Promises
Chapter 11
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER
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The halls are empty. Even the ghosts seem to be missing.
I hear noise coming from the Great Hall and follow it to the doors.
Didn't I destroy those?
I blow them open again, and the noise stops.
No one moves as they see me.
See my eyes, red and swollen. See my face, red, puffy and bruised.
They see my mouth, twisted into a smile with no mirth.
This is who I am now.
This is who you've waited for.
A monster, a killer.
Hermione and Ron start clapping and slowly, everyone else returns to motion.
The applause sweeps across the room like a wave.
There are cheers and cries of "Good job Harry! Well done!" and "It's over! Thank you Harry!"
I'm no longer smiling.
"SONORUS."
Now they'll hear me.
Now they'll hear what I have to say.
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