A Bitter Silence (Version two of 'Silence is Music?')

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Christmas had been and gone, and I was getting ready to run through the barrier to go back to Hogwarts when I heard a familiar voice yell my name.

"Harmony, dear!"

I turned, signing 'hi, Molly!'

She gave me a hug, and walked through the barrier with me, so we were in front of the scarlet Hogwarts express.

"How was your holiday dear? I just came back from Romania, I didn't know you went somewhere for the holiday! Wait, here's your Christmas present, thanks for the watch! Who did you go with? Oh, look, there's Ronald!"

I turned, and sure enough there was Ronnikins, eugh, why did he have to come?

"Hi mum," he said, "Why are you with her?"

"Hello, Ronnie, and why not, she was here, and don't talk about your sister like that!"

My heart melted for Molly, she is so nice.

Ron glared at me in distaste, "She is no sister of mine!"

"Ronald Billius Weasley! How dare you!"

"She is a filthy Slytherin Mum!"

Oh, I forgot to tell her.

"How dare you accuse your sister of being a Slytherin!"

I shook my head slowly, even Molly, my precious almost Mum didn't believe it! I felt ashamed, betrayed.

She looked at me, "is this true?"

I backed off slowly, getting faster, just before I turned to run, I nodded, yes.

Sera, my owl, flew with me, as I boarded the last empty compartment at a run. I didn't look back, not even after Molly screamed after me.

I crouched in the corner and cried, I cried so hard that I couldn't even see any more.

Clutching my locket, I thought of my father, the brave man who, even though he was a Slytherin, he still stood up and tried to save my Mother an me.

I thought of my clever Ravenclaw mother, who cast a shield charm over me so I would survive the wreckage.

I thought of my unborn brother, who died before birth.

And I cried, and as I did I thought of my uncle, Tom Marvalo Riddle, the man who killed my parents, the man who gave Slytherin half of it's bad name, and I vowed to kill him, to do all I could to bring him down, die, Voldemort, die.