He was going to die. He was leaving them now…leaving them to fight on their own, the Boy Who Lived finally dead. He was supposed to be immortal.
What would they think? Would they keep fighting? Would they know that he had to do this? Would they know he was as scared as they were? (But no, he couldn't be scared. He wasn't in Gryffindor to shrink away from this like a coward.)
Yes, he had to be brave. Now or never, as Ron had put it. But he hadn't known it would soon mean— …He had to be brave.
AN: Another italic crisis here. I like to emphasize things, don't I? Honestly, both italics and repetition for that last one, quite the emphasis. Anyway, even though (in my opinion) Rowling did a wonderful job with this scene, I think that going with the intention to die is one of the bravest things Harry has done, so I had to write it. ...And watch as everything I wrote is either exactly like the book or totally contradicts the book. Sorry if that's the case. I really didn't mean to obviously.
