He who must not be Loved. [d.m]

7-20

"You have your mother's eyes, Potter."

I close my eyes again. Ron had told me to look into his mind— to see where he was. To destroy him.

My head throbs in pain as I continue to look.

Nagini.
Lucius.
Ropes?
Voldemort.

"My Lord.. shall we seek the girl— The Dark Witch ourselves?" Lucius asks, correcting himself as he realises who he's talking to. "I do not need to seek her. Before the night is over, she will come to me. And with her will come Harry Potter." Voldemort sneers.

"Look at me." He says, slapping Lucius. I flinch, it felt as if he was slapping me. "Go and find Severus." He says. Lucius nods, rushing out.

I open my eyes. The three look at me expectantly. "I know where he is." I say.

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We run through the castle halls, shooting curses at death eaters as they come our way. "No!" I shout, spotting a death eater.. eating Sebastian. I shoot a curse at him, trying not to wince at Sebastian's rotting body.

We rush towards the Herbology classroom, crawling on the ground as we get closer.

"Tonight, when Y/n comes, I will make sure of that she remains with us. And we get rid of Potter." Snape says.  "The wand answers to you, and you only." He says. Voldemort looks at him, unpleased. "Does it?" He asks. I frown. "My Lord?" Snape mutters. "The wand belongs to who killed its last owner." Voldemort says. I let out a soft sigh of relief.

What if Draco had killed Dumbledore?

"While you are alive, The Elder Wand cannot be mine." Voldemort says, drawing closer. "You've been a faithful servant, Severus." He continues, I cover my mouth with my hands. He was going to kill Snape.

Before Snape could say anything more, Voldemort snaps this throat. A shaky breath leaves my throat in horror as Snape falls down as Voldemort leaves. As soon as I was sure he was gone, I ran inside.

Snape looks at me, breathing heavily as blood drains out of him. "Professor." I mutter, trying to stop the blood. He looks into my eyes, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. "I knew Cassandra." He speaks. My eyes snap up. "She was a lovely woman. She died, so that you could live, Y/n." Snape says slowly.

I sniffle softly, my mouth trembling. Harry bends down next to me as Snape looks at him. I finally see the shift in his face as he begins to cry. It was scary. You'd expect Merlin to come back, but never for Professor Snape to cry.

"Take it." He pleads as Harry grabs a flask, catching Snape's tears.

"You have your mother's eyes, Potter." He says. Harry remains quiet, trying not to cry as Snape's body goes still.
I sigh out a gasp, standing up.

My head rings in pain as Hermione and Ron fall down, clutching their ears. "You've fought very well." Voldemort says, his voice ringing in our ears. "Y/n Riddle, I now directly speak to you." He says slowly. "On this night, you have allowed your friends to suffer instead of coming back to me." He says. "There is no greater dishonour. Join me in the Forbidden Forest with Harry Potter. If you do not do this.. I will kill every man and woman you know— including Draco Malfoy." He says.

And then it's gone. I look back at Harry. He heard it too.

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I walk through the Great Hall. It was a pain to recognise half the bodies here. Sebastian, Dean, Hannah, Collin, Adrian. I swallowed, walking further where I saw Theo sobbing. I furrowed my brows, walking towards him before my eyes widen.

No, no, no, no, no. Fuck. Pansy.

I gasp loudly, my eyes widening in horror as I take in the scars on her body. I look back at Theo who was shaking. He looks up at me, his eyes bloodshot. "How.." I stammer, unable to get the words out as tears flow down my cheeks. "It's my fault." He says. I furrow my brows. "A-a death eater.. he came charging at me— he.. he shot the killing curse and.. she jumped in." He says, his voice cracking between each word.

I bend on my knees, clenching my jaw as I try to contain my sobs. I hold her cold palm, rubbing it. "It's not your fault, Theo." I mutter. He shakes his head. "It is." He clenches his jaw. "It should've be me." He mutters. "Don't say that." I warn, looking back at Pansy. It pained me to see her like this.

I couldn't help but think back at our first years as Hogwarts. When everything was okay. When she was beside me.

I sobbed, looking down at my lap.

My head turned as I heard shouts. I stood up, looking at the Weasley's. My eyes widened as I spotted them all gathered around Fred's body. "Fuck." I mutter, tears rolling down again. I close my eyes shut, wiping the tears as I walk towards Fred.

"No.." I sob, sitting beside Ron who held Fred tightly, his tears flowing all over him. I turned my head, spotting Remus and Tonks. Their bodies laid side by die. Hand in hand.

I looked up, another sob escaping my throat as I rushed out. I couldn't stay there anymore. I look at Pansy one last time. Theo had stopped crying. He was emotionless as he looked at Pansy, kissing her lips softly.

My head leaned against the brick walls as Hermione, Harry and Ron walked towards me. I hugged Ron as he returned it, his lip shaking.

I looked at Harry who began walking somewhere. "Where are you going?" I asked him as Ron pulled away. "Forbidden Forest." He muttered. I widened my eyes. "Are you mental!?" I shout, grabbing his arms. He pulls away harshly. "Me? Mental!? Have you seen the amount of people in there? Dead, Y/n." He yells. "You think it doesn't affect me? My best friend died, Harry." I sob.

"I can't let you die either." I mutter. His expression softens. I swallow, moving away. "If anyone should die, it should be me." I say. Realisation finally hitting me. "What?" Harry mutters. "I'm his daughter. There's a reason why I dream about him, why I can speak to him the way I can." I say. "Y/n.." hermione mutters. "What? What is it?" Harry shouts.

"I'm a horcrux, Harry." I state.