A/N: This is a reply to the Random Character Challenge.
Never did it occur to her that someone would be seriously hurt in the Triwizard Tournament. Some minor scraps and bruises were acceptable and heard of, but something like unconsciousness…or broken bones…she liked to laugh those thoughts off with her friends.
Never did he assume that leaving home would be the worst mistake of his life. He had convinced himself that it was all for the better, that his family would be well even without him there. Something always told him that he was destined to be something greater…
There are screams from the Quidditch field, and she hears the sound of weeping. Rushing down to the field with a flock of students, she pushes past others to see what the trouble is below. Then she sees it, and instantly wishes away the sight from her vision. But it is still here – Harry stooped over Cedric's motionless body, the latter's chest being still, his eyes white…
He soon doesn't recognize himself at times when he's away from home. He yells at innocent others, demands too much, and walks like a king. This is not him. But everything will turn out alright, and everyone will be fine if he ever decides to return…
She pretends that everything is okay after his death, but it's not. You-Know-Who has returned, and they're at war again. She wants to run away from her problems, from the past, from everyone who is talking about her unflatteringly…she doesn't understand! It's not supposed to be this way!
He wants to escape from his family and the Ministry at the same time – he does not know which one he is more afraid of. One of these gives him a sense of power; the other gives him love and belonging. In times like this, which is more important? He tries to comfort himself by saying that it'll all be over soon, that he'll be safe…
By the end of the Final Battle, Percy Weasley and Cho Chang remain strangers to each other, but they are so much alike. Through this war, their naivety has shriveled more and more, until now, when it is finally destroyed.
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