Andromeda's war 7
Let me tell you of Love. To tell this story I'll tell you of Harry Potter, the Harry I know.
Harry was orphaned as a baby and left to the care of relatives that found him a burden. He was taught that he was less than nothing, a hindrance, put on this planet to serve the needs of his malicious relatives.
They tried to deny him his birthright. They lied to him about how his parents died. Another individual might have grown to embrace evil. Harry embraced love.
He did not know love, after his parents died, until he met Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. So the first love he came to know was the love of a good friend.
The love of friendship is what makes people stay up all night with a sick person.
The love of friendship gives your last knut.
The love of friendship sees only the possible.
The love of friendship never leaves.
Then a great educator took him to his heart. So the second love he learned was that love shared by a mentor and a protégé.
Respectful love teaches understanding.
Respectful love boosts ability.
Respectful love ignores faults.
Respectful love prepares one to give as you have been given.
Then Ron's family took him to their heart. He suddenly had a mum and dad, and siblings.
Family love teaches you generosity.
Family love teaches you forgiveness.
Family love teaches you to find joy in sadness.
Family love teaches you strength.
Then he found his god-father.
Caring love teaches you hope.
Caring love gives you a foundation.
Caring love allows you to excel.
Then he became a god-father. And learned to return the love.
Then he found his Ginny.
Romantic love teaches you anything is possible.
Romantic love teaches you can, even when it seems impossible.
Romantic love allows you to fail and still go on.
Then he had children and they benefited from all he had learned about love.
Not only have they benefited, so have we. I benefited directly. He has cared and given to Teddy and me as if we were his own. Our world has benefited from his love as he has fought against evil, ignorance and injustice.
