Destiny, No Thanks

by LBibliophile

Poem. Harry knows that being the Chosen One isn't all it's cracked up to be. There are a few key side-effects people tend to forget about...

Destiny and prophecy
Rule my life so ruthlessly
Keep them far away from me
Destiny and prophecy

When Fate takes you in its hand
Says "only you can save the land"
Weaves your future strand by strand
Its too late, your choice is gone

Prophecies are all very well
But the details they don't spell
And their true meaning you can't tell
Until they've been and gone

Destiny and prophecy
Rule my life so ruthlessly
Keep them far away from me
Destiny and prophecy

Legends always lie for the story
Focusing only on the glory
And the fighting's rather more gory
When you're really there

Adventures done by others are thrilling
Adventures when it's you are chilling
Can only hope that fickle-Fate willing
You live beyond the end

Destiny and prophecy
Rule my life so ruthlessly
Keep them far away from me
Destiny and prophecy

The problem with a glorious quest
Is it often leads to glorious death
The problem with a glorious death
Is that, well, you're dead