"Tell me THE TRUTH!"
Valentine Dumbledore is back for another year at Hogwarts. However, everything is closing in on her with epic speed.
The shadows of a war are catching up to her and the words of the prophecy are suffocating her. Dwelling on the...
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Abby stared at me wordlessly as I sat across from her.
We just stared at each other.
Her dark curly hair was ruffled and rumpled. Her dark under eyes bags seemed to engulf her entire face. Her already dark complexion was darkened even more with months of exhaustion and depression.
And she just seemed done.
Completely and utterly done.
"This has been one hell of a year huh?" She mutters and I crack a tired smile.
"Oh yeah. It definitely has." I whisper.
"I'm sorry." She croaks and her teary grey eyes meet mine. "I could see what I was doing and I could hear what I was saying but I couldn't-" She pauses, swallowing hard. "I couldn't control myself." She says in a hush and reaches over to grab my hand.
"I love you Val." She seemed panicked. "I would never ever have done anything to hurt you. I couldn't say anything and I couldn't do anything. His voice was pounding in my head and I can still hear him." She sobs out
"I know Abs." I whisper. "I know. I wish I'd figured that out sooner." My eyes were tearing up too
"He's rallying muggles."
Her voice was cold and dark. Her eyes had narrowed slightly and I raise a brow at her.
"Why are you telling me this?"
"His greatest enemy is you. He fears you."
"I don't want to fight him."
"You will eventually." She stated firmly. "And when you do-" She sits up and I see the long red inflamed cut running across her neck. "Give him absolute hell."
"You were assaulted." I state quietly and she nods.
"He made me-" She stops and grits her teeth looking away and tearing up.
