Let Go
A wise person once told me that the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.
Tom Riddle died years ago, when he decided to kill his father and make his first horcrux, after his soul was split, he was never the same. Many people didn't even want to have this funeral, because of all the horrible choices he made. I agree that he made many bad choices, but he deserves a funeral as much as any of us do.
Tom Riddle made a bad choice and gave into the darkness, something that, if given a chance to grow up in a proper home with love, I don't think he would have done. He was incapable of love, but he wasn't incapable of hurt. I understand his hate for muggles, I really do, that's just what happens when you grow up in a home full of hate.
Now, I'm not saying he don't deserve to be dead, or that he would feel regret, it was his own choice to be killed for killing all the innocent people he killed and he was incapable of regret. He killed my parents, and because of that, I grew up much like he did, in hatred, without anyone to love me. It was his fault I was beat day after day after day to an inch of my life. It's his fault, but I don't blame him.
Let go. If we blame this guy for the rest of our lives, we're not going to get anywhere. Just let go of the hate for him, that's what I beseech from you… just remember, he was once a human too.
Written for:
Favorite Genre BC; Beseech; Eulogy
Character Diversity BC; Regret; Harry Potter
Character Trait BC; argumentative!
AU Diversity; Abused!Harry; Horrible
One AU; Abused!Harry; My Life