Prophecy ~ Lams (COMPLETED)

Chapter 46: Epilogue (Part 1)

ALEX POV

(I have no idea how the NEWTs work so here we go-)

"Now, can you create a corporal Patronus for us Alexander?" One of the ladies at the table said. 

NEWT testing was as scary as Angelica had described, if not worse.

I hadn't been able to cast a fully formed Patronus ever since the end of last year, when John...

Let's not dwell on that right now.

"Alexander?"

"Y-yes. I can." I couldn't. Something was blocking me from transforming the glittery wisp of smoke into even a silhouette of a creature. I started practicing again a month ago, and still nothing.

"And what is your Patronus?"

"Um, a lion."

"Let's see it."

I tried to focus on a memory that made me happy. There weren't many, and the ones that had once made me smile wide now had the reverse effect. I took a deep breath and focused on the one memory I had been working with; being able to stay at Hogwarts for my seventh year. That memory had given the most life to my Patronus, but it had gotten smaller then the lion's normal size.

"Expecto Patronum."

it wasn't there.

This memory wasn't the right one. The memory that made me truly happy was there, stuck in my mind like a deer in headlights. I didn't dare to look at it because it was full of pain and sadness, but it was also the one where I felt most satisfied. with my life, who I was, and who I was with. John.

I smiled softly, squeezing my eyes shut as I did not want to cry in front of the people grading my NEWT.

I could feel it.

"You have one more try."

The memory of John smiled at me and I felt as light as a feather.

"Expecto Patronum!"

My Patronus wasn't a lion anymore.

It was a kingfisher.

===FIVE YEARS LATER===

September first. Back to where it all began.

I flipped through the papers on my desk, as my stomach was doing the same thing inside.

Every year the new students would be different. It was great to meet all the new kids, but before my first class of the year, I was always nervous. I checked my watch: 12 minutes. I had time.

Practically marathon sprinting out of my office, I was able to get to Hagrid's hut with 8 minutes to spare. Going into the forbidden forest, I reached the little clearing where John had been buried 5 years ago.

It's where he'd have wanted to be buried; in nature, where he could finally be free.

"Hi, John. I know, I visited yesterday, but I'm crazy nervous about this year. These kids... I hope they never have to go through what we went through."

I took a deep breath, staring at the grave in front of me. Grass had finally grown over the dirt, and moss was starting to grow on the stone. I carefully picked off the moss and read the inscription on the tombstone for the millionth time.

Johnathan Henry Laurens
Loving son and friend
October 28, 1978 - February 14, 1994
May he rest in peace

I swallowed hard and looked up to the sky, where the leaves of the trees covered the blue. they swayed back and forth in a gentle rhythm.

I wished that this was all a dream (THIS IS NOT FORESHADOWING, SORRY). That I would wake up and I could see him in the Room of Requirement again on February 15th. That I could tell him, to his face, how much he meant to me.

"Every day, I think of you. It's been five years, and I still can't get you out of my mind. That's just the person you were."

I looked back down at my watch. 2 minutes.

"I think that the prophecy put us together for a reason. It made this happen to you for a reason. And I still have no idea what that reason is. God, I want to know so bad. I want to know the reason that you were taken from me. I just want to see your eyes again." I bit my lip and touched the cold stone carefully, tracing the engraved words with my finger.

I took a deep breath and stood up, wiping the dirt off of my pants.

"If it takes a while before I see you again, then I'll wait for it."