AN: I don't own Harry Potter thats all JKR and WB.

I had and i was going to place another AN but on second thought i think it would be a waste of time. For those of you who like it thats wonderful and for those who don't hey thats cool too.

He reached a trembling hand for her, begging her for forgiveness.

She merely ignored it and returned to the safety of her den.

The years passed and he worked hard, hoping the day would come where he could see her and reach for her once more.

He would have done things so differently, he finally realized.

. The night came where he would leave the world of the living and in the mist of the afterlife he saw her, finally!

That very same hand, once so unsure, reached for her once more and fell across her cheek with a confident and satisfying smack.