Dedicated to: cretnali who requested Harry himself

Genre: Angst

Character: Harry Potter

Rating: G

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter...

Always

Harry returns to Hogwarts for what he is sure will be the last time. The memorial for those who lost their lives in the Final Battle is to take place there. McGonagall asks him to write a speech, but he does not know what words to say. He gets Hermione to write it instead.

He reads her words over, and he takes a deep breath as face after face of those he lost along the way seem to appear in front of him.

"Stay with me," he whispers to the wind and he swears he hears it whisper back, "Always."

A/N: Slowly but surely I'm making my way through the backlog. Please let me know what you think!

MegTao