AN: Believe it or not, the inspiration for this actually was that crazy Australian guy who pokes the world`s most poisonous creatures and seems to think nothing of it. If you can`t tell, this is from Harry`s point of view when he is an adult.
Channel Surfing
I flip the channels on the telivision set, seeing if anything good is on, and stop on our news channel. The reporter says that that crazy Australian guy who is always chasing after poisonous snakes died early this morning. He was going between the trailers the actors stay in when they are traveling when he was bitten by one of the local snakes, and when he got to the doctors, who were taking a coffee break, it was too late. How ironic is that? Anyway, this got me thinking about my life. I mean, I`ve taken a lot more risks than the average person takes in my adolescent years. Will the same thing happen to me as what happened to that guy when there comes a lull in my life? Of course, I`m not likely to get bitten by a snake, but really thinking about it, when does death come? When you least expect it. My parents weren`t expecting Pettigrew- the name still leaves a bad taste in my mouth- to betray them, and the same pretty much goes for the snake guy. Will I ever not expect death? It`s hard to tell, for all the things I`ve been through. Granted, I might not expect it when I`m taking my children to the video arcade or when I`m using the bathroom, but is that when it`s going to happen? Or does this mean that death comes when you stop taking risks. I`ve taken risks my whole life, and isn`t life a risk in itself? I would never really admit it to anyone, but I am absolutely petrified of death. And maybe I have a right to. Liz thinks it may be because I think I`d be letting down all the people who have died to save me. It somewhat makes sense. But why do I have to be the one everyone labels as immortal? Of course, there is one other with that label- Voldemort. Does he fear death? If not, why is he striving for immortality? I have so many questions unanswered, but I know I`ll have to wait a while before I get the answers, so I flip the channel so Cynthia can sit on my lap and watch cartoons.
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