Thrown in Purposefully

Shaking Foundations

After the proposal,I was so tired.I fell asleep for about an hour.When I woke up,I was in the Gryffindor girl's dormitory.I stretched and sat up.Hermione,Lavender and Parvati were sitting on the far bed whispering amongst themselves.I slowly clambered out of bed.Hermione turned and saw me getting up."Jamie,Draco is being brought to Azkaban."Hermione told me solemmly."W-why?"I asked shakily."Because he has the Dark Mark.Harry managed to spare you,though."Lavender explained.I shook my head slowly.Then,a thought popped into my head."Where's Rylan?"I ask panicking."Don't worry!Sirius has Rylan in the Great Hall with him."Parvati explained calming me down.I breathed in and out."Alright.I'm going to have a little chat with dad."I said calmly.I walk down the steps and through the Gryffindor common room.On the way,Neville stops me."Hey Neville!"I say trying to sound enthusiastic."Hey."He says.I walk around him and out the Portrait Hole.I walk down a few staircases and end up at the door of the Great Hall.I push open the doors and walk inside.Everywhere I look,there's bloody or dead people.Harry is chatting with Ron next to Fred's body.He sees me and waves.I wave back.I continue on trying to avoid looking at the wounded.Seamus with a cut open leg...Dean unconscious...Cedric recovering from a blast of the Cruciatus Curse...Cho nursing a close to dying Luna....and then there are the deaths.Tonks,Fred,Bellatrix,Dobby but best of all...Voldemort.I walked sullenly through the mass of bodies and injured.As I come to the end of the tables I stop.I turn and look around.I swear I just heard somebody call for me.No...no one had.I turn back around looking for dad.He has to be here.As I make a turn to go down the aisle between Gryffindor & Ravenclaw tables I see something that catches my eye.I reach forward and grab it off the floor."It's Hermiones time turner...she was careless to leave it on the floor."Ron said walking up behind me."Hey Ron.I'm sorry about Fred..."I say turning to him."Fred wouldn't have wanted us to mourn him.For all we know,he could've wanted us to LAUGH at his funeral.Besides,i'm concerned about you.I suppose Hermione told you?"Ron asked."Yes.And Parvati.And Lavender."I answer.He nods slowly."Where is he?"Ron asks me."With dad.Or at least,that's where Hermione told me he was."I say smiling.Ron smiled too."It's gonna be nice having him around..."Ron stated."Yes.He's the light in these dark times as we mourn those we lost."I agree."It all changes.Today."Harry says coming up beside Ron."Yup.New lives,No Voldemort."Hermione agreed coming up beside Ron.Slowly,the four of us made our way towards the window."We've changed.Nothing like the 4 scrawny children who first crawled into here."Ron said staring at the horizon.I nod."We were all misfits back then.Ron being overshadowed by 5 older brothers."I say."And Harry being abused by his Uncle & Aunt."Hermione agreed."And Hermione being the bookworm she is."Harry laughed."And Jamie struggling with blood status issues."Ron finished."But that all changes now.It all changes today.We're free to be ourselves.The world may have been rid of Voldemort.But not the other threats."I tell them.They all agree and we stand there for what seems like ages staring out the window."The road may have many bends..."Hermione started."...but we'll finish the race together."Me,Ron and Harry finished.And,for once,this felt true.