Wow. To say that I was excited about the response to the first chapter is an understatement. I was completely awestruck that this was so well-received. And I can't believe that I forgot to put the following in the first chapter. BIG thanks to Spirel, AnimeinAeternum, Asian Portia, and ladyro7 for their suggestions.
And since my name hasn't changed since I posted the last chapter, I still don't own Harry Potter.
Loneliness
Voldemort glared menacingly at his arch rival and Harry Potter returned the stare.
"Do you have any last words Tom?" Harry asked.
"You talk like you're going to defeat me Harry."
"What makes you think that I won't?"
"I AM THE DARK VOLDEMORT! I have mastered magic you haven't even dreamed of!"
"Are you sure that this whole 'ruling the wizarding world' isn't just a way to compensate for your lonely childhood? That you never had any friends?" Harry casually commented.
"FOOLISHNESS! I have never needed anyone."
"Who are you trying to convince Tom? Us or yourself?"
Voldemort continued to stare at Harry, not a word being exchanged. After a few moments, Voldemort's bottom lip began to quiver and then he burst into tears.
"All I wanted was a friend!" he sobbed. "Just someone to share my feelings with. Is that so much to ask?"
"I'll be your friend," a dreamy voice piped up from the crowd.
The crowd parted and out came Luna Lovegood, slightly scruffed up from the fight but still looking as entranced as ever. Once reaching the edge of the crowd, she ran up to Voldemort and enveloped him in a hug.
"I feel warm and fuzzy," Voldemort commented. "Is this what it's like to be loved?"
"It gets even better," Luna said, smiling.
"I've been so wrong all my life. I want to live right. I want to be loved."
"There's always room for change," Luna replied.
She rose to her feet, taking Voldemort's hand in hers and Luna and Harry helped Voldemort in his first steps to the right path in life.
Just to let you all know, I probably won't update for a couple of weeks due to midterms and presentations and such. All the more reason to review. PLEASE give me a ray of sunlight in my insane stressfulness.