Innocence

Chapter 28

HARRY'S POV

"No!" I heard Voldemort scream as I grabbed the cup and Cedric's body. The world spun and we hit the ground. I cried holding Cedric's body. I could hear people cheering, and the band playing music. Then I heard Fleur scream. Dumbledore ran over and tried to pull me off him. "No! No!" I cried. I held tightly to Cedric's lifeless body. I wanted to scream. I was so angry. I felt so betrayed. How could Camilla do this? I trusted her, but the whole time she was working for her father. "He's back! He's back! Voldemort's back. He killed Cedric. And- And Camilla and Nathan are his kids. They were working or him the whole time." I said. Dumbledore's face dropped. "They betrayed us! She was my friend!" I yelled. Everyone stared at me in shock. "Harry, you're home. You both are." he said. "Cedric asked me to bring his body back. I couldn't leave him. Not there." I said. "You're safe." Dumbledore said. He turned to the Minister. "Keep everybody in their seats, a boy has just been killed." he said. "The body must be moved, there's too many people." The minister said. "Let me through," Cedric's father yelled. He dropped to his knee's sobbing. "That's my son. That's my boy." he cried. Professor Moody grabbed me. "This isn't where you want to be right now" he said as he led me away. I could hear the agonizing screams from Cedric's father and the cries from the students. How did this happen?

CAMILLA'S POV

"Father, what should I do?" Nathan asked. "Go back to school. Harry will have told Dumbldore about you so stay hidden. And for Professor Moody, Tell him to get Harry back here, whatever it takes." he said. "No!" I yelled. "Let's go Camilla, don't fight this. You're a death eater now, we serve father with undying loyalty." Nathan said. I cried and shook my head. "You wanted this not me." I yelled. He grabbed my throat. "You want to come back to school with me, how else will you make sure I don't kill Draco?" he said smugly. My father smiled smugly too. My face dropped. "Give me your hand." he said. I hesitantly took it and Nathan nodded at my father. "I won't fail you." he said. My father nodded. "Apparate." he said. The world spun and then we hit the floor right outside the castle. I could hear the crowd in the distance. I looked at Nathan. "Don't even think about it." he said. I pulled my wand and pointed it at him. "Stupefy" I yelled. He flew backwards and was stunned. I ran. I ran towards the crowd. "Camilla!" I heard Nathan screaming. I ran as fast as I could dodging the curses he threw my way. I got to the entrance and ran in. I pushed through the crowd of people and they stared at me. I saw Cedric's body on the ground and his father was crying. "There she is!" someone yelled. "She killed Cedric." another person yelled. I stood there frozen. Dumbledore ran over to me. "I couldn't stop it Sir, you have to believe me. I tried." I cried. "Where's your brother?" he asked. "Finding Professor Moody. he -" I started. "Wait, where's Harry." I said. Dumbledore looked at me with a blank face. "You can't let Professor Moody get him. It's not him. It's Barty Crouch Jr. You have to find Harry." I said. Dumbledore got Snape and McGonagall and ran towards Moody's room. We burst in and Nathan and Moody were already there with Harry. "Stupefy" Dumbledore yelled. Crouch was launched back into a chair. "Expelliarmus," McGonagall said, taking Nathan's wand. "You little bitch! Father going to kill us!" Nathan yelled, launching towards me. Snape grabbed him and held him back. "Harry I-" I started. "Don't. Don't ever come near me or my friends again." he said. Harry stared at me with fury in his eyes. I just nodded. They found the real Moody and Crouch was arrested. "Take the twins to my office. We need to talk." Dumbledore said. Snape and McGonagall walked us there. "Father is going to kill us. I hope you know that." he said. "Good. We deserve to die for what we did." I said. He scoffed. We walked inside Dumbledore's office and stood there silent. "What about pathetic little Malfoy?" he asked. "Shut up." I said sharply. "He's going to kill him too," he said. "Shut up." I said again. "I hope he tortures that whole family till they beg for death." he said. "Shut up!" I screamed. I Launched at Nathan and hit him as hard as I could until Snape pulled me off. "Enough!" a loud voice boomed. Dumbledore walked in and I stopped. I stared at the floor. I couldn't bear to look at the man I lied to. "So, would you like to explain?" he asked. "Sir, our father made us. You don't understand. We had no choice. He hurts us. Me and Camilla. We were scared. We're sorry really. We just-" Nathan started. He really was psycho. I'm not going to let him do this. Manipulate his way out of this. "He's lying." I said. Nathan looked at me sharply. "Camilla, it's ok. He can't hurt us. You don't have to protect him." Nathan said. He tried to hug me but I pushed him away. "You bastard. Don't. You don't get to lie your way out of this. We did this. Cedric is dead because of us. Because you told father I loved him. That's what we do to Hufflepuffs, right?" I said quoting my father. Nathan glared at me. "Don't do this." he whispered. "We made sure Harry got to the final task so our father could kill him. We did it. I tried to tell myself i had reasons but it doesn't matter but it doesn't matter anymore because people died because of us. We did that. So no, there's nothing to explain, nothing else to say." I said. I yanked my sleeve up revealing my dark mark. Dumbledore's face dropped. "I thought I could be different. But I am a Riddle. I can't escape this." I said and I pulled my sleeve back down. Nathan was seething. "I believe you. But I believe there's more to the story." Dumbledore said. "Father said he'd kill us." Nathan said. "Is that true?" Dumbledore asked. "Why are our lives worth more than Harry's?" I said rhetorically. Dumbledore nodded. "I think despite the guilt you are feeling now. You two did what you thought was right. You were trying to help each other and you feared your father. For that, I cannot punish you." he said. "Cedric is dead because of us." I said. "Your father ended Cedric's life, not you." he said. "Nathan, you can go back to your dorm. Please stay there or I will be forced to report you." he said. Nathan nodded. "Thank you sir." he said. He walked out and Snape followed. McGonagall had also left. It was just us. "Please sit Camilla." he said. I nodded and sat down. "So... tell me"