Depression

Hogwarts to Honor Potter

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will dedicate the start-of-the-year feast to Harry Potter, Headmistress Minerva McGonagall announced today. The feast will include speeches from the Headmistress and several professors who knew Potter and remember him fondly, including Neville Longbottom, who attended Hogwarts with Potter, and Edward "Teddy" Lupin, Potter's Godson.

The feast, normally reserved for Hogwarts students only, will also be open to parents of students who wish to join in remembering The Boy Who Lived.

"I'm not going back!" James shouted, slamming his bedroom door in his mother's face. Ginny calmly opened the door and stood in the doorway while James dropped down and sat on the floor, leaning against his bed.

"You have to go back, sweetie," Ginny said gently, "Please just get ready to go to Diagon Alley with us to get your school supplies."

"What's the point?" James demanded, wrapping his arms around his legs and burying his face. "What's the point in magic if it can't bring him back?" James's voice cracked mid-sentence and Ginny's heart broke all over again. She walked into the bedroom and sat next to her son. Ginny wrapped her arms around James and pulled him close to her. He was shaking and small sobs escaped his lips every few seconds.

"I love you, James," Ginny said, unsure of what else to say. James continued to cry and lean on Ginny for support.

"I don't want to go back," James sobbed, "It just won't be the same."

"I know, honey…" Ginny said quietly, thinking about how empty the house would be when all of her children returned to school in 2 days. "I know, but your father would want us to keep moving forward…We have to…" Ginny's words caught in her throat and she suppressed the tears that were threatening to fall.

James looked up at his mother and saw the grief on her face. He threw his arms around her and squeezed her tight. At this, the first sign of affection James had shown her since Harry passed away, Ginny could no longer hold back her tears. They held each other close and cried together.

Ten Years Before

A small, black-haired boy ran around on the grassy hill, screeching with glee as his father chased after him.

"James, get back here!" Harry said in an amused tone, reaching out and scooping the boy into his arms. James wriggled maniacally and tried to free himself from his father's grasp. Harry held tight to his son and planted a kiss on his cheek.

"Dad!" James protested, wiping away the kiss.

"James!" Harry copied James' tone jokingly and kissed him again.

James laughed and pushed away from his father, dropping to the ground and running away again. "Come get me!"

Looking backwards towards Harry, James tripped forward and fell to the ground. He began to cry and Harry ran up to him and scooped him into his arms again.

"It'll be okay, James," Harry said warmly, "You're okay."

Harry kissed James again, this time on the top of his head, and carried him back towards the Potter house where Ginny would patch up James's bleeding knee. She was always better at healing spells than he was. James looked up at his father and stopped crying, sniffling slightly but otherwise okay.

"I just don't want to go back," James muttered miserably, looking up at his mother. "What's the point?"

"The point is that your dad would have wanted you to. You love Hogwarts, James."

James sighed and stood up, wiping away his tears. He held a hand out to Ginny and helped her to her feet. "Let's go," he said, sounding only slightly less upset. "You're right…Dad would want me to go…"

Ginny smiled sadly at him and they walked out of James's room together and headed to Diagon Alley with Lily and Albus to shop for their first school year without their father.