The Smartest Witch (Book 2)

Year 7 The Deathly Hallows

I sat in a chair now at a Voldemort meeting at Malfoy manner. Voldemort had turned a liking to me which surprised me sense I was muggle-born. He suddenly brought forward the muggle studies teacher Charity Burbage.

Voldemort went on about her thinking muggles should mate with wizards. Everyone was against if excluding Snape and I but we said nothing. I was too exhausted to care anymore and I was practically asleep now, curled up in my chair.

Over the summer my cousin had grown to hate me, I lost my boyfriend who I may have not been very open about wanting but I truly missed him.

I started writing letters I never sent to them, and they just piled up until I burned them so no one would find them. I would tell Hermione again and again about everything. I would tell her about how it wasn't my fault, I was simply a double agent I didn't have a choice, I couldn't blow my cover.

I would write the same things to Cedric among other things. Things I refused to tell him before or admit. I told him about how much I truly cared for him, how I wanted nothing more then to be with him. If it wasn't for this hell I'd probably marry him if he asked me. The truth was I probably never would have that chance.

While I went over these depressing thoughts in my mind, I suddenly heard Voldemort shout out Avada Kedavra and killed the poor teacher. Nagini began to eat her which sort of was disgusting, though I wouldn't admit it aloud. I was left alone in my mind to let my own thoughts eat me alive.

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Snape was now Headmaster of Hogwarts, and Harry, Hermione, and Ron had began there search for Horcruxs so they never came there 7th year. This I was glad for I wouldn't have to face them, I knew it was cowardly but I couldn't do it if I wanted to, it hurt to much.

Instead of being a student I was proclaimed by Snape himself the new Potions master, which was the greatest honor of a lifetime, though it would most likely be short lived it was all I had going for me.

I was glad Cedric had graduated I wouldn't have to see him, I wouldn't have to face him either. Though I wanted nothing more then to fall into his arms and tell him everything, tell him how much I truly cared. I was glad he wasn't here for me to tell.

Though many things began to change as Voldemort took over slowly. The Professors who all loved me now hated me, well except for Umbridge who suddenly adored me sense I killed Dumbledore and became a death eater, that was one person I was glad hated me.

I was no longer envied by every student instead they steered clear of me the only friend I had was Draco. Anyone would seem surprised at this but Draco was the only other one besides Snape who knew what I was going through, we talked often about it as we hid in the Room of Requirment.

The wizarding world was falling quickly, and everything was falling apart in my life, it was the letter I got next that tore me apart forever.

Dear Ember Lovet,

It has come to our attention that your mother and father have been murdered, we believe it was done by Voldemort himself and we apologize for only sending a letter but under the circumstances it is all you deserve.

The Ministry of Magic

I had been in the middle of the hall when I got it and I crumbled to the floor and just cried. Of course Voldemort would do that, it was his way of punishing me for being his muggle-born death eater. Though he rather liked me, that didn't stop him from resenting my bloodline and that's what made it harder. I felt a hand on me from my position on the floor and I looked up and met grey eyes.

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"Ember why didn't you tell me?" Cedric said as we sat in the Room of Requirment. I had took him there and told him when he came to Hogwarts only to demand what was going on from me. Now he knew a dangerous step but I didn't have anyone else.

"Cedric I shouldn't have just told you now, and you know it." I stated quietly lost in thought.

He reached over and pulled me into a hug it was a nice warm hug. I felt a true love come from this simple hug, it seemed to burn in a good way starting in my toes and fingers and slowly making it's way through me. It was a warm tingle and millions of butterflies seemed to swarm in my stomach and chest and in the next minute I kissed him, it was all I wanted to do.

***

When the three Gryffindors returned Cedric immediately told them what was going on, he stayed at Hogwarts to help me and the others a loyal hufflepuff indeed.

Hermione apologized to me though I didn't deserve it, and as my parents being her aunt and uncle she strongly shared the sympathy of there death with me. It spread throughout the students and the Professors everyone suddenly knew but no one let it slip I felt loved again and protected even though it was dangerous.

Soon it came that every Horcrux was destroyed including Harry, all that was left was Nagini the snake. Voldemort stood before us telling us to pick a side or die.

Draco was pulled over by his parents I stood next to Hermione and Cedric unmoving and Bellatrix grinned she liked me a lot now too which was odd for her.

"Come on Em!" She said and stood upon a rock grinning waiting for me to move.

Though I stepped forward next for a different reason, I was braver then Draco at this point and I was done being on Voldemorts side.

"No." It came out easily in fact it's probably the easiest thing I've ever said in my life. A heavy glare came from Voldemort and it came to that point, where he knew I wasn't and was never on his side. "You had it all wrong you know."

"There was a time I liked you!"

"To bad I never liked you!"

Green and red lights collided we each trying to kill the other, even with the elder wand and Harry Potter dead. Voldemort was still the weaker one.

I had fooled them all, the true Chosen One, was me, Ember Lovet.

Harry had fell from Hagrids arms and the rest killed the snake, but it was me in the end who truly was Voldemorts end.

I was the one they called The Smartest Witch.