So that's IT?!

After everything, after all the fighting, the unspeakable horrors, those years we spent hiding, planning, and moving as quickly and as quietly as possible, those lessons we had in between, that's ALL?

So what was it all about? Care to tell me?

You might not believe this, but I'm disappointed.

Sure, we're alright and all. I'm actually impressed that only a few wizards from "our side" were badly hurt. And, sure, I'm happy it's all over. But at what cost? What price?

Don't tell me this is everything!

Surely...surely you're not giving up, are you?

Don't! Don't give up!

Everyone is going home. You-Know-Who--Voldemort--has already been defeated, and everyone is happy that we can now live in peace. Everyone is rejoicing that they can now walk the streets safely. Everyone is ecstatic that there will be no more violent wars in the near future.

The last of the Death Eaters are being rounded up.

Remus Lupin has been seriously thinking of returning to Hogwarts and continuing to teach Defense Against Dark Arts--just in case you know. And it is part of the curriculum. He still looks haggard, I swear, but he looks a lot happier, albeit a little quiet.

Snape was seriously damaged, but Madam Pomfrey has just announced yesterday he'll be waking up soon from his deep sleep, and, although the Death Eaters scar will always be there, its magical effects have already faded out and he will live as his own grumpy old self. Kind of relaxing, huh?

Sirius Black has been cleared. I think he's still in shock over...over--

And Hermione has been nothing but a friend. I catch her crying sometimes, but she always smiles when she sees me because she knows how hard it is to accept--

Well.

Dumbledore has announced that the school will be open again, but the loads will be heavier now because of the brief break during all that has happened. They say there'll be more first years coming in, even those with very little powers, you know...just in case? Professor McGonagall has been working nonstop on reports, both for the documented history and the school reports.

So...that's it.

That's everything.

Is it?

Because I still can't believe all this has happened. I still can't believe it's all over.

How is it there, Harry? How does it feel to be "The Boy Who Lived" now be referred to as "The Boy Who Sacrificed Himself"?

I still can't believe you're dead.

I can't convince myself, not even while I'm standing before your grave, all alone. Your legend has reached all over the world, and it will probably grow into a kind of myth, with many things added here, many things subtracted there. And there will be all kinds of people who will respect your memory and salute you for what you have done, sacrificing yourself in a powerful blast of energy so that you could take Voldemort with you in your final battle.

But then, is that all there is? Is that all?

IT ISN'T FAIR!

You hear me? IT--ISN'T--F-A-I-R.

You're far better than that. You shouldn't have...

...shouldn't have...

...shouldn't have died and...

Oh, gods, I should've known better. Should've known that the last night how you kept telling Hermione that she's the smartest girl in the world, how you kept saying to Black that he's been the greatest parent ever, how you kept telling me I'm going to be great someday and to take care of Hedwig because she'll be staying with me for some time and...what kind of a friend am I?! I didn't even know, didn't even suspect it was your plan and you're an idiot and I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!

And you know what, Harry?

After all you've done, after seeing that blast of explosion from the center, after screaming out your name to no avail, after being beaten by those Death Eaters and not caring, after all the goddamn things Lupin and Dumbledore did just to stop Hermione and me, I'm also still an idiot.

Because I still love you, and that's why it so hurts so much that you're dead. And I'll never have the chance to see your reaction, either your smile or your rejection. I would choose even the latter if it meant I would see you breath that night again.

And so...

So that's it.

It's all done, isn't it?

I hope you're still here somewhere, and I hope you're still listening.

Harry Potter, dubbed as "The Boy Who Sacrificed Himself"...

...I will never forgive you.