A/N: Written for the Becoming the Tamer King Challenge, Harry Potter Style continuing the Meeting Azulongmon 1 task, for the If You Dare Challenge, #411 – evidence of their passage, and for the Writing Scripts Boot Camp, #046 – hole.
Heartstrings that Stay Black
6 – Her Third Letter
Dear Professor,
I have passed on your anonymous thanks to Luna, but she is sharp in her own way and I suspect she knows who sent it. She has not seen these letters, however she knows you are the person who requested us to research this matter, and truthfully, there are very few people who would ask that, particularly of me.
Your problem is mostly a simple one, the same one that plagues ghosts, though you still live. Why you are still alive is, possibly, because of the blood that has stained your soul, but if would free yourself of the past I think you would move on. After all, there are many people who live and die steeped in regret – I think you were simply not ready to die. We saw you, so I am not sure how you revived yourself and escaped the Shrieking Shack, but I am not disappointed. You are an irreplaceable man. And I wish you luck in solving the little riddle you've given yourself; spell creation is not my forte, it's true, but it is yours.
As for moving on, I would suggest talking face to face with Harry. You gave him your memory and he understands, but you do don't know anything after that. Maybe you wish for his forgiveness, or maybe there's more you want to say to him. Or maybe it's not related to him at all, but he is a good starting point nonetheless. And he won't turn you in, or shout out your existence to the world. He isn't like that.
We are still exploring the body. As a research tool it is quite…enlightening, and I think some think of it as a small atonement for sins too heavy to be forgiven for.
Yours,
Hermione