Heaven bend to take my hand, lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer to a long and painful fight
No.. no, please no
Truth be told I tried my best
Please don't let them be dead
But somewhere Ôlong the way I got caught up in all there was to offer
Why did I ever think that Peter should be their Secret-Keeper?
And the cost was so much more than I could pay
No... no, NO! No...
If you had been in Godric's Hollow at about 10:30 PM, on Halloween of 1981, you would have seen a huge skull, glowing green, with a snake coming out of its mouth, hovering over a ruined house.
Though I've tried I've fallen
A large motorcycle parked outside the gate.
I have sunk so low
A young man kneeling in the ruins beside his best friend's body.
I have messed up
Prongs... I'm so sorry
Better I should know
I never meant for this to happen
So don't come Ôround here and tell me I told you so
"What?! They're dead?!
We all begin with good intent
Sirius could just imagine Moony's face when he found out... Shock... disbelief...
Prongs... Moony...
When love is raw and young
We promised nothing like this would happen
We believe that we can change ourselves
He promised...
The past can be undone
Wormtail...that rat.
But we carry on our backs the burdens time always reveals
Because James and Lily trusted him, they're dead, and Harry... Harry doesn't have any parents. Because I trusted him.
In the lonely light of morning
I'll find him. It's crazy... but I'm the only one that knows...
In the would that would not heal
And if you looked closer
It's the bitter taste of losing everything I've held so dear
You might see the young man crying.
Heaven bend to take my hand
I've nowhere left to turn
I'm lost to those I thought were friends
To everyone I know
Oh they turn their heads embarrassed
Pretend that they don't see
That it's one missed step one slip before you know it
And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed...
"HE'S NOT DEAD!"
-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Story based on "Fallen" by Sarah McLachlan