"There is no death in remembrance. Remember me, Sarah. Remember me, and a part of me will always be with you." - Martha Carrier to her daughter, Sarah Carrier"
― Kathleen Kent, The Heretic's Daughter
Chapter 2
Frank and Alice Longbottom
It was a quiet night for Frank and Alice. Neville was with Frank's mum, Madam Longbottom, spending time with his grandmother as Frank and Alice took some time to rest after watching Neville for so long. As they were getting ready to go upstairs to their bedroom, the front door exploded and in came Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange with Barty Crouch Junior at their heels. Spells were fired from both sides, hitting the walls and furniture.
While fighting against the Lestrange brothers, Frank and Alice forgot about Bellatrix and Barty, who were creeping up from behind and attacked them. With a shout of "Crucio!" two red lights hit Frank and Alice. The pain was so unbearable, it was like their nerves were on fire.
" Ah poor Longbottoms, look at them. Screaming on the ground where they belong." cooed Bellatrix with a crazed look in her eyes, wand held lightly in her hand as if she didn't have a care in the world.
Frank and Alice were screaming their lungs out, withering on the ground. Thoughts running through their head, thinking that this will be their last moments on the earth, and in a way it was. The thoughts that went through their heads were similar.
Frank was thinking of his family, where his mother will become depressed with her son's death and worry how she will take care of Neville. Oh Neville, sweet, wonderful son, he will not grow up with his parents guiding him. There will be no mother or father watching him as he goes through life, going through wonderful times and hardships. He hopes that Neville will forgive him that he can't be there for everything, he hopes that he will be forgiven for dying before he sees how great of a man Neville will become. He hopes he will be remembered by his son and how much he loved Neville.
Alice thinks of the last time she saw Neville, how he was slowly waking up from his nap as they got him ready to spend the day with his grandmother. How her beautiful Neville's smile was so happy at looking at his mum. She thinks of what will happen to Neville, how he will live with his grandmother and not his parents. How he will grow up without his mum, how she will never give him hugs again, how she won't sing him to sleep, or tell him the lessons she learned as she grew up. She hopes she will be forgiven for all the things she won't be able to do. But she knows that her son will be strong and that he will be a great human being and man.
As Alice's and Frank's thoughts came to an end, they looked at each other for the last time trying to send how much they love each other through their eyes. They closed their eyes and slipped away, losing their minds against the pain, never to regain their minds.
