Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters nor do I own the song "Anything But Lonely" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Aspects of Love". I figured out how to do the whole HTML thing for my stories but it spaces them out way too much, so I figured I'd stick to regular format. Only thing is I like to use ellipses a lot and this format takes them out, which is why so many sentences appear to have capitalization errors, when in actuality, they aren't sentences at all.........

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Albus Dumbledore sat in his office reading paperwork over a mug of hot chocolate. He hears peals of laughter and looked out his window. Several students were outside playing in the snow.

He took his glasses off and put down the letter from the Ministry of Magic. Yet another recognition. another award. another decoration. yet he felt empty inside.

Anything but lonely,

Anything but empty rooms.

There's so much in life to share --

What's the sense when no one else is there?

Anything but lonely,

Anything but only me.

Quiet years in too much space:

That's the thing that's hard to face,

And...

You have a right to go,

But you should also know

That I won't be alone for long.

Long days with nothing said

Are not what lie ahead --

I'm sorry, but I'm not that strong...

Anything but lonely,

Anything but passing time.

Lonely's what I'll never be,

While there's still some life in me,

And...

I'm still young, don't forget.

It isn't over yet --

So many hearts for me to thrill.

If you're not here to say

How good I look each day,

I'll have to find someone who will...

Anything but lonely,

Anything but empty rooms.

There's so much in life to share --

What's the sense when no one else is there...?

He was achieved so much during his long life, but none of it was worth anything- at the end of the day, when it really mattered, he was alone. He would give everything he had to be with the one he loved.