War Is our Only Struggle, After All
Warnings: Mention of death, angst, war, alcohol. (Think thatâs it, I donât really know.)
Requested: No, but inspired by an anon.
Other details: Yay! Another story, taking time to think about Midnight. So this a collab with @orderofhvgwarts from their story, After All, found here! This story is going to be very similar to theirs, but mine is going to be from Felixâs point of view. Also, I just named his father with a random name generator, and I think heâll be nicer than Mrs. Rosier. And I just realized the father is supposed to be dead. (just imagine he didnât) (I havenât watched the last HP movie, so⌠I donât actually know how Tonks dies) (Some dialogue is from the original writer, which I have given permission to use their ideas if you want me to change the dialogue @orderofhvgwarts I will.) Hope you all enjoy!
I donât have the wits to write anything else. I spill some firewhisky, not caring if it gets on the letter. I really wish I didnât have to⌠tell her like this, but I need to protect her if itâs the last thing I do. As I send my letter, I hear yelling outside. âAlways mourning the woman you wanted, huh? Patrick James ROSIER!!! You married me for one reason, to serve the Dark Lord, and you shall! Now stop mourning and tell your son to get ready. We have a job to do!â says Mother. After she leaves, I go to my Father, knowing what Iâm about to say will only matter to him.
âFather? Are you alright?â. âYou didnât have to hear that, son.â âI know Father, but I need to tell you about something. Itâs about⌠the war.â He looks up in interest, nodding for me to proceed. âIâm⌠in love Father like you were with Sarah. Sheâs going to the war, on the other side. And I know  Sarah was killed in a war, but please father, I beg you, donât kill my love. Sheâs the only thing from keeping me from going insane.â He looks into my eyes, with a cold hard stone look, and says âFelix Rosier, my only son. I wonât kill her, I donât want you to live that. But if the Dark Lord is present, you knowâŚâ âI know Father, thank youâ
âProtego,â I whisper as I enter Hogwarts with the other Death Eaters. I flee away from them as fast as I can, I only objection to find Mc and help the other side. âStupefy, Depulso, DURO!!!â I hear charm after charm, being shot at many of the other Death Eaters as if they were focusing on one target. âAvada KEDAVRA!!!â I hear a female Death Eater yell. I suck in a breath when I finally hear it go away, I turn to where heard the yelling and see⌠âTONKS!â I rush to her side, tears already running as I see my cousin motionless on the floor. âOh, Nymphadora, what did I do to deserve this?â That only made me start looking for Mc harder.
During the armistice, I take my mask off and go back to see Tonks. But before I get there I see Mc sitting in a deserted corridor. I stare at her, thinking the only thing that she was missing was⌠âLove?â She gets up instantly, grasping her wand, and kicking me straight in the stomach. âTell me right now why I shouldnât hex you until the only thing youâre left to do is cry for your mother?â she growls in my face, putting her wand under my chin. We look at each other for a moment, feeling breathless and devastated. âIf youâre gonna kill me, just do it, Felix. I donât want to talk to you, I donât want to be near you. Youâve crushed me. So, just go home to your master Voldemort and tell him all about how much fun you and your little Death Eater friends have killing off innocent kids.â Mc says as her eyes sparkle with tears.
âMcââ I try to say as she cuts me off. âNo, Felix! This isnât some game. This is real life. Iâve chosen one side, youâve chosen the other. You made it pretty clear that you werenât going to keep trying when you sent me that letter. A four-word letter! Can you believe? Youâre pathetic, Felix Rosier. No, youâre a coward. Actually? Youâre a pathetic coward, who gave up because things got too hard for him. Why were you sneaking throughout the castle earlier? Was it because you were too scared to even fight?â
âMc!â I yell, my face full of anger. âI tried! I tried everything! I donât want to serve Voldemort. This was chosen before I was born, you canât escape that Mc! And I wasnât sneaking around because I was scared to fight. I was looking for you actually because Merlin helps the person who would have killed you if I found you dead just like every other person in this place.â She slaps me, hard, and continues talking. âA-at least I cared about you enough to even try Felix, because I love you, loved you, so donât even start. Just go Felix, before someone finds you and kills you because they wonât hesitate to kill you. And you know I would have to let them.â
Mc starts to walk away, but before she can go any farther, I grab her wrist and slam my lips on hers. She brings her hands up to my cheeks, as she starts to sob once more. I pull out, wiping a tear off her cheek, and run away. I sit on the floor of a random hallway. I canât fight off Voldemort, I canât fight off the world, but I finally found the only mistake from our relationship.
War has been our only struggle, after all.
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