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020. Not Enough
*Inside an old school trunk in the Manor attic*
My Father,
It’s my hope that this letter finds you and that the war is over and the Dark Lord has delivered the New World you have been waiting for. But I realize that this is highly unlikely. This letter was placed in my trunk and if you’re reading it that means I failed in my mission and you’ve been delivered my personal effects.
I’m sorry.
Two small words and they are not enough to tell you what I feel.
I am ashamed to have failed you in the one task that has been asked of me as part of this family. Contrary to my behavior I am aware of the sacrifices both you and Mother have made in the service of the Dark Lord. I am also aware that as long as I can remember you have done everything in your power to shield me, protect me. . . I was a boy and I needed that protection.
But I stopped being that boy the day the Dark Lord returned. Now it’s time for me to let go of childish things and embrace the duties and responsibilities of adulthood. The saying ‘with great power comes great responsibility’ is true and it is time that I faced them with the dignity and diligence that you have.
I move forward with the knowledge my actions might result in my death separation from the family, but with the hope they will instead lead to our family being restored to its proper place.
There is no telling what will happen next with any certainty, but should things go poorly I wanted you to know that I have tried, as always, to be my father’s son.
Forgive Me,
Your Son,
Draco Abraxas Malfoy