Next chapter in this story. Again my first in this series so please be
gentle. I do not own Harry Potter or anything involved with him. That's
J.K. Rowling.
Hope
" Ron! Ron! Where are you?"
I'm running and looking with no hope. I can't find him anywhere. Was it just a figment of my imagination? Was it just a trick? Hope. I should have never had hope. It's such a fickle thing. I had hoped I could save all my friends. Look where that got me and my friends. Dead we're all dead. I'm dead too. I'm dead in my heart. I can't feel anything. It's like all my sadness and anger came together and made me numb all over.
(gasp. "Help me please!")
Now I know I'm not dreaming. I know what I heard and its Ron I know it. "Ron! Ron! Where are you? Please oh please answer me!"
("I'm over here Harry. Over here under this pile of wood"!)
Here it is! "Ron! Ron I'm here hold on just a little longer." As I dig and dig I get more and more anxious. I can't believe he's alive. I still have one friend left. Ah! There he is I got him! I got him out! "Oh Ron! Ron I can't believe it's you. I thought you were dead!" "Ah Harry you know in your heart I wasn't gone. What about Hermione? Did you find her?"
He had to ask. I did find Hermione. She was the first one I saw. She had been hit by Avada Kadavra. I couldn't and still can't believe she's gone. She's our third person. She's the one that kept us going. And now I'll only see her in my dreams.
"Harry! Harry! Where'd you go? Hermione's ok right? Right!" The look on his face is unbearable. I have to tell him I know I have to.
"No Ron she's not ok. She's. She's gone Ron. She's gone and I'm so so sorry." My heart is sinking fast. The look on Ron's face is so pitiful.
"Sorry. Your sorry! Sorry isn't going to bring her back. What about Neville? Seamus? Katie and Alicia? Is anyone alive besides you and me?"
"No Ron there all gone. Everyone's gone. We are the only ones left."
"What happened Harry? You were supposed to save us all. You were our protector. And you failed. You failed us miserably."
He's right I did fail. I failed them all. But I tried. I tried really hard. Malfoy had blocked my way. He wouldn't move for anything. And as much as I hated him I didn't want to kill him. But I had to do something so instead I stunned him. I don't where he is now. He probably ran off to mommy.
"Harry I can't believe you! I can't believe you failed us. We trusted you and what did you do? You were taking your dear sweet precious ti-"
"That is enough Ron! I will sit not here and be badgered by my best friend. I tried Ron. I tried really hard. Malfoy blocked my way and wouldn't move. So I stunned him. But when I got here it was too late. He had gotten everyone or so I thought. So I killed him. But I think he got off easy. Because I'm left here with everyone's pain. You see Voldemort put a spell on me before he went. So now I know how everyone feels. I know how you feel. And it hurts Ron. It hurts really bad."
It feels so good to get all of that off my chest. My heart feels a little better. I think Ron feels a little better too. I can see it in his eyes. He's changed. I've changed. We'll see if it's a change for the better.
"Oh Harry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry for what I said. I know it wasn't your fault. It's just I was so mad about Hermione and everyone. Can you forgive me?"
"Of course I'll forgive you. All we have is each other now Ron."
If someone walked up they would have seen a strange sight. Two boys hugging. A fire blazing behind us and debris falling everywhere. Hogwarts has been destroyed. A place I used to think was safe. I don't know where Ron and I will go. I don't even know what I'm going to do in five minutes. All I know is I now I have some closure. And I have my hope. I still have my hope.
Hope
" Ron! Ron! Where are you?"
I'm running and looking with no hope. I can't find him anywhere. Was it just a figment of my imagination? Was it just a trick? Hope. I should have never had hope. It's such a fickle thing. I had hoped I could save all my friends. Look where that got me and my friends. Dead we're all dead. I'm dead too. I'm dead in my heart. I can't feel anything. It's like all my sadness and anger came together and made me numb all over.
(gasp. "Help me please!")
Now I know I'm not dreaming. I know what I heard and its Ron I know it. "Ron! Ron! Where are you? Please oh please answer me!"
("I'm over here Harry. Over here under this pile of wood"!)
Here it is! "Ron! Ron I'm here hold on just a little longer." As I dig and dig I get more and more anxious. I can't believe he's alive. I still have one friend left. Ah! There he is I got him! I got him out! "Oh Ron! Ron I can't believe it's you. I thought you were dead!" "Ah Harry you know in your heart I wasn't gone. What about Hermione? Did you find her?"
He had to ask. I did find Hermione. She was the first one I saw. She had been hit by Avada Kadavra. I couldn't and still can't believe she's gone. She's our third person. She's the one that kept us going. And now I'll only see her in my dreams.
"Harry! Harry! Where'd you go? Hermione's ok right? Right!" The look on his face is unbearable. I have to tell him I know I have to.
"No Ron she's not ok. She's. She's gone Ron. She's gone and I'm so so sorry." My heart is sinking fast. The look on Ron's face is so pitiful.
"Sorry. Your sorry! Sorry isn't going to bring her back. What about Neville? Seamus? Katie and Alicia? Is anyone alive besides you and me?"
"No Ron there all gone. Everyone's gone. We are the only ones left."
"What happened Harry? You were supposed to save us all. You were our protector. And you failed. You failed us miserably."
He's right I did fail. I failed them all. But I tried. I tried really hard. Malfoy had blocked my way. He wouldn't move for anything. And as much as I hated him I didn't want to kill him. But I had to do something so instead I stunned him. I don't where he is now. He probably ran off to mommy.
"Harry I can't believe you! I can't believe you failed us. We trusted you and what did you do? You were taking your dear sweet precious ti-"
"That is enough Ron! I will sit not here and be badgered by my best friend. I tried Ron. I tried really hard. Malfoy blocked my way and wouldn't move. So I stunned him. But when I got here it was too late. He had gotten everyone or so I thought. So I killed him. But I think he got off easy. Because I'm left here with everyone's pain. You see Voldemort put a spell on me before he went. So now I know how everyone feels. I know how you feel. And it hurts Ron. It hurts really bad."
It feels so good to get all of that off my chest. My heart feels a little better. I think Ron feels a little better too. I can see it in his eyes. He's changed. I've changed. We'll see if it's a change for the better.
"Oh Harry. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry for what I said. I know it wasn't your fault. It's just I was so mad about Hermione and everyone. Can you forgive me?"
"Of course I'll forgive you. All we have is each other now Ron."
If someone walked up they would have seen a strange sight. Two boys hugging. A fire blazing behind us and debris falling everywhere. Hogwarts has been destroyed. A place I used to think was safe. I don't know where Ron and I will go. I don't even know what I'm going to do in five minutes. All I know is I now I have some closure. And I have my hope. I still have my hope.