The Boy-Who-Never-Lived

Dear Reader,

I am dead. This letter was sent to the Daily Prophet when I died and I am grateful that they printed it, as per my request.

No, I was not murdered by Death Eaters. Truthfully? I took an easy way out and ended my own pain. Yes, your "Golden Boy," your "Savior," killed himself. The question is, why?

Ever since I joined the wizarding world, I have expectations thrust upon me. I have fought for my life and have seen more than any sixteen-year-old – or anyone, for that matter – should see. I have seen death too many times to count. I am not "Perfect Potter." I never was.

You, the public, have always gossiped about me. Whether I was a great war hero or someone to be feared, you scrutinized my every move and left me with no freedom.

I didn't end my life. I never lived.

--H.J.P.--