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Even though most saw him skipping through the sun-beams,
Sirius’ true love was dancing with the light of the moon.
Even though most saw him sleepless, stumbling through the corridors at night like a ghost,
Regulus’ true love was basking in the sun’s warm gaze.
Even though most thought he stayed out late to watch the moon,
Remus was truly out there to watch the stars shift and feel their love as they smiled at him while he slept.
Even though she eventually learned to love the sun,
Lily never became soft, and even to her death, her spirits stayed as fiery as her hair.
Even though he loved this world,
When James saw the stars fall, he fell too.
Even though he was always a survivor,
Evan couldn’t win against two Aurors when it mattered most.
Even though he was alive when his rose died,
Barty rotted with it.
Even though many called her skin “dirty” and her blood “polluted”,
Dorcas fought the snake for them in a battle she could never win.
Even though she was trying to help,
Pandora’s spells only ended up hurting her and her daughter
Even though he was chosen to be loyal and kind,
Peter betrayed the friends he had known for so much of his life.