"In three words I can sum up what I've learned about life: it goes on."
All of my life, three words have ruled me. Those three words have haunted me, through the most depressing, and the happiest times of my life. They are constant, never changing, always there. Those three words are what I think of today, a day when I can feel the life drain from me, when my loved ones sit around my bed side and whisper comforting words to me, easing my way into the beyond.
Life goes on.
When my father beat my mother and me, when I made friends with Lily, when I first went to Hogwarts.
Life goes on.
When James Potter made my life hell. When I lost Lily. When I took the Dark Mark.
Life goes on.
When I heard the prophecy. When I turned spy. When Lily died. When I cried myself to sleep every night.
Life goes on.
When Harry came to Hogwarts. When Harry almost died. When the Dark Lord almost returned.
Life goes on.
When Remus Lupin returned to Hogwarts. When Black escaped. When Harry's name came out of the Goblet.
Life goes on.
When the Dark Lord returned. When I tried to teach Harry occlumency. When Black died.
Life goes on.
When I took the unbreakable vow. When I killed Albus. When I was made Headmaster.
Life goes on.
When I was bit by Nagini. When I almost died. When I woke up in the hospital wing, being hailed a hero.
Life goes on.
When Harry offered me his friendship. When that friendship turned to more. When I said I do.
Life goes on.
When I held my son for the first time. When I taught my son to make his first potion. When I heard I love you, and actually knew it was the truth.
Life goes on.
When I passed onto the Next Great Adventure, I knew that life would go on, but it filled me with endless joy to watch, waiting for the day when I could welcome my husband.
Life will always go on. It is what you make of it that is important.
Written for the Monopoly Game Challenge.
Written for the Twelve Days of Christmas Style Challenge for #4 Slytherin.