The Smartest Witch (Book 2)

Year 6 The Half-Blood Prince

Snape burst through my fireplace scaring the heck out of me and made me dump over an ingredient for a potion I was making and I slam my hands on the table.

"Damnit Snape would you just owl me next time!" I yell sense I'd become a double agent I was never prepared for whomever came through my fireplace and that bothered me. "Dumbledore or Voldemort?"

"No I don't have time to deal with pesky birds and both." He says for Snape who usually was emotionless he certainly seemed nervous as he looked at me now.

"Well tell me what they want." I growl a little as I wave my wand trying to fix everything I just knocked over.

"Well do you want the good news or the bad news?" He says and I glare at him for a minute then sigh I'd been in a terrible mood lately.

"Bad news I need something to look foreword too." He sighs and rolls his eyes.

"Well I might have two bad things and two good now that I think about it, let's start with this Horrace Slughorn is the new potions master." I look at him for a long time and sit down and rub my eyes.

"Im the only one going to pass that class aren't I?" I ask him warily and he sits down next to me which is odd for Snape still.

"If you don't you can at least convince Dumbledore to get rid of him." He says annoyed then it occurs to me and I grin at him.

"Your the new Dark arts teacher then aren't you??" I ask slightly excited for I had been rooting for him for 6 years now.

"Yes, I think your annoying request letters finally paid off." I rolled my eyes and shook my head Snape was being strange but that just might be the double agenting getting to him it was getting to me too.

"What else you got to tell me?" I ask curiously and he sighs a bit for the 10th time and looks at me.

"Well I'm telling you this first Dumbledore knows and he wants you to do what you have to do." I look at him like he's insane as a worried expression comes to my face. "Voldemort wants you to kill Dumbledore."

***

Hands suddenly covered my eyes in the great hall and I heard his voice, "Guess who?"

"Cedric what do you want?" I ask turning around and my mouth dropping open a bit as he is surrounded by roses and teddy bears and just those little things. "Cedric?"

"Surprise!" I sigh I'd finally given into Cedric over the summer sense I'd gotten present after present and just couldn't take it anymore so I agreed to finally date him, and well now the entire school knew as I rubbed my temples, and blushed brightly.

"I'm going to kill you." I stated of course he knew I was kidding and pulled me into a hug and before I could pull away he landed his mouth on mine and kissed me right there in front of well everyone. He waited a few minutes before pulling away and then there where cheers from around the room and I just sighed.

***

"Harry where the hell did you get that?" I ask seeing the book, I knew immediately it was Snape's from all the fixed rewritten potions he did it so often for me I just brought them straight too him after I bought them.

"Why do you care it's not like you need it! Your an expert!" I snort for that was true but I took it from him.

"I'm returning this to its owner get a new book Harry." I state and apparte away and toss the book on Snape's desk. "You shouldn't leave your stuff lying around for idiot Gryffindor's to find."

Snape looks over and recognition hits him and he sighs, "Harry?"

"Obviously." I say rolling my eyes and he grins at me looking through it.

"Keep it, there's a spell in it you might find useful learn it." He says and shoos me away, to which I do indeed do.

***

I found myself alone in the Room of Requirement looking at the spell Sectusempra and its healing spell Vulnera Sanentur.

I practiced both and learned them well, they were rather simple for such dark curse and healing incantation.

I suddenly got an idea and I started to write in the book forming my own spell, using all the knowledge I ever have been taught I invented the reviving spell. Arvadek Adava I wrote and wrote along the page till there was no room left and I had to scribble along the sides.

Finally it was finished, the spell could bring anyone dead back to life, I flipped to the front of the book and wrote Co-property of E.R. Lovet.

***

Harry and Dumbledore had just returned for I had followed them and knew it was a fake but I couldn't warn them, they couldn't know I was there.

I followed them back and watched Harry leave to get Snape who was already down below waiting for him, and told him to be quiet. I traveled in front of Dumbledore letting him know I'd been there all along.

"Ember what brings you here?" He ask though he already knew that wasn't hard to guess, I had my wand in hand and I had made and drank several potions this morning to get me through this moment.

They made me feel as if I didn't care and kept me completely calm and that's what I needed right now, "I'm going to kill you Dumbledore." I say simply and the room fills with death eaters including Bellatrix and I sigh because that is not what I need right now.

Bella slides up behind me and mutters in my ear, "Do it! You know the spell! Kill him." My hand comes around and I smack her.

"And do you know what personal space is?" I ask her slightly annoyed as I turn back to what I was doing Snape suddenly was there and him and Dumbledore shared a look, all I heard was Harry scream 'No' as I said the spell and watched Dumbledore fall.

We started leaving Hogwarts and Harry chased after us, Snape told Bella he was the Dark Lord's and she left it at that but he wouldn't stop.

"Ember! How could you? What about Hermione? What about Cedric? Do you have no feelings?" I sighed Harry only thought about himself and that's what possibly bothered me the most.

I loved Hermione sure she annoyed the hell out of me, but I loved her, she was my cousin. She was the only other one who understood what it felt like to be called a mudblood the only one who understood why I never went to Lupin's boggart class. She understood and that's why I loved Hermione.

Cedric, I could describe in one word, and that was 'Perfect' he was perfect for me, and I admired Cedric deeply, I always had. I always kept my feelings to myself but the truth was I loved Cedric dearly, I wanted to be hid girlfriend and keep getting random gifts everyday. I wanted to cheer him on at Quidditch even though I hated the sport. I wanted Cedric forever, but some dreams aren't meant to come true.

My wand came around and through Harry back with Flipendo and he landed on the ground his wand rolled away and we all apparated to Malfoy mansion, the worst part was the fact Harry left me with the reminder of what I had to leave behind.