Wizards Everywhere

S E V E N

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That's it, she had already dropped the bomb, and she would be lying if she said she had not regretted it seconds after she revealed her identity. She didn't look up after Albus withdrew, despite all the murmurs she heard from around her, and the weight of the gazes she felt on her. She mentally cursed herself over and over again. Why did her personality always override her judgment? She could have kept who she was hidden from her, and so Umbridge would not have something to refute her, she was more than sure that that munchkin would dig deep to find something that would help her get rid of her.

She walked briskly, ignoring the familiar voice that was calling her name, Harry, she had no face to look into his eyes now, not him, not his friends. Why the hell did she ignore what Dumbledore warned her about?

Her head was high and her gaze was directed forward, seeing out of the corner of her eye as the students made their way to either side of her, some with terrified looks. And how not? They had found out that one of their teachers was neither more nor less than the Evil Queen, that legend they had heard of, that terrifying and heartless woman. They are wrong, I once had a heart, and I was different, but I died for inside, next to my only love. Knowing that her classroom was now empty, she decided to go there and lock herself up.

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"Harry..." Hermione's voice brought the aforementioned out of his thoughts.

After the confession that Regina had made in front of almost all of Hogwarts, they were now in a little recess, all the students were scattered around the courtyard. Harry had been silent the entire time.

"Hm? " The brunette answered absently, to later focus his gaze on her friend.

"What is going on in your head? " Ron asked this time.

"Nothing, just... thinking." He shrugged, dismissing the matter.

"We should talk to the others who belong to Dumbledore's Army." The redhead offered, receiving a nod from Potter, and then they both got up from their posts and started walking.

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She stopped in her tracks, and felt her heart stop beating for a few seconds, in front of her was developing the scene that she most feared would happen since she received a call from the hospital, telling her and Emma that something had happened to Henry. Her son, her little prince, was dead because of her, that apple pie was not supposed to be for him, but so much was his effort to make Emma understand that it was all true, and now? Now all her efforts had been in vain, she no longer had her revenge, nor her child. The only thing she could do, was throw herself into Dr. Whale's arms, choking sobs into his chest as he stroked her back in a comforting way. She felt her chest tighten and a lump formed in her throat, making it difficult for her the simply action of breathe. She felt her temple throbbing hard, clouding her senses, and just like she felt her legs would drop her at any moment. Her sobs stopped for a moment, when she felt a gust of wind brush her hair, a vague idea settled in her heart of what it could have been, but she refused to believe it, it wasn't until she turned around and saw that Henry was trying to get up, weakly, while smiling, and Emma had a puzzled expression plastered on her face, that she realized that it was all over, this time yes, once and for all, the curse had definitely been broken. She placed a hand on her belly as she slowly approached where her son was, a reflex action that she has always had when something disturbs her, scares her, makes her nervous or just leaves her perplexed, she didn't know which of these options it was about now, but she had a feeling they were all together. After hearing the words he addressed to his biological mother: "The curse, I think you broke it." Everything became real for her.