A/N: This one's kind of sad. It's about Hannah dealing with the loss of her mother on the first mother's day after her death.

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"Happy Mother's day, mum. I'm sorry the others couldn't come, but they are very busy. I brought you gifts from them, see?

"From dad, a bouquet of flowers, pink and white tulips and lilies that you like so much. He misses you very much. It's been really hard on him with all these attacks; he hardly gets to come home from work. Even when he's not working, he has to look after Craig so I can go to work. He has a few more gray hairs, I think, since you've gone. He tells me to tell you that he loves you very, very much; and that he will always love you until the day he dies, and then some.

"From your son, a homemade candle, scented with lavender. His second-grade class learned how to make them and he thought you'd like it. He's grown so much in the past few months that you probably wouldn't even recognize him. His hair's gotten really curly too, kind of like mine did when I was his age. It seems like just yesterday you and dad brought him home from St. Mungo's, but pretty soon he'll be going to Hogwarts. He'll probably end up in Hufflepuff like all the rest of us. He's been a little down lately. I think its because he's just now realizing that your not just on holiday. It will pass. I hope.

"And from me, this necklace, the one you said you always wanted. I saved up and bought it for you last summer. I'll wear it for as long as I live so that I can remember you. I planned on giving it to you for Christmas, but I was too angry with you then. Oh mum, I'm so sorry. I know it's not your fault, you fought for what you believed in. I should be very proud of you for that, and I am, but at the time I blamed you for going away. I want you to know that I love you and I only hope that I can be as brave as you some day.

"I have some pictures of everybody, see? There's dad, Craig, and I at Madam Malkin's shop. So much has happened in the past few months. I got a job so that dad doesn't have to get a second job. I'm working for Madam Malkin in her shop. I think she felt sorry for me. And there's Craig in his class play, he played the sun, and Madam Malkin helped me make his costume. Here's one that Ernie sent me of all of my housemates from Hufflepuff. Ernie writes to me frequently. I really like him, and I miss him very much. I miss them all.

"In all seriousness mum, things are getting really bad here. Businesses are closing right and left all over England. Attacks seem to be almost daily, and they're not picky about who they kill anymore. They've got Fernier Greyback threatening families and attacking children. They've got the dementors on their side. They've caused mass panic. Even Hogwarts isn't as safe anymore. Ernie says that Dumbledore leaves the castle for days at a time, and students are being attacked. Katie Bell was imperioused and then fell under a dark curse when she touched a cursed necklace that was meant for someone else, and Ron Weasley was poisoned when he drank some mead that was meant for someone else. Mum, I'm so scared. I don't know what's going to happen to me if they go after dad, or if Greyback gets hold of Craig, or if Madam Malkin closes her shop. I don't know what I'd do, or where I'd go, or anything. Nothing is safe anymore. Life isn't safe anymore. Oh God, I wish you were here right now, to tell me everything's going to be all right like you used to when I was little. I wish…"

She was interrupted by the sound of her father's voice calling her away, "Hannah? Come on, it's time to go, or we'll be late for work."

Hannah Abbott got up from where she was sitting in front of her mother's grave and dusted herself off. "Anyway, happy Mother's Day again. Sorry I don't have better news to bring."