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Title: Have I failed?

Rating: PG

Characters: Andromeda Tonks, Remus Lupin, Ron Weasley, Fleur Delacour

(Note: Assume the following are diary entries).

Andromeda, 1972

I invited them to my wedding.

Bellatrix sent me a Howler saying she wished I'd thought of how much I wanted them to be there on my special day before running off with Ted. Narcissa hasn't replied.

I wish Bellatrix would come. But I know she won't; Narcissa probably will, without admitting it, but Bellatrix will refuse to, maintaining her belief that I left her alone with our so-called family, all for the sake of a teenage romance.

What if my little sister is right? What if she stops trusting me, and does all the things I always told her not to do, because of this mess?

Have I failed?

Remus, 1989

I got out last night.

We don't know how; it was one of those freak accidents.

The thing is... I nearly bit Artemis. I nearly bit my own little sister.

She was forced to stun me, and now feels as though she attempted murder on me. As if she had a choice!

Artemis's life shouldn't have been threatened. And she shouldn't still look ill.

Why wasn't I more cautious, so this wouldn't happen?

Have I failed?

Ron, 1993

For a whole year, my sister was posessed by a diary.

I'm such a prat; you'd think I would've noticed something.

Not that I ever saw her much, what with making Polyjuice and doing homework (or pretending to to shut Hermione up), and being with Harry and Hermione.

Hermione could've died too.

I should've been there, for all three of them. I shouldn't have let Hermione go roaming the school alone. I should have seen that Ginny was acting peculiar. And I should have been facing Tom Riddle with Harry.

I know they are all okay, but I can't keep myself from thinking "have I failed?"

Fleur, 1994

Gabrielle is on my bed, sleeping, her head just shy of being on my arm.

Maman told me Gabielle would be coming, but not why. She never told me.

No, the task was not real... but what if it had been? What if nobody had been there, either?

For almost a year, I have been fussing over missing France, over not liking Hogwarts nearly as much.

But now I know what is important.

Oh, Gabrielle...

Have I failed?