A/N: Harry looks back and reflects on the lessons he's learned thoughout his life at the grave of his dead love.
Silent Reflections
When I was younger, I couldn't see it.
Couldn't see the way they shaped me.
I was so young and impressionable.
And unintentionally or not, they all took advantage of that.
First my uncle.
From him I learned anger.
Fear.
A need and desire for dominance.
How to hide.
Disappear.
Fade into the woodwork.
Next was Hagrid.
He was my first friend
From his crude actions,
I learned not to lie.
I learned not to cry.
How to keep secrets.
That I was different,
and always would be.
I learned of my parents,
and even dead, they taught me.
You take nothing with you,
but you leave everything behind.
And everything fades in time.
Even pain.
Dumbledore with his twinkling eye
taught me to think.
How effective a quick
and nimble
mind was.
Gave me an example of true power.
Put before me a goal.
If something is worth doing right,
It is worth doing yourself.
There is no right.
No wrong.
Just power.
And those too weak to seek it.
So taught the red-eyed demon.
Scarred and broken,
twisted minded Moody showed me much.
Of defense
and paranoia
and no matter what happens,
To go down fighting,
And trust no one.
Hidden worth,
Is often most valuable.
Live in the past.
Live in regret and guilt.
Such I learned from Remus.
That strength
nobility
And bravery were admirable,
But often not worth it.
For in the end,
You are always alone.
Once he made me long
for freedom.
Then showed me a broken life
in a cage.
Things I already knew,
re-taught to me by Sirius.
I learned anew
If life doesn't go your way,
Rage.
Mope.
He taught me impatience.
and nothing, not even love,
Is worth staying for.
Now I look at the dirt mound and stone before me
and reflect.
I will die soon.
What will they say about me?
Who was I in life?
And once I am gone,
How will I be remembered in death?
Some say foolish Gryffindor.
Some say sly Slytherin.
Some say valiant hero.
Some say devious criminal.
I have re-trod my life,
I can say no more
Now you, my friend, must decide.
Who was I?
and more importantly,
who are you?
A/N: Reveiw please. Even if you just say you hate it.