Author's Note: Enjoy!

Disclaimer: The following characters belong to J.K. Rowling, and this story derives from her original works, storylines, and world. Please do not sue me, I can barely pay tuition.

Warnings: NA


Stacked with: MC4A; Eternal Rhapsody; Hogwarts; Sky's The Limit

Individual Challenge(s): Ravenclaw MC (x2); On the Nose; Ethnic and Present; Times to Come; Seeds; Old Shoes; Themes and Things A (Secrets); Themes and Things B (Loss); Flags and Ribbons

Representation(s): Greengrass-Malfoy blood curse; non-binary Al Potter

Bonus challenge(s): Car in a Tutu; Unicorn; Chorus (Mouth of Babes)

Tertiary bonus challenge: NA

Word Count: 100


Cygnus

"When Phaeton crashed the sun chariot, Cygnus spent the rest of his life picking up his brother's bones. The gods saw, turned him into a swan, and made him a constellation."

"That's tragic," Albus said.

"Some would say morbid."

"Maybe," Albus replied. They swallowed. "My father's lost a lot of people. He says it's important to find the right ways to be sad about it or it'll eat you up. I know he's a hero, but that comes with so much sadness."

"We talk about this at my house too," Scorpius said. He finally shared his secret. "My mum's dying."