It could have been seconds. It could have been hours. Hell, it could have been days that I was sitting against the wall. Time had lost all meaning. Everything had lost all meaning. Everything except for Seamus. He was all that mattered. I just wanted him back. I wanted to see him, to hear him speak, and, most of all, to wrap my arms around him and never let go. Tears were welling in my eyes and at this point I knew that there was no stopping them. They ran down my face, hot and fast and with no intention of ceasing.

I sat there and I cried, not caring who saw me like this, so vulnerable and weak. People were walking by, some even running. I could hear joyous reunions all around me and I ached with jealousy. All I needed to do was find him. Then everything would be okay and I could finally be happy. I stood up and wiped the tears from my eyes. Sitting here miserable would not do anything to help the situation at hand. I had to stop thinking that he was definitely dead and start looking for him, on the off chance that he was actually alive. I walked out of the Great Hall, with my wand in my hand and my thoughts set on one goal.

Deciding where to look first wasn't hard at all, I knew where I had to go: the hall where the ceiling crumbled in front of my eyes. He had to be there. But even if he wasn't I wouldn't give up. I would never give up. Not on him. I got to the hall and gazed across it. It appeared completely abandoned, the pile of rocks and rubble nearly filling the room.

And that's when I saw hit. Seamus's wand, lying just outside of the pile. My heart filled with hope as I ran towards the wand. He had to be here, somewhere! Maybe even still alive, if I was lucky. I reached his wand and gasped at the sight. It was completely covered in blood, and lying in a small puddle of it. But I wasn't going to let that thrash my new found hope.

I began by carefully moving the rocks small enough for me to pick up. It was like walking on eggshells, because I was too scared of sending more tumbling and hurting him more if he was there. I felt like I had moved so much, but there was still no sign of him anywhere. I was starting to get scared. Terrified, even.

"Dean?" A voice asked. Luna.

"Luna, hi," I said, my voice shaking.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"I'm looking for Sea-Seamus," I heard myself stutter at his name, it was becoming painful to say it out loud.

"Oh, do you think that he's under those rocks?"

"Yeah, I found his wand here."

"Well, would you like some help?" She offered. I considered it carefully. While I did want to get him out of there as quickly as possible, I didn't want anyone to see me so broken.

"Yes, that would be great, Luna," I decided. Finding Seamus was much more important than people seeing me broken and vulnerable, "thank you so much."

"No problem, Dean," she said happily and skipped over to start helping me. We moved the rocks in almost complete silence, though I could seeing her glancing at me every few seconds, worry etched on her face.

"Dean," she said, breaking the silence, "if he was there, d'you think he'd be able to hear us if we shouted for him?"

"Maybe. When the rocks first fell I shouted for him and got no response, but now that we've uncovered some of this he might be able to hear us."

"Yes, okay. SEAMUS!" she shouted, her voice ringing out through the hall, and only met with silence.

"SHAY!" I screamed, "Where are you, Seamus? Come on, mate. I need to know you're alive! SEAMUS!" Then, from somewhere slightly to the left of us, I heard it. It was nothing more than a moan, but it was definitely there.

"Did you hear that, Luna?" I asked excitedly.

"Yes, but barely." She replied. So she heard it, too. That means that I wasn't just going crazy, that he was actually there! My heart leapt at the thought.

I moved closer to where I heard the noise. "Shay, I'm going to get you out of there right now. Don't move, not even a bit."

"Dean, I think we can actually get him!" Luna said.

"We will. I won't stop trying until I get him out."

Sorry for the semi-awkward chapter ending, it kind of just happened that way. Anyway, I hope you liked it!