Tom Riddle had a secret - he had murdered his family. Arabella Chambers knew his secret - she had witnessed it.
After Tom Riddle kills Arabella Chambers, he steals her wand for safekeeping. But, unexpectedly, Arabella shows up at Hogwarts, very much...
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869 AD
The crackling of flames filled the air, mingling with the acrid scent of burning wood and flesh. Arabella stood frozen in horror, her heart pounding in her chest as she watched her mother's life slip away before her eyes. Her mother, bound tightly to a gnarled tree, writhed in agony as the flames licked hungrily at her skin, consuming her with merciless fervor.
Arabella could feel the heat of the fire against her skin, a searing reminder of the inferno that engulfed her mother. The smoke stung her eyes, blurring her vision as tears streamed down her face, mingling with the ash that coated her cheeks.
"Please, have mercy! I beg of you!" Her mother's voice pierced through the chaos, a desperate plea for salvation that fell upon deaf ears.
Arabella and Finn stood frozen in horror, their hearts pounding in their chests as they watched helplessly.
Arabella's vision blurred with tears as she struggled to make sense of the madness unfolding before her. How could this be happening? How could these people, her neighbours, stand idly by as her mother was condemned to such a cruel fate?
"Cease this madness!" Arabella's voice rang out, her words choked with emotion. "She is not a witch! She is my mother! STOP IT!"
But her cries were met with jeers and accusations from the crowd. "She's a witch! Burn her! Burn the witch!"
Arabella's hands clenched into fists at her sides, her nails digging into her palms until they drew blood. She wanted to lash out, to scream and curse and make them pay for what they were doing to her mother. But she knew she was powerless against the tide of hatred and ignorance that surrounded her.
As the flames engulfed her mother, Arabella felt a searing pain in her chest, a crushing weight that threatened to consume her whole. She couldn't save her mother. She couldn't protect her brother. All she could do was stand there and watch as their world crumbled around them.
She crumpled to her knees, weakly pounding her fist on the ground beneath her.
But as the last flicker of life faded from her mother's eyes, a fire ignited within Arabella's soul. She swore then and there that the villagers would pay for their cruelty, that they would get what was coming to them. And though she may be small and weak, she would find a way to survive, and to protect her brother at all costs.
For now, vengeance would have to wait. But one day, Arabella vowed, justice would be served. And no amount of darkness could extinguish the light of her determination.
