Matilda

Who has been leaving candy at the white tomb? Minerva stumbles upon the solution to a mystery. Can she bring a lost soul home? A response to the Third Floor Corridor Fanfiction #3 challenge: "Write about something that either occurs in or starts in the staff room, between staff members or grown up characters." Takes place five years after HBP. ONE-SHOT. [rated PG-13 just to be safe]

'... many thought he was an attention-seeking little monster. Others gave him a wide berth in the hallways because he was supposedly a raving lunatic. The little boy’s green eyes full of wonder became the young man’s green eyes full of sadness. And worry. And fear.'

As Harry is about to begin his sixth year, a group of first years discuss the famous Harry Potter. They wonder what this hero is like, but are they ready for their answer?

Voldemort's been defeated by Harry, and Lupin and Dumbledore look on as Harry lies in a pool of his own blood.

Taking place between the summer before Harry's sixth year and the final battle, this short one-shot finds Harry lost within his own thoughts as he muses about his destiny, his state of mind, that bloody prophecy, and everything going on around him of which he is only vaguely aware.