Scar contest....

[Neil Ward]

Here's my rule-bending entry for the last line contest.

Tearfully, Harry took Hermione by the hand, leaned over and kissed her on
the cheek, making a mental note, as he did so, of the generous proportions
of the back seat of Mr Weasleys car.

***
Explanation (of sorts):

With Voldemort defeated and Dumbledore near death, Harrys year breaks up
and leaves Hogwarts for the final time.   As the New Avengers of evildoing,
our heroic duo stay behind to hear the touching deathbed speech of Albus
Dumbledore <details snipped>.  In Dumbledore's bedroom, Minerva McGonagall
sobs deeply, spread, like a rag doll, across his legs.  Severus Snape stands
rigidly, in the doorway, his eyes glinting and a smile twisting his thin
lips. As Dumbledore takes his last gasp, Fawkes flies in, bursts into flames
and sets fire to the curtains.

Later, as Harry and Hermione make their way, dazed, out of the castle, a
sorry-looking Ford Anglia rolls out of the darkness, turns on its headlights
and flings open its back door.  They climb inside.

   "Finally, it's goodbye to all this," Harry said, look back up at the
castle.

   "Harry - we can leave Hogwarts, but it will never leave us.  It's a part
of us," said Hermione, fighting her emotion.

    [and then the last line, as above]

***

You may have noticed that I got the last word.  <grin>  I know, I know  I
cheated and Im disqualified!

Neil