Ch.21- A Time for Silence
Professors and people from the Ministry went in search of the bodies in the woods. They searched until they had almost given up hope. Then one of the Ministry workers spotted her. "Over here! I found her!" Everyone crowded around the lifeless form of Sarah. She was smiling, and looking towards the sky. It was by far the scariest sight that they had ever seen. She was bloody and battered, and still had a smile on her face. Professor Snape walked over to her and closed her eyes, and he wiped his eyes. He who hated everyone (except Slytherins) was crying for this girl. Slowly the Ministry workers went in search of Voldemort, but the professors still stayed by her side. Professor Snape lifted her up (not with magic, but with his arms). He carried her out of those godforsaken woods. He carried her to Dumbledore who was standing in front of the school doors. "We found her." Dumbledore nodded his head. "Take her to the infirmary." Those were the only words spoken between them. Snape's eyes were red, and tears were about to spill from his eyes. Snape began to walk away, but Dumbledore put his hand on his back. "Severus..." Snape faced Dumbledore. "Don't try to comfort me. I used to be apart of what did this to this poor girl. I don't want your pity..." And with that he headed for the infirmary.
*Meanwhile...
The search still went on in the woods. This time it was a professor who made the discovery. Hagrid found the body of the man who had haunted the dreams of so many people, and terrorized the lives of thousands. Hagrid yelled out, and everyone came quickly. They encircled the dead body on the ground. Hagrid rolled him over with a kick of his foot. They looked upon the face of man that they had once feared to even mention his name. His face was frozen in fear. He the great Voldemort was afraid, and of what? One kid, who had survived every single one of the attacks that Voldemort had brought upon him. They had been afraid of him? No one wanted to touch him, so they magicked him to follow behind them.
The students had been sent to their common rooms. Many of them had sent owls to their families. They were all very quiet. There was not a lot to say. It was that way all throughout the castle. Silence. The silence was so overbearing that the students just started to cry. Students from every house and from every year. All the events of that day finally hit them, and all they could do was cry. They cried with joy, they cried with sadness, and they cried with the realization that they were finally free from fear.
Dumbledore went to his office where he found the group that he had left there. They sat in silence. He cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but they have found Sarah. If you would like to see her she is in the infirmary." They all looked at him. He saw the extreme sadness in their eyes. His heart felt it also. He wanted to cry for them, but not in front of them. They slowly made their way out of his office. None of them said a word.
He sat at his desk, and he began to weep. Yes, he wept. He took out a fresh sheet of paper, and gathered his thoughts about what to write on it.
Mr. and Mrs. Bellows,
I am sorry to inform you that there has been an accident involving your daughter. She bravely protected her fellow students against an unexpected attack from Voldemort. She courageously went into the face of danger, and remained calm. She tried to protect a student from an attack from Voldemort, and was hit herself. She is dead. She sacrificed herself for a friend, and not only a friend but also the whole world. Voldemort was killed also.
I am personally writing you because she was very dear to me. I am sorry for your lose. There is nothing that I can say that will help you with your grief, but my heart goes out to you. She is here now, and we will be having a memorial service in the next couple of days. I will understand if you would like to have her back before then. Please write back as soon as possible.
My deepest apologies,
Professor Dumbledore
He sent the letter, and sat at his desk. Silence had taken over him.
They slowly made their way the infirmary. They opened the door. Madame Pomfrey was helping all the injured Ministry workers. She looked at them, and her features softened. Without a word spoken she led them to a bed that had the curtains drawn around it. She pulled the curtains back, and they laid their eyes upon the frozen form of Sarah. The once lively and good- natured Sarah. The only thing that reminded them of the way she was, was the smile on her face. They thought that they had cried all of their tears in Dumbledore's office, but then they found a whole other set of tears. These were tears from their very souls. It is one thing to hear that someone is dead, but to see it is very different. These tears were gut wrenching. They hurt their very beings. Harry pulled Ron and Hermione out of the room, and left Draco and Oliver.
All that they could do was look at her and cry. Oliver took her hand and sat in a chair next to her. He began to mutter under his breath. "I am such a fool. Why did I take you for granted? I loved you so much... and I still do." Draco stopped his tears, and left Oliver with Sarah. I loved her also.
*Meanwhile...
Harry, Ron, and Hermione made their way to the Gryffindor common room. Harry asked Hermione to take him to the girl's dorm. She led him, and he walked to Sarah's bed. He opened the trunk. Hermione gasped. "What are you doing?" Harry ignored her. He pulled out a few things, and he found what he had been looking for. He found several letters and trinkets. He took them, and shuffled through them. Hermione looked very confused. Harry pulled out a letter with his name on it. He stuck it in his pocket. He handed Hermione a letter also. Hermione took it. "What is this?" Harry looked for Ron's. "Read it." He walked down to the common room, and gave Ron his letter.
