You Were My Friend

By BriiDream

I cannot remember how it happened.

One minute, I am home,

My son and that sweet, sweet girl he married

Have just left with that darling child of theirs

A very young couple and I wish them a safe journey home.

My son wishes me a safe night.

But it is not to be safe for me.

The windows all shatter at the exact same moment

And the door is thrown off its hinges;

I cannot recognize their faces,

Just a mass of dark, whirling smoke

Maybe just five or two, it could possibly be even one…

And in those last few seconds of consciousness, I wonder

Is one of them…him?

…+…

Late…but the news I bring should hold off his anger.

Then again, maybe not

Who knows with a power-crazed madman?

The very first thing my eyes fall upon

Is her.

Floating unconsciously above the table

Her dirty blonde hair that gradually darkened with age

Hanging down, nearly trailing the table.

Surprisingly, I think of that son of hers

As He gestures for me to sit…

I remember that boy from just a few years ago

I remember how she angrily tore into him

When she learned he submitted his name

For the Triwizard Tournament.

This is what goes through my mind

Before I focus on my current task.

…+…

I am awake, and cold.

I am confused but a few seconds,

Before I recognize that hideous creature,

Sitting at the head of this long table I hover over.

And just a few seats from that Thing…

Was him.

I cry out his name, pleading,

I would drop to my knees at his feet if I could.

I cannot ignore the catcalls and jeers as

He denounces me for wanting harmony

Between Muggles and wizards.

And I know my life has come to an end

As I stare into his face, blank and unreadable,

No sneering or scowling,

Not even that sarcastic humor or amusement that

Exposes itself only in his private chambers or the staffroom

In the company of only a few he trusts—

A few who no longer trust him.

I beg no more, as tears drip down into my hair,

A mess I am sure.

He was a mess once, a human once,

But nothing that serves this Devil can ever remain human.

As the green light flooded me,

I felt only a moment of pain,

And grief,

Not entirely for myself.

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