Just a fic about Harry's death. Flames accepted, I guess.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of JK Rowling.

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Harry ran through the forest towards the castle which would ultimately take him to Dumbledore's office.

He had just met Voldemort again, not for the first time, but this time he had well and truly vanquished him. Certainly, when Harry had performed Avada Kedavra, Voldemort had screamed and collapsed to the ground, and a bright green halo of light had been emitted from his mouth.

Harry wasn't sure what that had been. It couldn't have been his soul, as Voldemort had drunk the blood of a unicorn, but maybe it was an evil spirit.

Harry was still reeling from the shock, but he wanted to let Dumbledore know as soon as possible, in case there was something which could bring Voldemort back to life, so they could combat it. The green light was troubling him especially.

Harry was still wondering, and not concentrating on the ground, when he tripped over a stone and fell. His head hit the ground with a large crack and he lay there, unconscious.

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Hermione and Ron stood at Harry's bed, waiting impatiently for Dumbledore to finish conferring with Madame Pomfrey, so he could come out and tell them how Harry was faring.

They waited for what seemed a lifetime, but finally, Madame Pomfrey and Dumbledore walked out from Madame Pomfrey's office. The look on Dumbledore's face was grave.

"What's wrong with him?" "Is he going to be okay?" Ron and Hermione asked anxiously.

Dumbledore looked at them for a long time, and then sighed wearily.

"Okay, you're old enough to know the truth."

Hermione gasped, and Dumbledore glanced at her sharply.

"I'm sure you've guessed Ms Granger. Harry is in a coma, that's why he hasn't woken up for the past two days, and it is very unlikely that he will ever wake up again."

Ron sat down hard on Harry's bed, numb with shock.

Harry was gone? His best friend Harry. Harry, who had defeated Lord Voldemort when he was a baby, was dead?

"Do you know exactly what happened? He couldn't have just...tripped," Hermione asked, her voice breaking.

Dumbledore shook his head. "We'll never know what happened, but we can conclude that he did fall over."

Hermione groaned, sat down next to Ron and started to cry.