Title: The Most Heartbreaking
Fandom: The Silmarillion (allusions to Harry Potter - if that bothers you, it's entirely possible to pretend it is any other boy in England named Harry)
Rating: G
Length: 263 words
Content notes: Letter format, past canonical character death
Author notes: Míriel and Celeborn are related in this fic.
Summary: Celeborn responds to Maglor's question about Harry, while pondering the heartbreak that is watching relatives die.



Relatives are some of the most heartbreaking things in the world.

My apologies, Maglor, this is not what you want to hear when you ask how Harry is. Harry is well. He misses you - you can tell him things about Elrond that I cannot. I am not sure why he clings so deeply to those memories, even if he is Elrond’s descendent.

I don’t know how much longer I can linger like this, watching more of my relatives die. It was bad enough in Doriath, when Luthien disappeared and died, or hearing that Míriel had died in Valinor, far from the forests where she and I met (and speculation on us being related began). Then Celebrían leaving and Arwen…

If it wasn’t for that last promise to the twins, that I would watch their sister’s descendants, I’m not sure I would have lasted this long.

Harry is the last of them. It seems so strange; that thousands of years after this all began the end is so quickly approaching. I doubt Harry will have children - and even if he does, I will finally have to break my promise to my grandchildren.

You will go with us when we go to Valinor. That is not negotiable, and I do not care what some petty Vala on his mountain top throne says. After all these years, you deserve rest and peace as much as any of us.

Come back to England quickly. You forget how quickly the Second Born grow - Harry will be quite upset if you miss his next birthday.

Sincerely,
Celeborn