Memories
flashback
Only one couple were still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: He was laughing at her. "Come on, you can do better than that!" he yelled, his voice echoing around the cavernous room. The second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest. The laughter had not quite died from his face, but his eyes widened in shock. Harry released Neville, though he was unaware of doing so. He was jumping down the steps again, pulling out his wand, as Dumbledore turned to the dais too.
It seemed to take Sirius an age to fall. His body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backward through the ragged veil hanging from the arch...And Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfather's wasted, once-handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil , which fluttered for a moment as in a high wind and then fell back into place. Harry heard Bellatrix Lestrange's triumphant scream, but knew it meant nothing -- Sirius had only just fallen through the archway, he would reappear from the other side any second...
But Sirius did not reappear. "SIRIUS!" Harry yelled, "SIRIUS!" He had reached the floor, his breath coming in searing gasps. Sirius must be just behind the curtain, he, Harry would pull him back out again...But as he reached the ground and sprinted toward the dais, Lupin grabbed Harry around the chest, holding him back.
"There's nothing you can do, Harry--"
"Get him, save him, he's only just gone through!"
"It's too late, Harry--"
"We can still reach him--"
Harry struggled hard and viciously, but Lupin would not let go...
"There's nothing you can do, Harry...nothing...He's gone."
end of flashback
Harry sighed, that fateful day had been his fault entirely. If he hadn't believed Kreacher, if he didn't want to "save people," Sirius would still be alive.
"Harry? Which door should we open?..."Hermione asked, jolting him out of his thoughts.
"Look for the one with the veil..."
Author's Note:
The "flashback" is copied word for word out of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
In case you haven't noticed, I'm not her majesty, so therefore I'm disclaiming that bit of text.
I really don't want to pay 6,000 dollars...
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