A Family To Remember (Book 1)

1 - Near

Harry Potter was close.

So close that he could almost feel it, feel the sensation pulling him closer and closer to his end.

Death.

The one and only thing that would reunite his parents and him again. It was in reach, and then he could finally be at peace.

Someone else could kill Voldemort. His job would be done, over. He wouldn't have to do anything for anyone else anymore.

He could be free.

Of course, if by chance everything went completely and totally wrong, then he'd be fine with people blaming him.

And knowing his luck, that would happen.

No matter how many times Ron and Hermione has tried to convince him, it was his fault that Voldemort had come back to life.

If he had struggled not in his bounds, if he had tried to cast a spell on Pettigrew, if he'd done something, anything, then Voldemort wouldn't be terrorising the world now.

Whatever his two best friends said, Harry was convinced of it, and therefore determined to kill Voldemort.

He would. And he'd win.

Even if it took his life.

Besides, Ron and Hermione could kill Voldemort when he died. It's not like Harry had anything really special about him, after all. Any normal person could kill Voldemort, they just had to believe they could do it.

Even Neville could do it. The boy himself was shaping up to be an extremely good wizard now that he'd gotten over the fact that believing himself is all it takes.

It's a true fact, after all. That's all Harry needed to help Dumbledore by apparating back to Hogwarts, and that's all Neville would need to defeat Voldemort.

As well as the fact that Harry had entrusted the task of killing Nagini to the boy (or rather, man), so if anything happened to Ron or Hermione, then Neville could be a hero.

Think of that. A hero. Neville Longbottom.

The shy kid in class who was picked on by Professor Snape, who blew up his cauldron too many times to keep count, a hero.

Neville definitely deserved it, for sure. More than Harry deserved his fame, more than Harry deserved anything at all.

Sometimes, Harry got the feeling that Neville should get his fame. Maybe to take the weight off his shoulders, or to just give him some confidence.

Some self-confidence would really boost Neville's self-esteem.

And anyway, even if Ron and Hermione missed him, it wouldn't really effect their lives too much.

Those two were destined for each other. If they refused, that was their loss, not his. Although by the way they were bickering like an old married couple for most of the years they'd known each other, Harry was certain they knew.

If Neville couldn't help (but Harry believed that he could, that all he had to do was believe in himself just that little bit more) then they could kill Nagini. They both knew that Nagini was the last Horcrux.

Those two could even kill Voldemort. They could accomplish anything, if they put their minds to it - even the impossible.