We all know it's Halloween, so this is a little something I came up with.
Let all us Potterheads take a moment of silence
To remember the implications of this dark day
When thirty years ago in Godric's Hollow
A little boy's parents were taken away.
It was a dark night and a dark day for all
When a single man was able to break
A home, a family, a child's life
For he was no man; he was a snake.
The father was a handsome, smiling man
The mother was laughing with her little son
For one moment, everything was perfect
But a few minutes later, it was over, done.
The brave father fended off the Dark Lord
But he fell, he fell like a hero true
The mother had only one thought remaining
To protect her child from You-Know-Who.
"Not Harry!" She cried, begging and pleading
To spare her son and take her instead
And that gesture of supreme love
Was an inexplicable bond, unsaid.
A flash of green light and she dropped to the floor
Her last breath living on in her son
As the attacker surveyed him, he wondered
Could this small child really be the one?
He raised his wand and cast the spell
But to his horror the boy did not die
Instead the Dark Lord crumbled to dust
And the little boy began to cry.
On this day thirty years ago
A mother's love saved a life
On this day thirty years ago
The wizarding world lost their strife.
Let us spend a moment of silence
To commemorate the immense pain
Of a one-year old boy with a lightning scar
And celebrate the wizarding world's gain.
Let us remember the sacrifice
Of two parents for their child
For although a great loss was incurred
The wizarding world smiled.
For gone were the days of evil
Gone was evil, gone was fear
But at what cost? That
Which they all held dear.
So remember Lily and James
And it is plain to see
That without them
Where would Harry Potter be?
Let us not forget Harry Potter
The boy who lived, the chosen one
He waltzed into our lives one fine day
And a story magical spun.
Today is a day of sorrow
Today is a day of joy
Today is a day of memories
Of the story of a little boy.
Phew! That took longer than I expected :S Anywho, review :) I'd like to hear your thoughts. Never really done poetry before.
Harry Potter forever :')