Title: Dean Thomas
Rating: T
Pairing(s): Seamus/Dean (mentioned)
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Summary: Dean thinks about the past.
Word Count: 274
Notes: For the "I Dare You" at HPFC forum. Character: Dean Thomas. Prompt: Memorial.
Feedback: Yes
Dean looked at the memorial that stood at Hogwarts. It's hard to believe it's been ten years since the final battle. There were so many deaths that day. Dean wasn't sure he'd even survive. No matter what though, he would never regret staying and fighting, unlike the coward Zacharias Smith. The guy should have never been in Hufflepuff. He knew nothing about loyalty. Maybe he was simply put there because no other house suited his personality, so Hufflepuff was the go-to house and none other would work.
So many things have changed from that time period. There was peace – no dark lord on the rise. Harry Potter being an Auror probably scared a good number of would-be dark lords. Dean, who had only dated girls during school, was now openly gay and in a very committed relationship with Seamus Finnigan, his once best friend. I guess Seamus is still my best friend, just for a different reason, he silently mused.
Every year, Dean along with many other survivors, would think about all of the lives cut short. He thought about little Teddy Lupin (not so little anymore) who had become an orphan. Thankfully he had his grandmother and godfather. He thought about Lavender Brown. She had so much life in her, and it was zapped out like nothing. And there were so many others.
Dean would always be thankful for their sacrifices. If it wasn't for them, he wouldn't be happy with Seamus and looking into adoption of their first child.
He would never forget all of the lives lost, but he couldn't dwell on them either. Time moved forward and life went on.