Chapter 4: Sirius Eye
He was prefect. I had told Hermione as much. Our family was now complete.
I handed James back to his mother. She was happy. Happier than I had seen her in a while.
I had told her to rest and that I would be return. I had something I had to do.
I took one last look before I left. Harry was holding him now. He looked happy.
I made my way out of the hospital. I had only one thing in mind.
Once outside I apperated. When I reappeared I was standing in a graveyard.
This is where they are. This is were he is.
I took my time as I walked. Coming upon my first destination, I took a moment to collect my thoughts.
I looked down at the two headstones I had stopped in between.
Lily Potter James Potter
June 15, 1963 – October 31, 1986 February 6, 1963 – October 31, 1986
Wife, Friend, and Mother Husband, Friend, and Father
Died while protecting her only son. Died while protecting his family
Not the first to be killed, not the last.
They were family, my family.
'I wish you two could be here. It still hurts that you two are gone. It always will. Your son has grown into a great man. He did it; he killed him eight months ago. We all live in peace now. Be proud of him. We both miss you two very much and someday we shall all be toghter again.'
Not bothering to wipe my tears. I said a last goodbye to Lily and James and moved onto my next destination.
It wasn't too far from James and Lily's graves I found it. They were right next to each other. The family had wished it so.
Ronald Weasley Virginia Weasley
April 18, 1985 - September 8, 2006 June 25, 1986 – September 8, 2006
Brother, Friend, and Son Sister, Friend, and Daughter
Shall always be remembered for his great shall all remember her sacrifice. She gave
Bravery in the face of danger. Her life so another would live.
I remember that day well. It was the day Harry had finally asked Ginny to be his wife. We were all there. We had thought that we were safe, safe to celebrate. We were wrong. He found us. We didn't see it coming. They had appeared out of nowhere.
Ron had been brave. He fought strongly. We had all lost track of each other in the chaos. Ron…poor Ron.
He had followed a lone death eater. One who was trying to slip away. He had cornered him by the door. They had dueled. In the end the death eater had won. With one final curse he was gone. The death eater didn't get far.
George Weasley had seen it all happen. He had managed to knock him out before he escaped. We didn't know at the time who it was. He had still been wearing his mask.
We had found out later that it was Peter. The traitor. Harry had told me later that he thought Ron must of known it was him. Must of seen the hand.
Ron had hated him, almost as much as I did. He had betrayed Ron too. It was something Ron could never forget.
At almost the same time that Ron had died, so did Ginny. Harry never left her side trying to protect her. In the end she had given her life for his. Harry hadn't seen it coming.
The death eater had come up from behind him. His wand raised at Harry's back he had sent an unforgivable at him.
Ginny had seen it. She had jumped in the path of the curse. Harry had turned just as the curse hit her.
He was never the same after that. None of us were. Two of our greatest gone. The war had progressed rapidly after that.
I stood at their graves for a while. I didn't know what to say. So said the only thing I could think of.
'Harry misses you both. We all do. I just wanted to let you know that it's over. We won. Harry did it.'
Not being able to think of anything else to say I moved on. I still had two more graves to visit. The hardest ones.
I made my way to the first grave. He too had given his life for another. He had given his life for mine. He had surprised everyone. I never thought that he would ever give his life for mine. I still don't understand why he did.
It had happen during another attack. Just a few months before the final battle. We had ended up tighter. When the death eaters had seen him they all got madder. He had betrayed them, they had just found out.
They surrounded us fast. It was just the two of us. We had managed to fight off most of them. In the end it had come down to only one of them being left.
The sole death eater had sent out a final curse aimed at me. I heard his words before he sent it.
'You can watch him die, before I kill you.'
Just like Ginny had done for Harry, he did for me. He simply stepped in front of me, took the curse that was meant for me. He should pf let me die. I never gave him a reason to like me, I was always mean. I regret that everyday. The death eater had fled before I had the chance to strike back. He had gotten what he wanted.
I wish I had gotten to know him better, wish I had taken the time to say at least one nice thing to him. I wish I had, had the chance to say thank you.
Severus Snape
August 1, 1963 – July 2, 2008
He did a great service to us all. He risked
His life daily for the safety of ours. He died
An honorable man. He will be missed by
Many.
I knelt down in front of his grave. I had laid a single envelope on top of it. Dumbledore had given this to me about 2 months ago. He thought I would be the one to like to deliver it to him.
'Severus, I still don't know what to say. You saved my life. You should of let me die, I didn't deserve any better. This belongs to you. Order of Merlin First Class, these are the papers to prove it. You deserve no less. Thank you Severus, thank you.'
Standing, I wiped away some of the tears that had fallen. So many good people gone.
I made my way to the last grave I needed to visit. Stepping up to his grave, I fell to my knees once more.
Remus J. Lupin
July 7, 1963 – November 10, 2008
Friend, Husband, and Father
Loved by all. He gave his life for another
And saved us all
'Moony, I miss you buddy. Hermione misses you. You did a great thing my friend; because of you Harry was able to kill him.'
Father, Hermione had insisted on it being on his tombstone. She had said that he would have been a great father. I agree, he would have.
'You have a son Moony. He is beautiful. Hermione insisted on letting me name him. Amazing woman she is. He has your eyes. He is prefect. His name is James Moony Lupin. I know that she'll want to show you him herself. As soon as she and baby are out of the hospital, Harry and I will bring them. He is beautiful Moony, and thanks to you he will have a prefect life. A life without fear. I have to go now, but I'll be back soon, we all will.'
Waiting a few seconds before standing, I couldn't see through my tears. I slowly make my way out of the cemetery, promising to everyone that I'd be back soon, that we all will.
Authors Note: I wasn't sure on the dates…some are made up, please let me know if any could be considered wrong? More chapters still left to come.