"a sign - a sign, that certain causes are not lost yet.”
This line beggs to be continued-what happened, where Harry, Lord Voldemort, what has Snape been doing, what is the state of the Wizarding World? The vignette works perfectly as is but I have to admit I'm greedy-write more please!

This is such a profound peice of writing. The scene in the chapel gave me goose bumps. Saint Jude is a saint that I keep close to my heart. He was there comforting me as my stepmother fought and bravely won her long battle against a scare i hope you or your loved ones never face :Breast cancer.
The stubs of candles I lit for her are still in a box with a framed picture of Saint Jude. I still light candles whether mentally or physically to this saint who i believe saved my stepmother's life.

HERMIONE, as a NUN. Somehow, I can see actualy that.

Very compelling piece. Not drivel, for which: Thank you so much. It's a mature piece. Me likes.

I love the last line.

It made me wonder...

I have to admit, for some reason I did not realize it was Hermione until the revealing comment about her lost causes. Beautiful piece. I think that it works well as a one-shot, ending on such a hopeful yet poignant note.

Minor nitpicky comment however. When Hermione says,
“When do you think I have lit them?” and
“I have lit them nineteen years ago, Professor,”
the phrasing sounds odd in English to me. In general, I would have eliminated the "have" in both so they merely read "I lit". They imply some relativity to the present time which doesn't exist, as well as sounding odd. Of course, I do realize that you may have left it this way on purpose, but I wanted to bring it to your attention if not.

I mention it merely because it took me out of the story for a moment, enough for me to notice. Overall, marvelous.

That fact that the only two candles to not burn down was Severus' and Harrys made me think that Harry could still be alive. It also saddened me that so many died in your version.
Great story!

SARAH

Truly a beautiful and extraordinary small piece. Thank you very much for this entertaining read!

I almost wish you would go a smidgeon further with this. It's terribly beautiful as it this, though. The idea of the candles is very interesting and touching.

I liked this story. It would make a good plot line for a novel. I was shocked that everyone died in the great battle. I like to think that maybe Harry survived though.

Impressive

Beautiful! I can see Hermione as she is speaking about each candle until the very last two. So powerful. Bravo!

Beautiful very different. I spent 12 years in schools with Nuns your portraiture was excellant. I too have lit many candles for loved ones.

That was wonderful. Thank you.