Flashes from life

Death

Lee Jordan

He walks to the Great Hall as a scared, upset young man, clutching his wand and trying to erase the memory of the man in his late twenties who fell down because of him, the memory of the man he killed.

Lee has never killed before.

He never thought it would feel like this, that killing a bad guy would make him so – no, not sad, actually, but – no, he can't find a word to describe his feelings. All he knows is that his legs and hands are shaking, his heart is beating frantically, he can't swallow properly and his eyes are brimming with tears. That man had been someone's son, maybe a brother, best friend, even husband or father. And now he is gone because of Lee.

In the Great Hall the very first thing he sees is the row of bodies. He would want to turn his head away of that sight in fear that someone he knows is there, but can't. A shock of red hair has captured his attention, and as he walks closer, he sees Fred – and Fred is dead.

Lee doesn't come closer, just stands there still clutching his wand. For a moment he hates Harry Potter for putting them through all this, for coming to Hogwarts and starting this crazy, mindless battle, for being alive.

He leaves the Great Hall as a frightened, broken man and does not kill again that night.