Percy POV
I was sitting in the common room watching small bob and Zoe play. Them two had become fast friends and couldn't be separated. Of course it just made me think of the real Zoe and Bob. It was around 2am and I couldnt sleep, of course.
Suddenly I heard the dorm room door open and watched as Harry walked down the stairs.
"Can't sleep?" I raised and eyebrow.
"No, I get nightmares. You?" He answered.
"Same."
This dude! I swear! He's so hot and cold. One minute he hates my guts, next minute he's being polite.
"Can I ask you a question?" I snapped out of my thoughts.
"Doubt I could stop you."
"All if you exchange students were allowed to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Why? I mean, are any of you actually old enough?"
I mean I didn't have to answer. I could walk out and ignore him. But I figure if he is being civilised I should too.
"Hazel is 14. Nico and Thalia are 15. Frank, Jason, Piper and Leo are 16 and I'm 17. So no, apart from me, they aren't old enough. But we have gone through more than most people do in their entire lives. Now you answer a question. What do you get nightmares about?"
"My parents were killed when I was 1. I don't remember much, but I remember screaming. When I was 15 my godfather was murdered right infront of me. And last year in the war, I had a lot of people I knew die. What about you?"
A murder he barely remembers. One murder he does and a war he fought against other wizards. I'm sure those nightmares are truly truly terrifying.
"When I was 12, I was betrayed by a guy who I had looked up to. And his betrayal caused a lot of pain. When I was 14, my cousin, Nico's sister, Bianca, was in an accident right infront of me. The... car she was in blew up while she was still inside. That same week my friend Zoe was murdered by her dad in front of me too. When I was 15, another friend of mine and I were on a boat that blew up, I was the only surviver. His girlfriend was poisoned and that same day I had a friend crushed by a fallen bridge and another one fell out of the sky and landed smack on the pavement. And the friend that betrayed me, he committed suicide RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME." I said through gritted teeth. "Me and my girlfriend, were held captive for a month, with no food and no real water with no way of escaping. Then I lost her, she was stabbed And I had to hold her in my arms while she bled to death and there was NOTHING that I could do. I looked Harry dead in the eye. "The pain and suffering never stops Potter. But it always starts the same. Petty jealousy. It's a never ending cycle and if you want to open up that can of worms, be my guest. But you WONT WIN."
And with that I got up and left the common room, deciding I'd go down to the lake. I appreciated him trying but Id realised something when he was talking. I'd heard about all his little adventures and I guess he's lost some people. But this whole time he's thought he's been through more than me. That the pain I felt shouldn't be as bad as his. But he has no idea how much pain I'm in.
And he has no idea what real nightmares look like.
If he did, he'd be begging me to kill him.
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Watching the sun rise over the lake was oddly calming. I knew I wouldn't have been so ticked off by Harry if the whole boggart thing hadn't happened not hours before. You never realise how many people you've lost until there fake ghosts are all staring at you telling you it's your fault.
Figures.
