Alone
Seamus stared at the ruins of what once had been his second home, his sanctuary. Now his sanctuary was nothing more than stones and dust.
How quickly dreams can fall, he thought morosely. He shivered as he looked at the corpses on the ground. Their numbers included: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Snape, McGonagall, Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, Draco Malfoy... the list went on and on. The only thing that mattered now was Voldemort was gone. And he couldn't find Justin's body. Since the beginning of the final battle, Justin and Seamus had been torn apart. Justin looked so worried then, yet at the same time, trying to mask his doubt and fear with bravery. Justin had turned to Seamus, looked at him with his eyes that showed so much, and whispered, "Promise you won't leave me alone."
"I promise," Seamus had said. But he lied. He was captured by Death Eaters two minutes afterwards and fought for his life. Luckily, Seamus was able to survive. What about Justin? The last he had seen of the Hufflepuff was Justin punching a Death Eater in the face, blood dripping from a cut on his forehead.
Oh, Justin, Seamus thought. He looked despairingly at the rubble and mass of dead bodies littering the ground. Just then, he spotted honey brown curls on top of an all too familiar face. He had found Justin. Seamus ran to the curly-haired boy, hoping against all hope that there was some chance that Justin could still be alive. He dropped to his knees and touched Justin's neck for a sign of a pulse.
There was a moment when Seamus's heavy breathing was all that could be heard. And then there was something... a faint throbbing against Seamus's fingers. Justin was a live.
Seamus brushed Justin's curls away from his face and reached into his pocket to cast the Enervate spell. So Justin awoke. He opened his dark brown eyes and looked at Seamus. A slight moan escaped his lips.
"Seamus..." Justin breathed.
"I'm here, blueberry," Seamus said. "Try to save your energy for walking."
"You-Know-Who... gone?"
"Yes. But we're the only ones left." Seamus helped Justin to his feet and the two walked through the ruins of Hogwarts to the open road. And so they survived.
Seamus stared at the ruins of what once had been his second home, his sanctuary. Now his sanctuary was nothing more than stones and dust.
How quickly dreams can fall, he thought morosely. He shivered as he looked at the corpses on the ground. Their numbers included: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Snape, McGonagall, Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, Draco Malfoy... the list went on and on. The only thing that mattered now was Voldemort was gone. And he couldn't find Justin's body. Since the beginning of the final battle, Justin and Seamus had been torn apart. Justin looked so worried then, yet at the same time, trying to mask his doubt and fear with bravery. Justin had turned to Seamus, looked at him with his eyes that showed so much, and whispered, "Promise you won't leave me alone."
"I promise," Seamus had said. But he lied. He was captured by Death Eaters two minutes afterwards and fought for his life. Luckily, Seamus was able to survive. What about Justin? The last he had seen of the Hufflepuff was Justin punching a Death Eater in the face, blood dripping from a cut on his forehead.
Oh, Justin, Seamus thought. He looked despairingly at the rubble and mass of dead bodies littering the ground. Just then, he spotted honey brown curls on top of an all too familiar face. He had found Justin. Seamus ran to the curly-haired boy, hoping against all hope that there was some chance that Justin could still be alive. He dropped to his knees and touched Justin's neck for a sign of a pulse.
There was a moment when Seamus's heavy breathing was all that could be heard. And then there was something... a faint throbbing against Seamus's fingers. Justin was a live.
Seamus brushed Justin's curls away from his face and reached into his pocket to cast the Enervate spell. So Justin awoke. He opened his dark brown eyes and looked at Seamus. A slight moan escaped his lips.
"Seamus..." Justin breathed.
"I'm here, blueberry," Seamus said. "Try to save your energy for walking."
"You-Know-Who... gone?"
"Yes. But we're the only ones left." Seamus helped Justin to his feet and the two walked through the ruins of Hogwarts to the open road. And so they survived.