Chapter 11
The next morningI woke up on the roof.
How odd. I don't remember being here. Oh crap! I forgot to grade those essays. I need to get them done before classes start for the day.
In my classroom, there was a photo on my desk. Three siblings. The events of the previous night all came flooding back to me.
My brothers, my family, me, what I have done.
I am a mass murderer and a psychopath.A small knock came from the door.
"Come in!" I croaked
Draco Malfoy came through the door.
"Professor, I was wondering if you could show me the result of my essay early, my parents want me to leave before classes start." he said, nervously
"Mr. Malfoy, I- Wait, Malfoy, as in Lucius Malfoy?"
he nodded
"And Narcissa Black?"
He nodded again
I laughed. Cissy is still okay. What happened to Bella though?
"Tell your mother I say hi." I smiled
"You knew my mother?" Draco asked. I nodded
"We were almost as close as sisters. She was in my year at Hogwarts"
"I thought you went to Beauxbatons." He said confused
"I may have lied." I sighed
"What house were you in? Gryffindor I bet."
"Now why do you say that?" I asked skeptically
"You're about the exact opposite of Professor Snape." he shrugged
"I'll have you know, I was a proud Slytherin." I state
Draco's jaw dropped."Really?"
"What makes you so surprised?" I asked slowly "I'm sure you've met your fair share of slytherins."
"Well, yes, but they are all... Dark Lord worshippers." He mumbled
"Your father, mother, aunt, and at least to of their cousins were Death Eaters?" I ask
He nods, he was looking at the ground.
"Draco, perhaps you have heard of my name in the media recently, or my brothers?"
"I can't say I have, ma'am"
"Persephone Black?"
"Oh, yeah I heard her in the new but what does that have to do with-" he cut himself off when he realised.
"Go on, Draco. I haven't got your essay right this moment." He nodded one last time before shuffling out of the room. HIs eyes still glued to his feet.The weight of all of what I had done weighed on me again. Tears came out again. Take a walk Percy. You'll feel better.
I grabbed my coat and did just that. I trailed through the inside of the castle. My mind kept trailing back to... her. I had to distract myself with random thoughts and focusing on putting one foot in front of the other. I can't tell anyone else who I am, that would give me a one way ticket straight to Azkaban.
I left the castle to walk the grounds. I walked past the black lake. The mirrored surface reflected my face back to me. I guess it's not really my face anymore. It's hers. I made a full circle of the grounds before coming back to the bridge. I paused. If I jumped, all of this would go away. No more Persephone Black. She would pay for what she did. For what I did. No one would mind if I get rid of a murderer. Everyone who ever cared about me is dead or thinks I'm dead.I stepped up on the rail of the bridge. One step over the railing and everything would be over. A quick and painless death. Who knows, the fall might even be rather fun. I stepped up onto the next rail. Yup, I'm doing this. It'll benefit everyone. Remus will have justice for his parents, Sirius will be rid of a childhood tormentor, these parents will be able to sleep easy knowing that I'm not teaching their children."Professor White!" a student screamed, breaking my train of thought.
"Someone get Dumbledore!" another yelled
"Percy, step down from the ledge." Remus ordered in a warning tone
"Sure," I said sarcastically
I dangled one leg over the edge.
"Percy please." Remus begged
"No, Remus. This will benefit everyone if I just step out-" I leaned farther over the edge "-and jump." I leaned farther out over the edge and let go of the post. Remus put a death grip on my wrist.
"Remus, let go." I snarled
"Percy, don't do this." Tears slipped down his face
"Why do you want me live?" I sobbed "I killed your parents." Several loud gasps were heard from the students who had gathered around.
"That wasn't you." Remus argued. "You're my friend and- and I love you." he whispered
"That's rich coming from you." I glared "Coming from a man who can't even love himself."
"Percy-" Remus cried
"No." I growled. I yanked my arm from his grasp.And I fell.
I plummeted to the rocks below in the small canyon below. My robes billowed out from under my body. My eyes were locked on Remus, still on the bridge. He was crying. So was I. He had one arm on the railing and one reached toward me.
"Goodbye." I whispered. I closed my eyes and waited for the impact.
"ARESTO MOMENTUM!!" a loud voice yelled.
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Stolen Time
FanfictionPersephone Black is a loyal follower to the Dark Lord but when her brother is killed she doubts where her alliances should lie. She ties to leave the Dark Lord but he retaliates, sending her spinning trough time only to appear somewhere new, with no...