Epilogue

Harry and Ron were sitting on the very same hill that Harry and Mr. Weasley had occupied at the beginning of the year. They had been silent for the past several minutes, watching as the sun slowly crept below the horizon, streaks of gold, purple, and pink lacing the sky. "How do you think our seventh year will go?" said Ron quietly after a while. Harry shrugged in a disheartened manner and sighed, "Don't know. I expect I'll be killed." Ron winced, and finally said, "You know, Harry, I'd do anything to help you. If ever...if ever you need anything, just..." he trailed off. "I don't know," he said finally, "I mean, everything seems to happen to you doesn't it?"

"Yeah," said Harry after a minute, "and I really hate it." He remembered his conversation with Lupin, and added, "But I won't let him get me down. I'll stand my ground. I'll take a stand. The hell if I'll let him scare me away." Ron gave a silent half-smile, "That's good. I would have really hated to lose my best friend." Harry glanced sidelong at Ron, "So would I Ron. Let's just hope next year is a better year."

The End

A/N: Just so you know, I AM writing a sequel. I hope it's as lovely as this one turned out to be. Or so I thought. Please review. Thank ye. By the way, I'll give you house points if you can figure out which chapter title is an Alan Rickman movie. Shouldn't be hard...if you're a fan.