The Apprentice

Crossover : Harry Potter/Star Wars

Summary: Dumbledore has died. Harry Potter has fallen to hatred and rage. And in a galaxy far, far, away, Anakin Skywalker has been tricked into the dark side of the Force. Palpatine has taken in two apprentices…who will prevail? Is there hope for the universe?

Genre: Action/Angst/Romance

Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars or Harry Potter, blah, blah, blah…

Oh wow! Thanks for the reviews! Anyhoo, sorry for not updating! I'm super busy with schoolwork and stuff. Haha, excuses, I know. Well, I hope I improved my writing. Hope you like this chapter!

Chapter 2: Had I Known How to Save a Life

"Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came"

Hermione stared. She stared for a long, long, time.

"Hermione, he's gone now. All we can do is pray for him." said a tall, lanky boy with orange hair and freckles.

She was still dazed as she stared at the empty bed. Harry's empty bed. Without their knowledge, he secretly ran away in search of Voldemort. What a fool! To battle alone with Voldemort meant suicide. How could Harry be so blind? Maybe he did wish that death fell upon him. Where was he now?

-

There was a knock on the door.

"Ron, Hermione, dinner is ready." said Mrs. Weasley. She looked like a wreck. She had been crying, apparently, since the news of Harry's disappearance. Molly and Arther have been blaming themselves for not supervising Harry enough.

-

"C'mon, Hermione, lets go eat." said Ron softly. He looked sadly at Hermione. She still seemed to be in shock, or worse, denial. Stare, stare, stare.

"I'm not very hungry, Ron. You go on ahead. I'll eat later." Stare, stare, stare.

Ron sighed. Yes, he felt depressed too, but he had to stay strong and keep everyone together. Things were going to fall apart with no Dumbledore to go to. The incident was already alerted to the Order. The Order replied saying :

'Do not go in search of Harry. We will think of a plan to find him. Stay in the house. It will be too dangerous to go about. Burn this letter after you have read it.'

How could they just stay put? Ron insisted on leaving immediately to search for Harry, but Hermione firmly objected. She did not want another of her friends to put themselves in unnecessary danger.

-

The whole house was gloomy. Mrs. Weasley tried her best to stay cheerful, while the twins were staring at their porridge solemnly. Mr. Weasley was out on Order business, and Ginny was nowhere to be seen. Bill, Fluer, and Charlie were notified of Harry's disappearance, and were arriving the next day to give some moral support.

-

As soon as Ron left, Hermione burst into tears. She couldn't let them see her this way. She had to be strong. If they found out, they would have one more person to worry about. Hermione felt guilty for letting Harry down. If they were there for him, he wouldn't have gone off in a crazy rage to find Voldemort.

'We failed him.'

How could it have gone so wrong?

"Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life"

-

-

Anakin felt wonderful. He found a way to save his beloved Padme, and even if it meant joining the Sith, he had found a way. After he grew powerful enough, he could overthrow that old man Palpatine and rule the galaxy with his beautiful queen. All he had to do was kill a few younglings. Simple matters, really. Obi-Wan, he would deal with later. He thought he was trustworthy, but apparently not. He turned his lovely Padme into thinking he was a horrid monster. Lies, lies, lies. So many of them, all twisted in a single web of deceit.

-

The bastard had taken Padme somewhere to hide her from him. He couldn't sense her pulse in the Force anymore. Obi-Wan would regret his actions soon enough. To think that he once thought that they were like brothers. Anakin clenched his fists. His hate grew more and more, soon blinding him from his conscience, and blocking him from his heart.

-

"Padme, are you alright?" asked Obi-Wan. His forehead crinkled in worry.

Padme stared blankly at the ceiling. She was lying on a hospital bed. Stare, stare, stare. It's been 7 hours since the birth of her children, Luke and Leia. She did not take notice in the crying child in her arms. She was just a hollow shell now, without her lover. She couldn't believe what Obi-Wan had just told her. Anakin had turned to the dark side and joined the Sith. It was too late. If she hadn't witnessed it herself, she wouldn't have even believed such nonsense. Killing younglings, attacking the Jedi Council. It was just too much. So she decided to tune the world out. Stare, stare, stare.

-

Obi-Wan was in deep contemplation. He had alerted what was left of the Jedi to hide until he gave the signal. So much has happened in such little time. Anakin turned to the dark side, most of the Jedi are dead, and Padme gave birth to twins. Turns out Padme couldn't handle all this, and so she escapes into her own world. Her poor children are left without anyone to care for them. Obi-Wan sighed. He would have to look after them, since their mother was incapable at the moment, and well, their father wasn't even a possibility.

How could Anakin spawn so much hatred? Everything had gone wrong. He was suppose to be the Chosen One, the one to bring the Sith down, not vice versa! Obi-Wan blamed himself for not being there for Anakin. It was all his fault. He should have listened to what Anakin had to say, and not treat him like a child. All hope is lost now.

"Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life"

Another chapter. Yay? Give me feedback on how to make it better! Haha, I hope to improve my writing, so yea. Thanks for, uh, reviewing, and stuff.

Sincerely,

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P.S. The song is from "How to Save a Life" by The Fray. I don't own it. Kapeesh?

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