 Granddaddy Ravenclaw | | Jermione Granger
Silas stepped back as the portrait spoke. The portrait, he reminded himself. Not Dora. When she had finished, he nodded slowly.
"You go. Rest. You deserve it," he said solemnly.
He couldn't do this. He couldn't come in here and talk to her, no, the portrait, and pretend she was still around. "I'll take care of them for you," he said, looking up. "But I can't do... this." He gestured at the air between them.
"I love you. But I have to say goodbye."
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Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby?
You can fly above the rain clouds
Close your eyes
Let the melody carry you
Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky
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