Title: To Shed a Tear Was Not Enough
Author: fading.wordsx
Ship: Harry/Ginny…I suppose
Word Count: Exactly 1,000, now, what's the odds of that
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my writing abilities, which I, indeed, used to write this.
The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I'm alive but I feel like I've died
Harry looked into the casket, and in it laid a beautiful young woman with fiery red hair that perfectly framed her fragile face. Her eyes were closed and the dress she was wearing made her look even more beautiful that she already was. This was the girl who had given her life for Harry. Harry felt as though he was the reason why he was looking at her in her casket at the moment.
All that's left is to accept that it's over
My dreams ran like sand through the fist that I made
During the final battle between Harry and Voldemort, Voldemort shot the killing curse at Harry and Ginny jumped in front of him so the curse would kill her instead of him. She died instantly, but Harry did defeat Voldemort. Harry had once again survived the killing curse because of love. He knew that Ginny loved him, which is why she prevented the curse from killing him. She took her life, so he could still have his.
I try to keep warm
But I just grow colder
I feel like I'm slipping away
Harry placed his bouquet of beautiful white and red mixture of roses upon her casket, and quickly turned away. He couldn't bear to look at her beautiful body anymore. The pain was unbearable of seeing the one who he had truly loved, lay dead.
After all this has passed
I still remain
After I've cried my last
There'll be beauty from pain
No it won't be today
Someday I'll hope again
And there will be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
As he turned around, his eyes fell upon Molly Weasley, who was sobbing. Harry felt a pang of guiltiness once again as he felt, as her weeping was his fault. He couldn't process the idea that none of this was his fault, although it was truly Voldmort's fault. Indeed, Harry had killed him, but that was not enough for him to repay the life he had taken.
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through the day
Molly Weasley had suffered two devastating losses, her only daughter and her youngest son, Ron. Ron had died in the arms of a Death Eater. Ron died in battle, at which Harry still felt guilty as it was his fault, but not as much as he did for Ginny's death.
Life before is only a memory
I wonder why God lets me walk through this place
Harry also laid his eyes upon Luna Lovegood, who was also one of Ginny's good friends. She let silent tears fall slowly down her pale face. Luna began to walk over to Harry, and she spoke to him.
And though I can't understand why this happened
"Harry, I'm very sorry for your loss, I do realize how much you loved her," She sympathized.
I know that I will when I look back someday
"It's okay, Luna, you're probably going through the same sorrow I'm going through," He replied.
And see how you've brought beauty from ashes
"No, I was just good friends with her, yes, I loved her to death, but you, you two were meant for each other, and now, now it's impossible," She explained.
And made me as gold purified though these flames
"I know, but we have to move on," Harry said.
After all this has passed
I still remain
After I've cried my last
There'll be beauty from pain
No it won't be today
You will bring beauty from my pain
Harry quickly walked out of the church and went outside. After he got outside, he thought about the events that had just happened. Ron's death, Ginny's death, Voldemort's defeat, it was all too much for him. He began screaming at the sky, blaming everything for everything that had happened.
Here I am at the end of the beat
Trying to hold to what I can't see
"Harry, wait!" Luna cried after Harry, "Just wait, I have something to give you."
I forgot how to hope
This night's been so long
Luna handed Harry a note. It was neatly folded in an envelope. He opened the note and it read:
: Dear Harry,
: I know that you are reading this after I died, and that's how I wanted it to be. I gave this to Luna so she could give it to you if I ever died. I don't want you to mourn my death forever, I want you to rejoice all the good times we've had, and if we defeated Voldemort. If we did, then remember we did it together, I couldn't have done it alone, neither could you have.
: Just remember me and forever keep this note. We'll meet again, eventually, but until then, I will always be in your mind, I will always be in your dreams. Just remember that I'll never leave you.
: Love,
: Ginny
I cling to your promise
There will be a dawn
Harry, neatly folded the note back and slid it gently into the envelope. He began to remember all the good times he and Ginny had, and had forgotten the bad.
After all this has passed
I still will remain
After I've cried my last
There'll be beauty from pain
No it won't be today
There'll be beauty from my pain
And with that, as Harry thought of all the wonderful times that he had with the girl he loved, it reminded him that he won't be able to have them ever again. One silent tear fell from his eyes, but that's all. Nothing more, and Harry knew that to shed one tear was not enough, for Ginny deserved more.
You will bring beauty from my pain
Fin