(A/N: Sorry it has been a while! School has been keeping me busy! Please review!)

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

"Goodbye, My Lover"- James Blunt

Talitha Black's job had never been easy. She had had her fair share of life and death situations. But she had always been more of a doer, not an observer. This fight was not hers, it was Harry's and she had done all she could to help him win it. Now all she could do was wait for the storm. It would come. The Death Eaters would surely try and kill as many of them as they could. Try to weaken Harry. But Talitha had secured Harry until the time was right. She and the rest of those that loved Harry would most certainly take care of the idiots who called themselves Voldemort's followers. And if Talitha gave Bellatrix Lestrange what was coming to her, well then that would just be an added bonus.

"What are you thinking about, love?" Charlie's sweet voice came from behind her. She took a moment and looked at his face, freckled and friendly. She smiled at his blue eyes and red hair against the backdrop of the Great Hall. They really had come full circle.

"Just you, me, Harry, Voldemort, you know the usual," she said sarcastically and Charlie grinned at her.

"I just wanted to tell you good-bye. My brothers and I are heading out," his expression was suddenly somber and he had an intense look in his eyes. She knew exactly what he was thinking and exactly how he felt. They were leaving and they might not return. And if they did, she might not be waiting for them. Any one of them could lose their lives very soon. It was the harsh reality that some things were just worth dying for.

Talitha suddenly lost all rational thought and ran into Charlie's arms. He held her tightly and she could feel his chest heaving with sobs. The tears fell down her face as she cried in fear and sadness.

"I'll come back to you, I promise," Charlie whispered in her ear and she wanted so badly to trust in his promise, but she knew too well that he may not be able to keep it.

"I'll be waiting, always," she told him and she knew that was a promise she would keep no matter what.

Charlie let go of her and kissed her, a very bittersweet kiss. He smiled at her one last time and turned to walk away from her. She felt like she did so many times before in her life. The night James and Lily died, when Sirius was taken to Azkaban and Harry was taken to the Dursley's, the first time Charlie left her for Romania, the night Sirius was murdered and the night Dumbledore was taken in the same. She had lost the men in her life too many times and she was determined to keep both Harry and Charlie this time.

There wasn't much left for Talitha to do but wait for the storm to come. And literally wait at that. She sat down on the steps leading up to where Gryffindor Tower stood. These halls were once filled with so much happiness. They had learned it all in this castle. The good and the bad. And now Hogwarts was reduced to nothing more than a shell holding those who were waiting for Voldemort to strike.

"Talitha," a voice interrupted her thoughts.

She turned to see Remus Lupin smiling a very faint smile. She knew the feeling. There wasn't very much to smile about. But his face alone was comforting. The one thing left from her childhood that had not been ripped out from under her. And as she looked at him she was suddenly 5 years old again and she lost herself in tears.

"Oh, Talitha, don't cry," Remus held her gently as she cried soothing her the way he did after Dumbledore told her that her brother would be spending his life in Azkaban prison.

"How did it come to this? How did I become this?" she asked no one in particular but Remus took a shot.

"You were born," he said simply. And she knew he was right. Like it or not, she had been destined for greatness. She could no longer deny the fact that her abilities were different than those of the other witches and wizards she knew. Her brother, Remus and James were all very talented. And Harry was the Chosen One and he happened to be a very talented wizard. But she knew that only Dumbledore could have defeated her in any battle of wits or magic. No matter what she told herself, this was what she was always meant to do.

Talitha looked at Remus for a long moment and took a deep breath, "I think that I am ready."

"That's exactly what I needed to hear. They are here, Talitha," he told her solemnly and Talitha took a sharp breath. They were here. On her beloved school's grounds. And now, she had to take them down.

"All right, I will tell them," she stood and walked to the Great Hall. But she needed not say a word. As soon as the members of the Order saw her face they knew and they all rose as one.

Talitha Weasley woke with a start. She had been dreaming about that day again. She had seen it in her nightmares a million times. The lives lost and how Harry had taken down Voldemort. Talitha looked around, trying to remember where she was.

"Talitha?" Harry asked groggily. She hadn't meant to wake him. She remembered where she was now.

"Shh, Harry go back to sleep, I'm fine," she told him as she shifted in her seat. They were taking the Muggle train into France. Talitha had a feeling where they would find Charlie.

"Well I'm up now. Where are we?" he rubbed his eyes and tried to flatten his hair and Talitha laughed, "What?" he asked.

"Nothing, Harry. You just reminded me of your Dad, that's all," she smiled and he grinned.

"So where are we?" he asked again.

"I'm not exactly sure, but we shouldn't be too far away from Paris. When we get there we'll find Charlie," she knew she had a very determined look on her face.

"How can you be so sure?" Harry asked.

"Because I was just dreaming of the day you defeated Voldemort. I have been dreaming of that day for years now. It replays in my mind so clearly I feel as if I am there. And each time I dream, I remember the things I learned then. I know Charlie is in Paris and it is all thanks to Bellatrix," she told Harry with a malicious smile. Bellatrix Lestrange had given Talitha only one useful thing in her miserable existence: information. And as the train rolled on in the night, Talitha remembered what cousin Bellatrix had told her and silently, sarcastically thanked her. Because it was going to lead her to her husband.