Hogwarts wasn’t the same.107Please respect copyright.PENANAhdqiApqCQf
Not after the war.107Please respect copyright.PENANAYMGGNfZ4G5
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.107Please respect copyright.PENANAYsFZ7B2OM1
Not Harry.107Please respect copyright.PENANACxKlUA7H7O
Not the Boy Who Lived.107Please respect copyright.PENANA1a059yKJNG
The one who never should’ve come back.
A shadow with red eyes in the distance.107Please respect copyright.PENANAto2WtoK9Xl
Faded.107Please respect copyright.PENANAI5I49H9Z0j
But watching.
The war had ended.107Please respect copyright.PENANAIAQFrH9B4m
But not for her.107Please respect copyright.PENANA7ULKAR7bHU
Not for Hogwarts.107Please respect copyright.PENANAooQWM9eFuS
Not for the story that was never supposed to be told.