*~*Feeding Buckbeak*~*
This is it. The moment I have been dreading. I could face seeing him fall, I could face holding Harry back, I could even face telling Molly about his death.
But I can't do this. I'm not strong enough. They had a bond, stronger than I've ever seen, not including the Marauders…minus Peter. Molly offered her help. She told me she would do this, but I couldn't let her. He was my best friend…my brother. They had something special, and I had to take care of him from now on. I had to feed him.
I climb the stairs to the attic slowly, carrying some food with me. As I enter the attic, I drop the bucket by the door. This is it, Moony, I think. I take a deep breath, closing my eyes. I see him at Hogwarts, laughing about Snape's newly red and gold hair. I see them together, Sirius chatting away like there wasn't a care in the world…
I slowly approach him, wondering how I will do this. Will he understand that Sirius is gone? I can smell him as I get closer. I hear him stand up. You have to do it, I tell myself. I hear a voice in my head...You'll be okay, I know you have the strength, Moony, it tells me. Sirius… his voice is in me, telling me I'm strong enough to do this.
Am I? Only one way to find out. Slowly, painfully, I open my eyes. I look down into his. His large, orange eyes… But I didn't need to say a word. The hippogriff's eyes saddened. He knew…somehow, he knew that something was wrong.
"Oh, Buckbeak," I said, falling to the floor and hugging the beast. To my surprise, he didn't try to slash my eyes out. He just relaxed and let me cry on his shoulder…
"Buckbeak, Sirius…Sirius isn't coming…" I choked, sputtering the words out through my tears. This was the first time I'd really cried. Me and Buckbeak…we'd had a bond with Sirius, the same, strong bond of friendship. He understood my pain. I hugged him and cried into his neck.
"Buckbeak, I'm so sorry…" I cried softly. The hippogriff made a small noise. I looked up and was shocked at what I saw. A single tear, sliding out of his beautiful orange eye…
*Finished at 12:00 a.m.*
AN – I made myself cry. I know it's not as…I don't know, meaningful as I wanted it to seem. I wanted it to be all poetic and touching. It's not what I wanted, but I liked it well enough. Please review and tell me what you though, even if you just say "This was good." or "This made me cry." I just want to know if this touched people. I was thinking about Sirius dying, and I was about to cry, but then I thought, "What about Buckbeak?" So I started writing. And this is what I got. Please, PLEASE review.