Title: Helena Ravenclaw
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Helena Ravenclaw
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 193
Summary: Helena clings to it.
Notes:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: October Event - Ghost Hunt - Helena Ravenclaw
365 Days of Drabbles Challenge: Prompt Used – Honor
Helena would never tell him, but she had loved the Baron when they were alive. Despite his royal status, the man had honor and was kind. He made her laugh and simply feel good.
She was simply closed off emotionally. She had feared a relationship with a man that had made her feel so much. She feared he'd be with her and then find her lacking, realize she wasn't good enough, and reject her. So she rejected him first.
She had been angry when she ran away. Her mother kept trying to push her and the Baron together, and Helena wanted her mother to leave it alone.
It made it even worse than Rowena since the Baron of all people after her. She never thought he'd kill her, but she guessed one person could handle only so much heartbreak before they lost their mind.
She felt sadness well up within her when he killed himself, knowing deep down that it was her fault. If she had only accepted his feelings as true, they could have been happily married. At least, they could be ghosts together. It was all Helena had to cling to.