Prompt: Laughter
Finch-Fletchley, Justin
As a child, Justin was teased quite often. It was probably because of his pompous attitude, but he would never admit to that. His mother had told him one simple thing: If they're laughing at you, laugh with them. Not only did it help him admit that he had faults, but everyone else quit laughing when they saw it didn't bother him at all.
So it proved one of the the most common sayings in life. Laughter is the best medicine.
Justin would use laughter to cheer people up, whether it was a sobbing housemate who'd just went through their first heartbreak or a scared first-year listening to stories of werewolves. He made people feel better, and that in itself made him feel better.
But looking around now, at all the destruction, Justin didn't know what to do. He saw a barely breathing Lavender, with her face all bloody. He saw the entire Weasley clan huddled around a red-headed body, weeping over the life lost to them. He saw his former teacher, Professor Lupin, lying on the ground next to a girl with bright colored hair. They were completely still. Justin didn't even know her name.
People were dead. People were crying. Some would never be the same again.
And Justin doubted that laughter would help in any way.
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~SlytherLynn