No time to die | Harry James Potter ¹

XXVI

Y/n was considering drowning herself. Wouldn't be the first time, would it?

She was laying in the bathtub, so it would be a perfect opportunity because after all, she's still a black. Her family has a habit of dying young.

So as she submerged her head in the water she closed her eyes, her hair was flowing and it was like she was in her own world,

She was lonely. Now more than ever, her dad was shutting her out. Y/n seemed fine on the outside, but if you could just see inside of her. Shattered heart.

She doesn't care about anyone anything she was just so sick of being lonely.

As she went to take a breath the water entered her mouth making her come up gasping for air coughing, she was gripping the sides as it made a large slipping sound, the door lock rattled.

"Y/n? Are you alright?" she heard the voice of Lily ask, Y/n couldn't answer, she was coughing like hell.

Lily opened the door with alohamora, quickly looking around her eyes softening as she saw the girl cough.

Y/n pulled her knees to her chest quickly trying to cover herself up, still coughing. But Lily didn't care as she kneeled beside the bathtub rubbing the girl's back.

Y/n stopped coughing but her voice was rough as she spoke "you should've just let me cough until I suffocate"

"Shut up, now get out and get dressed darling," Lily said, before going out and shutting the door.

Y/n's hands wiped her face. She's sorry. Sorry for what she would have to do.

Y/n did exactly what lily asked. She got dressed.

She looked at herself in the mirror, her gold dress that laid on her body made her cringe. She closed her eyes, all she could see the flashes of cameras from reporters who took pictures of Y/n and Harry right after Sirius died.

Because now that her fathers dead, people started to remember that there's another chosen one.

Her eyes were forced open by a knock at her door, her eyes trailed to it to see Harry standing in the doorframe.

"Can I- can I come in?" he asked hesitantly and Y/n just swiftly replied with a nod.

The door closed with a click behind him and his steps filled the room as he walked to the king-sized bed of y/n. It dipped as he sat down.

Y/n walked over to her dressing table grabbing a necklace and some rings off of it, the rings she got on, the necklace, however not so good.

She moved her hair from one side to the other as she tried again. "Can you help me, Harry?" she asked, her voice was quiet.

She handed him the necklace and lifted her hair so it wouldn't be in the way, his cold hands touched the back of her neck as he closed the clasp. She stopped gripping her hair and looked at the two in the mirror.

"Isn't that the dress-" "the dress you got me for Christmas? It is. Just- a bit terrible for my complexion" she laughed breathlessly and for the first time in a year Harry took in Y/n's looks.

She'd changed, her body was a lot more mature, and her hair which was chocolate brown before turned into a reddish-brown. Her skin was lightly tanned and freckles spread across her cheeks, her eyes were still that blue they have been since the fourth year. She had light scars on her neck, which weren't all too noticeable,

But Harry didn't look at those things, because he was amazed in a way. He didn't know his Best friend had changed so drastically, I mean- it's not just that she suddenly had breasts but her childlike appearance wasn't there anymore.

Harry wasn't sure who's fault that'll be, maybe the traumatic events? Maybe just self-care? Or maybe mean comments.

Y/n's glazed over to Harry, he had changed a lot too. In a good way of course. He had lost that childlike making jokes in unfortunate information vibe and has begun to act more mature.

He was dressed in a suit, which Y/n noticed was the tie not being tied, so she turned around and began tying the tie "famous harry potter can't tie a tie, Merlin what if I would sell this to the tabloids" she said with a raised eyebrow and he laughed.

"Of course you would sell this, wouldn't surprise me if you would sell me for it" "that wouldn't bring me anything" "and why?" "Because you're you, I can't clone you. You're Harry James Potter and are irreplaceable" she shrugged as she finished his tie,

Her hands straightened the sides of his suit, her eyes drifted to his. "You need to learn how to tie a tie" she whispered and a small smirk appeared on his face as he spoke "I have a great teacher after all" Her cheeks reddened as she shook her head

"Who's coming today?" she asked quietly and Harry grabbed her hands fiddling with them "I think some families for dinner. Don't know who it is, just know that Mum and Dad said me and you should stay together at all times." he said and she nodded.

"You will- you will stay on my side all night?" she asked and he nodded, she let out a breath that she didn't even know she was holding.

Because if harry only knew how grateful she was, that she wouldn't have to be alone with her thoughts, or tonight she would've not lived to see another day.