There's a grief that can't be spoken
As the pain goes on and on
Empty chairs at empty tables
Now my friends are dead and gone
"Emilie..."
"Yes"
"Get up Emilie! We'll be late!"
"Late for what?"
"The Hogwarts 10 year reunion!"
"I'm not going."
"Yes, yes you are. And I promised Dumbledore that we would be there early to help."
So I had no choice. I had been dreading this day for over almost 9 years now. A Hogwarts without James...or Lily...... or even Sirius, who I wasn't too eager to meet. I didn't know if I could handle it.
When I arrived at Hogwarts, I couldn't help but think of Sarah, someone I had avoided thinking of all these years. She was my triplet, along with Matt. She died in a dueling accident in our 5th year. Her boyfriend Remus was inconsolable.
Here they talked of revolution
Here they lit the flame
Here they talked about tomorrow
But tomorrow never came
"Were going to change the world. All six of us. Change the world....All 6 of us..."
Those instant flashbacks hit me often and hit me hard. The 6 of us had our futures all planned out. We were going to be the best 6 aurors in the world. We were going to destroy Voldermort. 2 of us did. We were going to stay together forever. 2 of us are.
"Um, Emilie, I really appreciate your help with Sarah. It's been hard"
"No problem Remus. I needed it too"
"Well, I was just wondering if you would go to the Christmas Dance with me..."
"I'd love to Remus. Thanks!"
I hoped Remus would be here today. I stepped into the Great Hall, fighting back the tears that threatened to overwhelm me.
From the table in the corner
The could see the world reborn
And they rose with voices ringing
And I can hear them now
"Emilie"
"Professor Dumbledore! How are you?"
"As I always am. But how are you?"
"I'm good" But I was lying.
His eyebrow arched. He could read me like a book.
"Okay, Okay. SO I'm not so good. In fact, I'm horrible. I don't want to be here at all. Too many memories. My brother Matt dragged me here."
The very words he had sung
"So why did you come?"
"A promise"
"Hmmmmmmmmmmm?"
"James, Lily, Sirius, Remus, Dani and I all agreed to meet here on our 10 year reunion in case we were split up. Now Remus and I are the only ones here, the only one's left...."
The very words that he had sung
became their last communion
And they now buried him at dawn
" Don't worry Dani, we'll be together until we die, when we'll die together. I promise."
I spoke up. " Well, just in case, we should make a pact"
"Like what?"
"No matter how far away we are, no matter what, we meet here for our ten year reunion"
The six of us all agreed, and made a pact in blood.
"I hope Remus shows up"
"What happened between you 2?"
"Well, after James and Lily died and Sirius was put away, Remus and I got really depressed, really moody, said stupid things, so I left. I regretted in, believe me, but there was nothing I could do. I was to cowardly. I wish everyone was here. Even Sirius."
Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
That I live and you are gone
There's a grief that can't be spoken
As the pain goes on and on
Phantom faces at the window
Phantom shadows on the floor
Empty chairs at empty tables
Where my friends will meet no more
"Don't worry Emilie. I wish they were here too. I wish James had let me be the Secret Keeper. I warned James that Sirius could be the spy. But, what is in the past is in the past."
Oh my friends, my friends, don't ask me
What you're sacrifice was for
"Oh, Em, Someone is here to see you"
I turned, hoping and praying.
And there was Remus, my best friend in the world, the person I hadn't seen or talked too for almost 10 years.
Empty Chairs at empty tables
Where my friends will sit no more
As the pain goes on and on
Empty chairs at empty tables
Now my friends are dead and gone
"Emilie..."
"Yes"
"Get up Emilie! We'll be late!"
"Late for what?"
"The Hogwarts 10 year reunion!"
"I'm not going."
"Yes, yes you are. And I promised Dumbledore that we would be there early to help."
So I had no choice. I had been dreading this day for over almost 9 years now. A Hogwarts without James...or Lily...... or even Sirius, who I wasn't too eager to meet. I didn't know if I could handle it.
When I arrived at Hogwarts, I couldn't help but think of Sarah, someone I had avoided thinking of all these years. She was my triplet, along with Matt. She died in a dueling accident in our 5th year. Her boyfriend Remus was inconsolable.
Here they talked of revolution
Here they lit the flame
Here they talked about tomorrow
But tomorrow never came
"Were going to change the world. All six of us. Change the world....All 6 of us..."
Those instant flashbacks hit me often and hit me hard. The 6 of us had our futures all planned out. We were going to be the best 6 aurors in the world. We were going to destroy Voldermort. 2 of us did. We were going to stay together forever. 2 of us are.
"Um, Emilie, I really appreciate your help with Sarah. It's been hard"
"No problem Remus. I needed it too"
"Well, I was just wondering if you would go to the Christmas Dance with me..."
"I'd love to Remus. Thanks!"
I hoped Remus would be here today. I stepped into the Great Hall, fighting back the tears that threatened to overwhelm me.
From the table in the corner
The could see the world reborn
And they rose with voices ringing
And I can hear them now
"Emilie"
"Professor Dumbledore! How are you?"
"As I always am. But how are you?"
"I'm good" But I was lying.
His eyebrow arched. He could read me like a book.
"Okay, Okay. SO I'm not so good. In fact, I'm horrible. I don't want to be here at all. Too many memories. My brother Matt dragged me here."
The very words he had sung
"So why did you come?"
"A promise"
"Hmmmmmmmmmmm?"
"James, Lily, Sirius, Remus, Dani and I all agreed to meet here on our 10 year reunion in case we were split up. Now Remus and I are the only ones here, the only one's left...."
The very words that he had sung
became their last communion
And they now buried him at dawn
" Don't worry Dani, we'll be together until we die, when we'll die together. I promise."
I spoke up. " Well, just in case, we should make a pact"
"Like what?"
"No matter how far away we are, no matter what, we meet here for our ten year reunion"
The six of us all agreed, and made a pact in blood.
"I hope Remus shows up"
"What happened between you 2?"
"Well, after James and Lily died and Sirius was put away, Remus and I got really depressed, really moody, said stupid things, so I left. I regretted in, believe me, but there was nothing I could do. I was to cowardly. I wish everyone was here. Even Sirius."
Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
That I live and you are gone
There's a grief that can't be spoken
As the pain goes on and on
Phantom faces at the window
Phantom shadows on the floor
Empty chairs at empty tables
Where my friends will meet no more
"Don't worry Emilie. I wish they were here too. I wish James had let me be the Secret Keeper. I warned James that Sirius could be the spy. But, what is in the past is in the past."
Oh my friends, my friends, don't ask me
What you're sacrifice was for
"Oh, Em, Someone is here to see you"
I turned, hoping and praying.
And there was Remus, my best friend in the world, the person I hadn't seen or talked too for almost 10 years.
Empty Chairs at empty tables
Where my friends will sit no more
