it your love. Love's the best protected there ever was. And ever will be. Don't you go forgetting that girlie."
He began to walk away,
"wait! What's your name?"
He looked around, "They call me Harry."
And then he was gone.
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This is my first fic in the Harry Potter section. Don't forget to read and review. Flames welcome.
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"You shouldn't be out alone this late you know girlie."
She looked at him, he was a muggle, no doubt.
"You are."
He smiled, "nobody's gonna attack an old bum like me."
She sighed, "it doesn't matter were I am, he'll find me."
The old man sat down next to her on the bench,
"c'mon now, you shouldn't be thinking thoughts like that. Not with a young one on the way." He gestured to her stomach.
She smiled for the first time as she thought of her unborn baby.
"I wonder if he'll be ok."
"Why shouldn't he be? You'll make a fine mother."
"Yes but he's searching for us. And I don't care what anyone says, I don't trust Peter."
The man nodded, "then stick to someone you trust. That's what I always say."
"Yes, but we're not safe with who we trust. We're not safe anywhere."
Her green eyes filled with tears, "I am going to die."
"Everybody dies kiddo. It's only a matter of when."
"Yes, but if I die then how can I protect my child. He'll want to kill him. I know he will. He'll kill us all in the end."
She paused, "how can I protect this child if I'm dead?"
The old man gazed at the stars.
"Do you love this child?"
"Of course!"
"Then give it your love. Love's the best protected there ever was. And ever will be. Don't you go forgetting that girlie."
He began to walk away,
"wait! What's your name?"
He looked around, "They call me Harry."
And then he was gone.
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This is my first fic in the Harry Potter section. Don't forget to read and review. Flames welcome.