Hogwarts wasn’t the same.225Please respect copyright.PENANA71208Fy0mp
Not after the war.225Please respect copyright.PENANAh326uxKrgg
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.225Please respect copyright.PENANA5cQiNVCwxI
Not Harry.225Please respect copyright.PENANABVs8FvNUXV
Not the Boy Who Lived.225Please respect copyright.PENANAF7fklBWebI
The one who never should’ve come back.
A shadow with red eyes in the distance.225Please respect copyright.PENANAUjAzZ7Mx8b
Faded.225Please respect copyright.PENANA1mkf2ynqzE
But watching.
The war had ended.225Please respect copyright.PENANAl9QOX6sHRB
But not for her.225Please respect copyright.PENANAmfKk6VPwuY
Not for Hogwarts.225Please respect copyright.PENANARUZE6PPfrS
Not for the story that was never supposed to be told.