Too Late (HP Drabble)

[mhalachai]

Just a short stop in my day. Drabble for hp100!

Title: Too Late
House: Gryffindor
Word Count: 100
Characters: Dumbledore
Rating: PG
Challenge: Heart
Author's Note: Contains HBP spoilers. Based very heavily on the conversation between Dumbledore and Harry at the end of OotP.

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Dumbledore knew what happened in war when you let your heart override your head, and so he tried to let his head govern in the fight against darkness.

But then came Harry. Time and again, Dumbledore tried to harden his heart against the child, tried to use the boy as a weapon against Voldemort. But one look at the boy, so young, so alive, so stubborn, and Dumbledore always gave in. Next year, he told himself.

Now, lying on the parapet, waiting for the death Severus's wand threw in his direction, Dumbledore couldn't find it in himself to be sorry.

Comments

Sweet,

[practical-puss.livejournal.com]

yet it kind of makes me want to hit him. Lot like canon in that respect. Nice.

Re: Sweet,

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean about wanting to hit Dumbledore.

Re: Sweet,

[catherinecookmn.livejournal.com]

And of course Dumbledore admits at the end of OoP that he was wrong to distance himself from Harry that way.

But of course, if he'd hadn't, then the series would have ended at the first book and JKR would only be a millionaire instead of a billionaire.
:-)

Re: Sweet,

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Frankly, I think the world needs more heroes with heart. And especially if you're the head of a school.

[eavling.livejournal.com]

Nicely done. I like the rhythm of the words.

Now, lying on the parapet, waiting for the death Severus's wand threw in his direction...

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that the tense used is wrong here. Shouldn't it be "would throw"?

I also like the imagery...The wand throwing death.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

(and the tense is wrong, but that extra verb would make the drabble 101 words, just a smidge too long :( so I went for the incorrect grammar)

[penyn-1600.livejournal.com]

So Dumbledore. Wise and knowing what he should do, but unable to suppress his emotions. He had too much heart for a war leader.

[deathinapinkboa.livejournal.com]

It is truly stunging. I trully pity dumbledore in this. It is masterfullly written.