Characters belong to JK Rowling and the BBC
Harry Potter sat at the edge of the lake and was deep in thought about what he would do next. The final battle was looming and he was scared. Scared for the world. Scared for his friends and scared for himself. He was losing hope and he didn't know where to turn. This wasn't something he could talk to anyone about.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
Harry spun round, his wand out of his pocket as fast as an old western gunslinger would draw his piece. In the spilt seconds following his mind made the assumption that this man was not a death eater or anyone who could hurt him in anyway.
The man was dressed in a long brown jacket with a suit underneath, greyish shirt with the top button undone and a tie loosely on as well.
Harry could only say "Huh? I mean what?"
"penny for your thoughts?"
"trust me sir, you don't want to hear my thoughts."
"try me!"
Harry turned back to the lake and the stranger took this as an invitation to join him. The two sat in silence until the young man spoke so softly, it was almost inaudible.
"I dunno if I can do this anymore."
"Do what exactly?"
"THIS! The whole saving the world thing. Why is it up to me? I just want to be a normal teenager with a girlfriend and a life. Why does it have to be me?" The young boy looked at the stranger with some tears in his eyes
"We do not always like the cards we are dealt with in life. Some people are dealt good ones and some bad. And some people are dealt cards that mean that no matter how much they wish otherwise that they could be "normal" , they are the ones that in some time and space a decision is made and they have to rise to the challenge that is set them. It is up to that person whether or not they let the challenge go answered or should they let the challenge beat them. The challenge of course could be anything. From deciding to go on a diet or to ask someone out to diving in front of a car to save a child's life. Every challenge has a result and its up to that one person whether that result can be good or bad."
Harry turned back to the lake.
"I want the result to be the best one possible."
"I do believe you have just taken that big step that was frightening you so much. It's peaceful down here ain't it."
"Yeah, I came down here a lot with my girlfriend."
"Oh I think there'll be plenty more of that to come."
The stranger stood up and extended his hand
"Nice to meet you."
Harry shook it "You too."
The stranger turned and started walking away from Harry
"Hang on, I don't even know you're name."
"I'm the stuff of legend Mr Potter. As I Know you will be too."
"How'd u….."
Harry watched as the stranger entered a blue box that was just beside Hagrid's burnt down hut. He watched as it disappeared. He stood up with a more assertive look on his face and before he made his way to face his destiny, he said one thing to the air around him.
"Now that was strange!"
