The Past has Passed
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The Past has Passed
by Darcie Linwood Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:10 pm
Many a time, Darcie had asked Miss Kestrel, her guardian, just how her parents died.
"Well...they died defending what they believed in," Miss Kestrel would always answer. Miss Kestrel was friends with Damian and Amabelle Linwood before they passed about 10 years ago. Oft times, though, she did not speak of them, almost seemed afraid to.
"But how? How did they die?" Darcie would plead with Miss Kestrel.
"They died valiantly and they died honorably" Miss Kestrel would say frustrated.
"But who killed them? Did they die at the Battle of Hogwarts with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?" When Darcie found out about the wizarding world, she had imagined that her parents died at the Battle of Hogwarts. It was the only reason she could think of to explain why they would die when she was so young.
The last time she asked, Miss Kestrel answered. "No...not exactly...they died a little before that. They were friends with friends of Harry Potter. Your father, Damian, knew his Godfather, Sirius Black. Your mother knew "Mad Eye" Moody, the auror. She was an auror, too. They were with a group of other wizards, friends of "Mad Eye" when they were attacked by a group of death eaters. Bellatrix Lestrange was one of them. She...she was the one who killed your parents. They went down fighting though. Your father, he stepped in front of your mother before Bellatrix's curse killed her. He died in her arms that day. She- she could've left with- she stayed. She stayed to fight Bellatrix. She wouldn't listen to anyone else. She stayed and fought Bellatrix. She fought valiantly, though. To this day, I've never known anyone to fight so powerfully. But, Bellatrix got her, too. They went back for their bodies, but they couldn't bring them back, there was no time. They put them in the sea, then, it was what they would've wanted. That way, they could've always be moving."
"How do you know? Where were you when they died?" Darcie would ask.
"I was there...I was there..." Miss Kestrel said. She got a far away look in her eyes, and she shed a small tear. She quickly shook it off though. "Look Darcie, the past has passed. Your parents are gone and nothing can bring them back...ever...the important thing is that they died valiantly. They died fighting. They died...they died for you. For you to be safe. For everyone to be safe." Miss Kestrel took Darcie into her arms.
Darcie couldn't help but think, 'But they failed. I'm not safe. No one's safe. They failed...' Darcie hugged her adoptive mother tightly. 'But I won't. I won't fail. The past is passed, but the future hasn't.'
"Well...they died defending what they believed in," Miss Kestrel would always answer. Miss Kestrel was friends with Damian and Amabelle Linwood before they passed about 10 years ago. Oft times, though, she did not speak of them, almost seemed afraid to.
"But how? How did they die?" Darcie would plead with Miss Kestrel.
"They died valiantly and they died honorably" Miss Kestrel would say frustrated.
"But who killed them? Did they die at the Battle of Hogwarts with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?" When Darcie found out about the wizarding world, she had imagined that her parents died at the Battle of Hogwarts. It was the only reason she could think of to explain why they would die when she was so young.
The last time she asked, Miss Kestrel answered. "No...not exactly...they died a little before that. They were friends with friends of Harry Potter. Your father, Damian, knew his Godfather, Sirius Black. Your mother knew "Mad Eye" Moody, the auror. She was an auror, too. They were with a group of other wizards, friends of "Mad Eye" when they were attacked by a group of death eaters. Bellatrix Lestrange was one of them. She...she was the one who killed your parents. They went down fighting though. Your father, he stepped in front of your mother before Bellatrix's curse killed her. He died in her arms that day. She- she could've left with- she stayed. She stayed to fight Bellatrix. She wouldn't listen to anyone else. She stayed and fought Bellatrix. She fought valiantly, though. To this day, I've never known anyone to fight so powerfully. But, Bellatrix got her, too. They went back for their bodies, but they couldn't bring them back, there was no time. They put them in the sea, then, it was what they would've wanted. That way, they could've always be moving."
"How do you know? Where were you when they died?" Darcie would ask.
"I was there...I was there..." Miss Kestrel said. She got a far away look in her eyes, and she shed a small tear. She quickly shook it off though. "Look Darcie, the past has passed. Your parents are gone and nothing can bring them back...ever...the important thing is that they died valiantly. They died fighting. They died...they died for you. For you to be safe. For everyone to be safe." Miss Kestrel took Darcie into her arms.
Darcie couldn't help but think, 'But they failed. I'm not safe. No one's safe. They failed...' Darcie hugged her adoptive mother tightly. 'But I won't. I won't fail. The past is passed, but the future hasn't.'
Last edited by Darcie Linwood on Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:11 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Unnecessary cruelty and lulz)
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