Disclaimer: All the characters, places and other stuff from Harry Potter is not mine.
Of Glorious Lives and Obituaries
Of Dementors and Tortoises
When Greg was a little boy he had got himself a pet tortoise. He had named it Caramel after his favourite confectionery, but called it Cara for short. He took care of it and considered Cara his best friend. Greg had had other pets before as well, but then it had always ended up bad for both the boy and the animal, since one way or another, he had managed to sit or step upon them and then they were all flat and motionless. But his Dad had put a special Strengthening Charm on Cara's shell that would withstand Greg's weight should he accidentally step or sit on it. And the Charm held.
Coming to Hogwarts, Greg had left Cara because only cats, owls, and toads were allowed there. But every time he went home for Christmas Holidays or Summer Break, he had a happy reunion with it, and he would talk to it about all the things that had happened to him while he was away, and he always got the feeling that Cara was not only listening, but also understanding. Not even his best friend Vinny did that, but then Greg did care for Cara a lot more than he did for Vinny.
The Dementors, though now apparently on Lord Voldemort's side, didn't pick their victims according to allegiance – they had been reported to attack Death Eaters as well. And that's why Gregory Goyle was prepared when he met three of them one day. Directing his wand, he cast a perfect Patronus, thinking about Cara and candies.
His Patronus was a tortoise and by the time it reached the Dementors, it was already too late.
The end.
A/N: So, the basic idea is that I'm going to kill off all the (lesser) characters. Next one will be Cho, for my beta, but after that... well, you tell me. :P