AN: All rights and stuff go to Rowling and stuff
Lonely. They used that word and they have no idea what it means, Harry thought bitterly. He trudged aimlessly through a corridor that had somehow survived the battle. Wisps of magic hung in the air; the after effect of a magical war. After going around to everyone making sure they were cared for, the-boy-whose-name-must-be-hyphenated was alone and miserable. Sure, Fred was dead, Harry thought painfully, but at least the Wesley's have each other! And Hermione, the brightest witch, he continued thinking moodily not caring where he was going, she can just reverse her parent's memory! I've met them, they'll understand. Everyone, no matter what has someone else! I have no-one! The resentment for everyone and everything just built up inside him. Slowly, he realised that he wasn't really angry, he was just so painfully lonely. He had no-one and was just doing his best to cope.
It might have helped him if someone followed, but everyone was to caught up in the ecstasy of survival, they paid little attention to the saviour of the lights whereabouts.
Somehow, Harry found himself in the astronomy tower. He walked cautiously to the edge of the balcony. A vast space filled with ash and smoke met his eyes, but the further he looked, the less black there was. In fact, if he squinted, he could see a beautiful sunset over a hill. There were wars every day, but the sun still rose and set. Harry smiled through the pain he felt inside. Everyone expected him to fall in love with Ginny, but after this...
He could pretend he loved Ginny until it was true enough. But he knew deep down that she would never understand what it was like to be lonely, what it was like to feel isolated from everyone else. No one could ever understand. It would be so easy to jump and end this madness. Harry sighed and shook his head.
"It's just not worth it..." he muttered, defeated. He turned and walked back down to the great hall. Time to do some repairs and pretend the world was now perfect, even though it was far from it.
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