You Are In Love

If I Die Young

And I'll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I've never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by

We end up drifting off, only to wake up when students start to pass us. We peel ourselves off the floor and slowly make our way to breakfast. Once we arrive there, we settle in and I start to pick at my food. I'm really not in the mood for eating right now. Neither is Hermione or Draco, but Ron is shovelling food into his mouth like it's the last day he'll ever get to eat. Maybe it is, you never know. "Ronald!" Exclaims Hermione, "How can you eat at a time like this!" She cries, before bursting into tears. Ron, looking guilty, puts down his fork and starts to awkwardly rub her back.

I go back to playing with my food when the Hall goes quiet. I look up to see Minister Scrimgeour standing up on the podium. "Students and faculty of Hogwarts, due to numerous reasons I am here to announce the removal of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. The new Headmistress will be Minerva McGonnagal. Deputy Headmaster will be Severus Snape, effective immediately. Classes are cancelled for the day, please take the time to mourn your fellow student." And with that, he left in a hurry. The hall sits around in stunned by one, the students slowly start to leave.

"Finally they fired the old coot," Draco says. I let loose a small giggle, "Yeah, it was about time." Ron mumbles. "Hey Hermione, I wanted to mention something to you and Ron," I say. They look up at me with interest. I tell the both of them what happened with me and Draco, and about how we feel and look different. "Well, I've never heard of something like that." Says Hermione. I look over at Ron, who is sitting there with his mouth open. "You two have the blessing of the Founders," Ron says in shock. Draco gasps and his eyes light up, "Of course! I can't believe I didn't think of that!" Hermione and I look at them in confusion.

"What on earth is that?" I ask them. "Well, we don't know a lot about it, but basically you have the blessing of Godric Griffyndor and Draco has that of Salazar Slytherin," Ron explains. "That means we should definitely take off the glamours Harry!" Draco says urgently. "Why?" Hermione and I say at the same time. "Because if we don't it will be disrespectful and bad things could happen." Ron nods in agreement, "It is a huge honour and everybody should be able to see it." And so with a flick of my wand, I easily remove the glamours.

Hermione lets out a gasp, "You two are beautiful, absolutely stunning!" She whispers in awe, I grimace at being called beautiful, but Draco preens like a peacock. McGonagall and Snape walk by us, deep in a seemingly important discussion. Then they turn around to look at us. "Is this what I think it is?" Asks the newly appointed Headmistress. "Blessing of the Founders." Murmurs Snape in his usual tone. "This hasn't happened since..." McGonagall trails off, "1728." Finishes Snape. The Headmistress pulls out her wand and summons a book. She hands it to us, "Please read this, your magic is a lot stronger now." And with that, they leave.

I go to my dorm and I put the book in my trunk. I will read it later, but right now I have a funeral to go to. Just to see if I can do wandless magic, I concentrate really hard and summon a pair of black formal robes. Not only do they come to me, but they actually put themselves on me. "Woah, mate that's bloody brilliant!" Exclaims Ron, who has been watching me the whole time. I grin at him and we head off.

The funeral is being held at the Great Lake. His casket sits there, and a bunch of chairs are set up for anyone who wishes to attend. I sit in the front row, next to Draco and Ron. People are crying, I see Neville's Grandma bawling. At the end of the ceremony, I've been asked to sing as people leave, I stand up in front of everyone and I do. As soon as my mouth opens, they stop to listen.

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh uh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when
She stands under my colours, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it oughta be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life,
Well, I've had just enough time
If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life,
Well I've had just enough time

At the end of the song, everyone bows their heads. The world seems silent, except for a few sniffles that break out here and there. We will miss you, Neville Longbottom.