Hogwarts wasn’t the same.124Please respect copyright.PENANAlJHS5ZFnd4
Not after the war.124Please respect copyright.PENANAjT479E24B7
Not after the screaming had stopped.
The stone walls still stood, but they whispered now — not Latin spells, but names. Names that echoed down the halls like the ghosts who carried them. Names of those who never left. Not really.
She walked between the ruins, seventeen and hollowed out, wearing a robe that didn't quite feel like hers anymore. Her fingers gripped a book like it was a shield. Not because it offered answers, but because it was the only thing that hadn’t fallen apart.
Some nights, she swore she could see him.124Please respect copyright.PENANAmx3ed7pFHe
Not Harry.124Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZNudUCPug
Not the Boy Who Lived.124Please respect copyright.PENANAerZ2KjVQbw
The one who never should’ve come back.
A shadow with red eyes in the distance.124Please respect copyright.PENANALcurJwsQrZ
Faded.124Please respect copyright.PENANAm4xxMf4lbG
But watching.
The war had ended.124Please respect copyright.PENANAdPOcT6Jopd
But not for her.124Please respect copyright.PENANAV7pe6SHgaT
Not for Hogwarts.124Please respect copyright.PENANAP7UFKmeVuM
Not for the story that was never supposed to be told.