drabble: cynical - harry

[marginalia]

[cynical] - harry
hrm. this could also probably be "confused". or "indescribable" ;) part of dorrito's every flavour mood beans.

There are some nights, cold and lonely, where he lets himself think that maybe he won't save them.

It's a tiny thought, tickling the back of his brain, and he's horrified when he realizes it is there. Voldemort, he thinks, Voldemort made me think that. But why, when Harry thinks it himself?

They mock him, and sometimes they ignore him, which is even worse. They're too concerned with themselves, with their images, with their power. Even Dumbledore is tarnished now, fallen, selfish and withholding.

They have let too many people die. They have let Sirius die. They can save themselves.

Comments

[gloss]

Ouch. Beautifully done, and this totally pings my ever-simmering confusion as to why some fen hate Harry, when he's just so amazing.

They can save themselves.
Gah!

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

i don't get that either. granted, my neville & remus/sirius love is pretty overwhelming, and so he gets neglected, but, yeah.

thank you!

[michechan.livejournal.com]

I think this is my favorite one yet. Harry <3

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[dacro.livejournal.com]

there you go again, but this time it was the last four words that smacked me. Wow. I can taste the bitterness.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

it's a gift, man ;) thank you!

[soberloki.livejournal.com]

Last sentence. Best. Ever. <333

This is why I love the Potter. The guy's carrying the weight of a WHOLE SOCIETY on his back. He's dealing with every-bloody-thing he never expected he was to have/know/be, and if he DID tell them all to shove it… of course, our boy isn't going to do that. He's Harry.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

exactly! he won't, because he's a hero, but no one can tell me that he doesn't think about it.

thank you!

[ljash.livejournal.com]

oooooooh...

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you :)

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

This is so powerful. I love every word of it.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you so much!

[an-cat-dubh.livejournal.com]

I really liked this one. It was always what I thought Harry would be feeling by this point. Although, ultimately, he is the better person because he will save them despite his true feelings. I wouldn't be surprised if at the end of it all, he was just to up and disappear.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you! i totally agree - he'll think this sometimes, and hate himself for it, but he'll be their savior and then he'll be -gone-.

and there'll be articles about what happened to the boy who lived, but only the ones in the quibbler will be right ;)

[an-cat-dubh.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that would make such a good story. Although, I'm sure someone has written some version thereof. It kind of makes me think of this story by mad_martha How it ends (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1477977/1/).

I, of course, hope Harry goes on to become an internationally famous Quidditch star because it seemed like the only that brings him joy or any measure of fun. Oi, rambling. I'll stop now. Again, your drabble is fabulous.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

all the stories have been written, but i try not to let that stop me toooo often ;) thanks for the rec, it shall go into my ever-increasing "catch up on fic" folder.

that would work well too, though. he could continue his fame with something more proactive than reactive, and then he can retire relatively young and coach or something. he'd be good at that too, i bet.

[jenish.livejournal.com]

WOAH O.O

I LOVE it.