What must we do to restore our innocence?

I held onto you for as long as I could but today
You fell away
Now all I hold are the memories we barely made
I just projected it over your beautiful scream
There was nothing, but I waited
This was my mistake
Broken are plans we made
It's hard to leave behind
The one thing that made me feel alive

You've shown me eventually

What you'll do

Hours slide and days go by

Till you decide to come

And in between it always seems too long

To breathe you in while I can

However long you stay

Is all that I am

Go ahead say it- you're leaving

You'll just come back running

Holding your scarred heart in hand

And I'll take you for who you are

If you take me for everything

Do it all over again

And here I am again trying to save what's left of you and I
So why aren't you satisfied?

I felt it, bled it, screamed it,
It only gets worse
And it kills me watching me too angry for us to survive

We struggle and fall apart we build it back to static start
The endless accusations I can't believe we made it this far.

How could you do it?
I never saw it coming.

My mouth is dry with words I cannot verbalize
Tell me why we live like this

Lock the doors
Cause I like to capture his voice
I'll show myself it wasn't forged
We're at war
We live like this

Keep me safe inside your arms

And I'll take the truth at any cost

We're crashing into the unknown

Most of the people had cleared the hallways and we were all making our way back to the dormitories. We, that is to say the blue and the bronze, made our way back to the tower. Yes, of course I was used to this sort of arrangement; I had been here for five years, hadn't I? The first years were far behind, scattered and still scared but I, that is to say most of the fifth years, were walking with me. We had been at school for four weeks now, which led us into an oddly warm September, and yet it seemed like we had barely begun. I lead a small group of giggling girls up the Ravenclaw Tower. All of us knew this place so well that we could never possibly get lost trying to find our way. Yet as I walked I thought about another great year this was going to be at Hogwarts.

"Did you see the black haired man…um…Hufflepuff I think. God, why did we not spot him earlier! I seriously think that he just magically," Her eyes lit up, "appeared out of thin air, possibly, just for me." It was Teresa again talking so loudly I was sure the man she was talking about, who was in his dormitory by now, could hear her loud and clear.

"No! No, wait, tell me Oliver Wood never looked better!" Sara's smile grew and I knew, immediately, what she was thinking. Smiling kindly I reminded her, "Yeah…he's still going to be mine for a long time…find someone else." I teased, not taking her words to heart in the bad way.

Sara beamed and piped, "Well you have been going out for-what-almost two years? How could you too possibly ever split up?" She was always sincere about her words and even though she was teasing me, I knew she loved us very much; Oliver and I. Everyone had always thought we were the cutest couple, even though we came from different houses.

Yet, of course here came Gray putting her great two cents into the matter as she calmly reminded everyone, "Sara dear, I really don't think he's looking for someone like you." Gray always thought rationally before speaking and put her mind before her mouth. She was a true Ravenclaw.

I could feel Sara's loathing, or what she called trying to be serious when she could not, as she looked at Gray as they then burst into a laughs and giggles, "Sorry, I can't help it if I got it for Gryffindors!" Sara said reproachly but with a smile all the same.

Gray let her eyes roll as she took the lead next to my side as we stood looking up those long stairs. "Seriously though, I'm too stuffed to move, how can you possibly expect me to-" Rachel started to speak but I broke out into a run up the stairs followed by Sara and Teresa.

I heard yells behind me as I sprinted, my breathing becoming heavy with the beating of my heart, "Already practicing for Quidditch then?" It was Gray and Rachel that came from behind as they teased. I knew Rachel was on the team, she was one of the Chasers in Ravenclaw, with me, but yet she took her time. I knew neither of them were moving faster than a walk but we would all meet eventually in the common room.

Running up the stone spiral stairs I felt Sara and Teresa take my flanks and when we finally reached the top of the tower I looked at the tapestry. Smiling to myself I whispered, Impervis. The charm was spoken quietly and if I had my wand out maybe it would have actually done the charm but for this moment it would not.

I grabbed the tapestry which displayed a great view of Hogwarts in its weave then found the once brick wall behind it had turned into open space, presenting a door. Moving past the tapestry and walking into the common room I looked at the roaring fire in front of me.

"Mara." Sara asked questionably as I stared at the flames, "Mara Williams!" I finally spun around to see all four of my good friends staring at me.

Teresa, with a flick of her wand, whispered and five butterbeers appeared on the table next to the three chairs and couches. Smiling with giggles once more we took them in our hands and drank. Yes, of course this was a year to remember.