An Open Letter To Harry

Dear Harry, do you know just what a miracle you are?
There’s far more proof that you’re unique than in a simple scar


Most children grow with nurturing you never really knew
And yet there is a wealth of moral character in you

And could the best of wizards face the enemies you’ve faced
Could they have scored such victories had they been in your place?

When you think of your parents, Harry, do you feel alone?
How hard it must be to imagine the life you could have known

Dear Harry, what I wish for you is that someday you’ll know
A life without the threat that plagues you everywhere you go

And friends galore and lots of love to warm you through and through
Because the world’s much richer, Harry, just for knowing you!
What Is A Hero?

A hero is someone who moves beyond fear
Toward battles his heart has to win
Who conquers not so much with forceful bravado
But by summoning strength from within


A hero is someone whose sense of what’s right
Propels him as nothing else could
And when he performs beyond all his dreams
It is selflessly for other’s good


It is not within him to carry revenge
Nor to boast of victories won
But quietly face every new challenge
Doing what needs to be done

And even if fate deals him less than fair hands
He plays them with fairness of heart
For it is an inherent goodness within 
That sets a hero apart


Harry is a hero
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