Dusty Muse.

[aphoenixsong]

I admit that it is quite rare for one to fully understand the path laid out before them. Usually, death, the great equalizer as it were, is the only tool we have to see what we could not see before. And, undoubtedly, once one meets Death, there is very little point in moving forward in life.

Yet... (Here, he sighs, looking tired.) Even those who have passed yearn to repair the mistakes of their past. I cannot say that I would forego the opportunity to use a Time-Turner once or twice.

(He allows himself a saddened smile.)

My time has passed. The world belongs to others who are far more fit to shoulder the burden. That fact, I can honestly say, does not sadden me in the least.

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[bindsthedead]

But does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?

I- at least you were able to accept your own death. Many cannot make the same claim.

[aphoenixsong]

That is rather like the age old question of the Wizard and the Wand. Does the Wizard choose the Wand or does the Wand choose the Wizard? I know a certain Wand-Maker's thoughts on the matter, but I cannot say I am fully swayed in his favor.

Death should not be feared to the well-ordered mind.

[bindsthedead]

Perhaps. But many still fear it. And some try to defy it, regardless of the cost.

[dominion_war_graduate]

Not all paths are the simplest to accept.

[aphoenixsong]

(A small smile.) Do you feel it is the right path for you?

[madcuriosity]

What is a Time-Turner, sir?

[aphoenixsong]

It is a curious little device that allows one to travel back in time.

[wingardium]

Professor....

[Oh, Dumbledore. If only you knew. Even Hermione has her moments of weariness of the burden of trying to defeat Voldemort and so dearly wishes things had turned out better, that he had survived. Maybe then the Hogwarts they returned to wouldn't have been so bad.]

[aphoenixsong]

Salutations, Miss Granger. I trust that you have made ample use of the book I left you?

[aphoenixsong]

In that, you are mistaken. Words and actions are not the same.

[teenagebadboy]

You're... dead?

[aphoenixsong]

I am.

[atomic_wrath]

[Godzilla clearly knew the feeling of death being the great equalizer. Before his Mun stole him from that peaceful afterlife, he certainly had encounters with friends and enemies, both human and monster alike, that made him think about things more.]

[aphoenixsong]

(It is curious for something so big to be so introspective.)

/drifts in...

[memoriae]

[News that Dumbledore has passed? Joyous indeed. However, it is always good to keep up appearance for the sake of appearances. He can grant the meddlesome old man some politeness at least.]

Philosophical as ever, I see, Professor.

/watches. your. every. move.

[aphoenixsong]

(Oh why bother, Tom? He knows you're happy.)

I see no reason in getting emotional over something I expected for a year.

[snarkypotions]

Your confidence in those idiots is overwhelming, Headmaster.

[aphoenixsong]

Is there any reason I shouldn't trust them, Severus?

[alwaysagit]

A Time-Turner, really. What would you do differently? Refrain from placing that ring on your finger, perhaps?

[aphoenixsong]

That I would not change. (And the rest will remain a mystery.)

[undoubtedly]

[...Always with the monologues. Honestly.]

I have to doubt the world really belongs to any of us, no matter how strong we think our shoulders are.

[aphoenixsong]

(He does have a penchant for words.)

It is a group effort. Yet I have fallen out of the cycle of events.

[onlyspare]

It is only fair that those of us are here, and those who are living are still living. Yet I can't help the feeling that I want to go back, just to be a part of something bigger, better.

Is that even right?

[aphoenixsong]

There's nothing wrong with dreaming. I too have moments when I wish I could return, but the past is the past. It's time for us to enjoy a long respite.