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New life from the ashes

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'Got to find him, I've just got to,' I found myself thinking as I flew over what was left of the once great castle.

The once great castle of Hogwarts was nothing more than ruins to both the eyes of magical beings and muggles alike. The war had finally finished, bringing down everything and everyone.

'Please let it not be everyone…' I thought again as I gave a quick flap to stay air born while I continued my search.

I scanned over the ruins as I searched madly for my mate, my love, he had been on the front lines during the attack, and he had protected everyone but himself.

'My mate, my lovely, where are you?' I thought and heard myself give a few stressed chirps, 'Please let you be fine and protected!'

I continued to scan the grounds; I ended up flying in a circle looking for my mate frantically. The humans that arrived on the scene to dig out the dead watched me. I could hear their shouts – they think I've finally lost it – but I know differently.

I spot a movement in the rubble, can it be? No, it might just be the shifting of the rubble as the humans continue to dig out the dead.

I start to move on; start to look in a different area; when I hear the chirpings of a new born phoenix.

From the ashes of death and war new life has been born.

I dive. I feel the wind as I plummet towards the ground and ignore how the wind seems to be ripping against my feathers. I ignore the pain. All I can hear is the heart beat of my mate which is slowly stopping.

I finally get there and I use my fire to get through the rubble. I feel him, he's here. We are one. I allow my eyes to close as I come into contact with his body.

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As the wizards and witches dig out the bodies of the dead and mourn their loved ones, the sound of baby birds was heard coming from one of the most damaged areas of the castle grounds.

Carefully moving the rubble, one wizard finds two new born baby phoenixes, one with emerald eyes and black feathers and the other the one known as Fawkes.

New life has been born on a day of destruction and chaos, new life brings new hope, new smiles and new reasons to live.

The End!