To Harry – who taught me loyalty and love and friendship,
To Hermione – the one who taught me to show my talents,
To Ron – the one who taught me to stand up for myself,
To Dumbledore – who taught me second chances,
To Snape – who taught me undying love and redemption
To Hagrid – who taught me how to care unconditionally, not only for my species, but for every,
To Molly and Arthur – who taught me how to become a parent,
To Ginny – who taught me how to be strong when lost and losing those closest,
To Sirius – Who taught me friendship can never die,
To Remus – who taught me that life throws us heartaches and we have to deal with them,
To Tonks – who taught me how to laugh,
To Fred and George – who taught me how to love life,
To Draco – who taught me appearances can be misleading,
To Voldemort – who taught me about conquering fear,
To Cedric – who taught me of the true meaning of being a Hufflepuff,
To Dobby – who taught me what it means to be free,
To Moody – who taught me about what it means to fight,
To Neville – who taught me to break down the stereotypes,
To Luna – who taught me it's okay to be weird,
To Colin - who taught me devotion,
To McGonagall – who taught me discipline,
To James Potter – who taught me how to be brave and strong,
To Lily Evans – who taught me to love unconditionally,
To Dan, Emma and Rupert – who breathed life into these characters
To David Heymen – without whom, the films would not be here,
To J. K Rowling…. You gave me the best years of my life. You helped me through the tough and the bad and the truly heart-breaking times. You inspired a generation of children and a world devoted to these wonderful brilliant characters. Without you, my childhood would have been a hundred times worse. Thanks to you, I can hold my head high and say "This is me" and no longer am I ashamed of who I am. Because you gave me courage when I didn't have any, you gave me characters and in turn friends, people I could see so clearly that they could not be fictional. You made these years the very best. And now it's over and I can't imagine my life without it.
Thank you.
I wrote this whilst crying my eyes out. It's ending soon and so comes the end of my childhood. Everything just hit me at once - leaving school, getting jobs, the end of Harry Potter, turning 18... It is just a huge year for me and I'm sure for many of the Harry Potter generation. I thought this one-shot is appropriate given my current predicament.
Please, leave a comment :) tell me about how much you are going to miss Harry Potter when it ends.