Luna Lovegood stood atop the stairway, looking out across the battle torn school. They had one hour. To clear the dead (the dead), heal the wounded, and hand over Harry Potter. Students and teachers alike were running past her, people were screaming and sobbing. And Luna was all alone, watching her favorite place in the world collapse around her.
When you were standing in the wake of devastation
when you were waiting on the edge of the unknown
With the cataclysm raining down, insides crying save me now
You were there and impossibly alone.
George looked around him; the world seemed to have stopped. No more spells flying across the halls. No more triumphant laughs. Only screams, and sobs. And some of them were his. He could still see Fred's laughing face grinning at him, right before his heart was stopped. He balled his fist, and felt his nails dig into his skin. He was desperate, devastated, and cold inside.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure's all you've known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go, let it go.
Ginny watched in terror as people all around her fell to their knees at the sight of all the dead, lined up neatly in a row. She felt her throat choke up, but didn't let herself cry out. There was Fred, Tonks, Lupin, Collin, and countless others. It was as though the world had exploded, white light clouding her vision. She was falling, and no one was there to catch her.
And in the burst of light that blinded every angel
as if the sky had blown the heavens into stars
you felt the gravity of temper grace falling into empty space
no one there to catch you in their arms
Neville sat alone in the hall, holding the sword in his cold hands. Maybe they'd never win. He thought of his Gran, all alone in hiding, and of his parents. Insane…lost to him forever. These thoughts turned his heart to steel. No. Voldemort would not win. Not again.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure's all you've known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go, let it go
Seamus Finnegan sat on the edge of the hall, shaking with sobs. He felt alone in a dark room. Lost. His stomach felt cold inside, and his heart was beating slowly. Dragging itself along. But there was a battle to be won, and someone to save. Always someone to save.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure's all you've known
remember all the sadness and frustration
and let it go,
Cho Chang stood in the doorway, desolately looking out on the mess that used to be her school. So much damage. Her throat tightened, threatening tears. She turned, and saw Seamus helping Neville to his feet. Ginny leaving the Great Hall, her face grey. Luna embracing George. With a sigh, and a steely resolve, she went to join Ginny and the rest of her friends. She had to let go of the pain, just for a while. There was a battle to win.
let it go
let it go
let it go
let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
you build up hope, but failure's all you've known
remember all the sadness and frustration
So when the death eaters invaded again, Luna, George, Neville, Seamus, Cho, and Ginny were fighting together. Back to back, sending shocks of light in every direction. Because they had to fight, to save everything they'd ever wanted. And when Voldemort fell, they dropped their wands, and looked around them. The school was in ruins. People were injured. But there was hope in their eyes.
and let it go, let it go….
I heard the song 'Iridescent' by Linkin Park the other day, and loved it. I felt it sort of fit the feeling in the middle of the last battle. And you never really get the perspective of these characters during the battle. I mean, something has to happen outside the Golden Trio, right? Anyway, review!
-Dizzylizzy13