When you put your friends above all else, there is far too much opportunity for danger. Anyone who you truly care about causes that, really. Anyone can break you and tear you down until you are only a shell of who you used to be. The question is, will you sink or will you swim? Elara Dumbledore wanted nothing more than to swim, and that she did. She swam through the storm and came out on the other side, only to find a new obstacle. With all her energy gone, all her motivation lost, it was only a matter of time before she drowned.
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