Hermione took the letter, and opened it carefully.
Hermione,
If you are reading this I am dead. You have been a really great friend. You have helped with my homework, and just about everything else. Please don't feel sorry for me. I am truly happy. I didn't really help you much, but I do have one thing that may be of help. Ron likes you. I know that you like him too. So don't act like you don't. Please, as one of my last requests, tell him. Remember that we will always have our library study dates. Don't take your studies so seriously, because if you do you miss out on the best parts of life. I love you Hermione Granger.
Love,
Sarah Bellows
Hermione wiped her eyes. She couldn't believe the day she had had. One of her closest friends had died, Voldemort was dead, and Ron liked her? What folded the letter again, and put it in her trunk.
Ron looked at the thing that Harry has handed him. It was a letter. He opened it carefully.
Ron,
I know this must be weird, because I am dead. I just wanted to let you know a few things. I am passing on my wisdom to you. You are a really great guy. You don't need to be a great wizard, Quidditch star, or anything glamorous, because you already are very special. You are funny, charming (at least some of the time), and quite cute (don't tell anyone I said that).
You are very fortunate to have a family that loves you so much. Don't take them for granted. Your dad loves you so much, and you mom does too (plus she can cook well). Tell Fred and George that I hope they are very successful in their joke "enterprise". I have some more plans for stuff that they can make in my trunk. Tell Ginny that one day Harry will come around and that if he doesn't that Colin Creevey isn't that bad.
You also have really great friends. Hermione especially... hint, hint, hint! She likes you. Lucky you. ^__^ Tell her! Ron you are very special to me. I love you.
Love,
Sarah Bellows
PS
Ron and Hermione sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
1 Ron put the letter back in its envelope. He was blushing. He wiped his eyes. She had said everything that he had ever wanted. This letter gave him extra confidence in himself.
Notes- That's all for now. I know it was fluff. So kill me. And Snape was very out of character, but there are only 2 reviewers so I hope you don't mind. I will get the next chapter up A.S.A.P.
Check out:
Kneazle- "Pandora's Box"
Professors and people from the Ministry went in search of the bodies in the woods. They searched until they had almost given up hope. Then one of the Ministry workers spotted her. "Over here! I found her!" Everyone crowded around the lifeless form of Sarah. She was smiling, and looking towards the sky. It was by far the scariest sight that they had ever seen. She was bloody and battered, and still had a smile on her face. Professor Snape walked over to her and closed her eyes, and he wiped his eyes. He who hated everyone (except Slytherins) was crying for this girl. Slowly the Ministry workers went in search of Voldemort, but the professors still stayed by her side. Professor Snape lifted her up (not with magic, but with his arms). He carried her out of those godforsaken woods. He carried her to Dumbledore who was standing in front of the school doors. "We found her." Dumbledore nodded his head. "Take her to the infirmary." Those were the only words spoken between them. Snape's eyes were red, and tears were about to spill from his eyes. Snape began to walk away, but Dumbledore put his hand on his back. "Severus..." Snape faced Dumbledore. "Don't try to comfort me. I used to be apart of what did this to this poor girl. I don't want your pity..." And with that he headed for the infirmary.
*Meanwhile...
The search still went on in the woods. This time it was a professor who made the discovery. Hagrid found the body of the man who had haunted the dreams of so many people, and terrorized the lives of thousands. Hagrid yelled out, and everyone came quickly. They encircled the dead body on the ground. Hagrid rolled him over with a kick of his foot. They looked upon the face of man that they had once feared to even mention his name. His face was frozen in fear. He the great Voldemort was afraid, and of what? One kid, who had survived every single one of the attacks that Voldemort had brought upon him. They had been afraid of him? No one wanted to touch him, so they magicked him to follow behind them.
The students had been sent to their common rooms. Many of them had sent owls to their families. They were all very quiet. There was not a lot to say. It was that way all throughout the castle. Silence. The silence was so overbearing that the students just started to cry. Students from every house and from every year. All the events of that day finally hit them, and all they could do was cry. They cried with joy, they cried with sadness, and they cried with the realization that they were finally free from fear.
Dumbledore went to his office where he found the group that he had left there. They sat in silence. He cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but they have found Sarah. If you would like to see her she is in the infirmary." They all looked at him. He saw the extreme sadness in their eyes. His heart felt it also. He wanted to cry for them, but not in front of them. They slowly made their way out of his office. None of them said a word.
