AN: The End. By now I wish I owned Harry Potter.
Epilogue
Hermione's POV
"I must be dreaming," I murmured.
"Then it's a good dream," Cedric whispered into my ear. We were sitting on the hill where we found the portkey, staring into the sunset.
"Why did you have to go?" I asked looking at him.
"Hermione. I meant what I said. I will always love you forever and always. That doesn't mean that I don't want you to give up on love," he said wrapping his arms around me. "I will always be there with you."
"I don't want to leave," I said softly.
"But you must. And never lose hope. Because the sun will always rise."
I awoke with a startle. I remember Morgan always telling me about the way she would dream about her parents and Melony. It gave me peace. I know that the dream was reality.
I opened my diary and a piece of paper fell out. I quickly recognized Morgan's scrawl:
When you're broken, in a million little pieces. Any you're trying, but you can't hold on anymore. Every tear falls down for a reason, don't you stop believing in yourself. When you're broken.
This quote helped my get through my parents' deaths and Melony's. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left. You will survive Hermione. Don't you ever tell yourself that you are not brave because I know you and the pain you must be feeling. I was half tempted to leave you a niffler… I know stop smiling Herm. I want you to believe that Cedric died so that you would live.
I will always be there when you need me. Just call out loudly.
Your friend,
Morgan Maude Moonchime
I smiled at the thought of the niffler. She would. I searched through my trunk, half expecting one to jump out. I found a letter taped to a blank journal. And one again in Morgan's scrawl:
Cedric wanted me to give this to you at Christmas, but I kept it for sentimental reasons. Sorry.
I opened the first page and saw a quote: Forget the past. Hope for tomorrow. Live for today. I smiled softly. A dark tear gather at the sight of his handwriting. If I try to write out what happened, I will understand it more myself. I opened to a fresh page and dabbed my quill and began:
People say that true love is meant to be. My story starts with a maroon train with gold words and a clumsy little girl…
