Judgement Day (Hogwarts Mystery Year 7 Retell)

Chapter 28: Family Reunion.

"The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have." -Ring Lardner.

Merula continued to evade Ethan and the other members of the Circle of Khanna. It wasn't easy for her these days. The only one she really talked to was Ismelda. But even that was taking its toll on Merula. If you were only talking to one friend. And there was no telling what Ethan would do if he saw Merula again. And another part of Merula was that she couldn't help but think out loud if she was doing the right thing. This was for her family. And to prove that she was worthy of being a Snyde. But at what price? Is she continued down this path, she would be all alone. And it sucked to be alone.

She was by the Artefact Room again. And couldn't help but think of the times when Ethan and Rowan talked about the First Cursed Vault. Merula had been eavesdropping on their conversations for most of the time. And Rowan... Merula still felt like she had Vietnam Flashbacks of that night Rowan died. And right in front of her eyes too. 

Flashback.

Ethan got knocked down to the ground from that hit from Rakepick. But Ben was still firing spells on Rakepick. And trying to get a hit.

"Ben? What are you doing? Get of here!" Ethan yelled.

"Not a chance. I'm going to teach this traitor a lesson." Ben shot back.

Merula looked horrified. "This is still part of the plan right?" She thought to herself. Rakepick was supposed to bring Ethan to Trotsky. Not this...

But Rakepick had recovered. "You want a lesson, Copper?" She asked vaguely. "Why don't you take this lesson to your grave?" She raised her wand. And Ethan's eyes widened. 

"BEN GET OUT OF HERE! SHE'S GOING TO-"

"Avada Kedavra!" Rakepick shot the killing curse at Ben.  

Ben didn't really have time to process all of this. He was too busy about thinking about his interment death at the time as the green energy shot at him.

"BEN!" Ethan heard another voice shot in the distance and run towards him. That voice had come from Rowan who was running towards their direction.

"Rowan?" Ethan asked. Everything had happened so fast. Rowan shoved Ben out of the way and took a direct shot to the chest, and his body fell to the floor.

"No! NO! NO! NO!" Ethan yelled getting up and running towards Rowan. "Rowan! Rowan!"

"Rowan?" Ben asked nervously trying to get up.

Even Merula just looked at Rakepick in stunned horror. "Khanna. What did you do?"

Rakepick just laughed. "Well... not what I indented but we did say that you owed R a friends life. I suppose one debt is as good as another." And then she apparated away.

End of Flashback.

Merula still had nightmares about what happened. Rakepick just killed a person she had not intended to kill and felt no remorse for it. That was when she noticed a little glow from one of the shelves. Merula picked it up. It read. "Your presence is required at the Shrieking Shack. Come."

So Merula went to the Shrieking Shack. And went through the Whomping Willow. And she saw that Trotsky was waiting for her. "Trotsky." She greeted.

"Hello, Merula." Trotsky replied.

"What's all of this?" Merula asked.

"I've been hearing things, Merula. And it's starting to effect our plans. Not that I care too much for Slayton's opinion. But I want to make sure it's true." Trotsky explained.