He sat at his desk, and he began to weep. Yes, he wept. He took out a fresh sheet of paper, and gathered his thoughts about what to write on it.
Mr. and Mrs. Bellows,
I am sorry to inform you that there has been an accident involving your daughter. She bravely protected her fellow students against an unexpected attack from Voldemort. She courageously went into the face of danger, and remained calm. She tried to protect a student from an attack from Voldemort, and was hit herself. She is dead. She sacrificed herself for a friend, and not only a friend but also the whole world. Voldemort was killed also.
I am personally writing you because she was very dear to me. I am sorry for your lose. There is nothing that I can say that will help you with your grief, but my heart goes out to you. She is here now, and we will be having a memorial service in the next couple of days. I will understand if you would like to have her back before then. Please write back as soon as possible.
My deepest apologies,
Professor Dumbledore
He sent the letter, and sat at his desk. Silence had taken over him.
They slowly made their way the infirmary. They opened the door. Madame Pomfrey was helping all the injured Ministry workers. She looked at them, and her features softened. Without a word spoken she led them to a bed that had the curtains drawn around it. She pulled the curtains back, and they laid their eyes upon the frozen form of Sarah. The once lively and good- natured Sarah. The only thing that reminded them of the way she was, was the smile on her face. They thought that they had cried all of their tears in Dumbledore's office, but then they found a whole other set of tears. These were tears from their very souls. It is one thing to hear that someone is dead, but to see it is very different. These tears were gut wrenching. They hurt their very beings. Harry pulled Ron and Hermione out of the room, and left Draco and Oliver.
All that they could do was look at her and cry. Oliver took her hand and sat in a chair next to her. He began to mutter under his breath. "I am such a fool. Why did I take you for granted? I loved you so much... and I still do." Draco stopped his tears, and left Oliver with Sarah. I loved her also.
*Meanwhile...
Harry, Ron, and Hermione made their way to the Gryffindor common room. Harry asked Hermione to take him to the girl's dorm. She led him, and he walked to Sarah's bed. He opened the trunk. Hermione gasped. "What are you doing?" Harry ignored her. He pulled out a few things, and he found what he had been looking for. He found several letters and trinkets. He took them, and shuffled through them. Hermione looked very confused. Harry pulled out a letter with his name on it. He stuck it in his pocket. He handed Hermione a letter also. Hermione took it. "What is this?" Harry looked for Ron's. "Read it." He walked down to the common room, and gave Ron his letter.
Hermione took the letter, and opened it carefully.
Hermione,
If you are reading this I am dead. You have been a really great friend. You have helped with my homework, and just about everything else. Please don't feel sorry for me. I am truly happy. I didn't really help you much, but I do have one thing that may be of help. Ron likes you. I know that you like him too. So don't act like you don't. Please, as one of my last requests, tell him. Remember that we will always have our library study dates. Don't take your studies so seriously, because if you do you miss out on the best parts of life. I love you Hermione Granger.
Love,
Sarah Bellows
Hermione wiped her eyes. She couldn't believe the day she had had. One of her closest friends had died, Voldemort was dead, and Ron liked her? What folded the letter again, and put it in her trunk.
Ron looked at the thing that Harry has handed him. It was a letter. He opened it carefully.
Ron,
I know this must be weird, because I am dead. I just wanted to let you know a few things. I am passing on my wisdom to you. You are a really great guy. You don't need to be a great wizard, Quidditch star, or anything glamorous, because you already are very special. You are funny, charming (at least some of the time), and quite cute (don't tell anyone I said that).
You are very fortunate to have a family that loves you so much. Don't take them for granted. Your dad loves you so much, and you mom does too (plus she can cook well). Tell Fred and George that I hope they are very successful in their joke "enterprise". I have some more plans for stuff that they can make in my trunk. Tell Ginny that one day Harry will come around and that if he doesn't that Colin Creevey isn't that bad.
You also have really great friends. Hermione especially... hint, hint, hint! She likes you. Lucky you. ^__^ Tell her! Ron you are very special to me. I love you.
Love,
Sarah Bellows
PS
Ron and Hermione sitting in a tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
1 Ron put the letter back in its envelope. He was blushing. He wiped his eyes. She had said everything that he had ever wanted. This letter gave him extra confidence in himself.
Notes- That's all for now. I know it was fluff. So kill me. And Snape was very out of character, but there are only 2 reviewers so I hope you don't mind. I will get the next chapter up A.S.A.P.
Check out:
Kneazle- "Pandora's Box"