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!

[michechan.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[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.

[ljash.livejournal.com]

oooooooh...

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[jenish.livejournal.com]

WOAH O.O

I LOVE it.