Date: Friday, August 10/11, 1998 (before dawn)
Characters: Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Neville Longbottom
Location: 14 Hornbeam Court
Status: Private
Summary: Dean's nightmares are back.
Completion: Complete
After hearing about
what had happened Dean had been restless. She should have been more careful, why was she out on her own. There was nothing he could do though, Greyback was finally dead and they all needed to be reasonably upbeat for Ginny's birthday.
It took a few hours, but eventually Dean managed to sleep, but all too soon he woke; tangled in his blankets with Hermione's screams in his head. There was an echoing voice, you could have done better, always need someone else to save you. Ted's voice, but he would never say that.
They had all left their doors open, but he still felt too isolated. Dean picked up his covers and went to Seamus' room. He could tell he was not really sleeping and he took his hand and pulled him out of bed. Neville's snore could not be heard, which meant he was probably not sleeping.
Dean pulled Seamus to Neville's room and said, "You're room's biggest, after all Nev," before piling his bedding on the floor and lying down.
There, they were all together. They would be okay now.