AN: I was very nit-picky about this one, making it 200 words exactly was no picnic. ulg. BUT i managed and it was kind of fun to do it at the same time :]
I kind of stole the actual letter (or most of it) from the Charmed episode where Phoebe reads Cole's letter after they kill him, so I give credit there--that was not mine, sad to say. But as I'm sure you've figured out by now, I simply cannot resist being inspired by these things.
Anyways, hope you enjoy this one.
"Hermione?" Ginny rounded the corner into the small library in Grimauld Place.
Hermione gazed up at her friend, eyes red from crying; she spent most of her time in the library now. Ginny walked over, holding an envelope.
"Um, this was found among his things...at Hogwarts, when they...cleaned everything out—" Ginny swallowed, uncomfortable.
Taking it, Hermione slowly turned it over. Her name was scrawled in black across the front in familiar handwriting.
Waiting until Ginny left, she broke the Slytherin seal and pulled the parchment out, unsure of what she would find. Taking a deep breath, Hermione began to read.
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Hermione,
If I am dead right now, I know it was at your hand. No one had power over me as you did. Please don't cry; I was dead before I met you. I was born the day you loved me, and your love for me will keep me alive forever.
I will always be with you, never forget that. Never doubt.
S
Hermione closed her eyes, the letter sitting limply in her lap, a tear slipping from its careful containment within.
It was still so clear in her mind: She'd killed him. She'd had no choice.
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