A Serpent In The Garden

by ladyyemerald

Edie Sinclair. She was born pure of mind, heart, and soul. She had a grave destiny. And she was all he ever really needed. Temptation is never easy to evade, no matter how pure one may be. SS/OC Bad summary, good story! All HP characters. 5th book/movie

1. The Beginning of the End

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,

thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof,

thou shalt surely die.

Genesis 2:17

Prologue

It comes so quickly, death. One minute you're on your feet, fighting for your life and the lives of those you love, and the next...you're lying on your back, just waiting for the moment you succumb.

I watched as the large, dark room seemed to melt away. The pain was beginning to fade into an icy numbness, that is when I knew it was close. I was dying.

As the battle raged on beside my limp body, I found myself content with my ending. It was the grand finale to a spectacular symphony. My life the past couple of months had been the crescendo to the most epic of any heroine's downfall.

And here I lay, my eyes glazed over with a hazy peace, and acceptance of death. After all, what better way is there to die, than wrapped in the arms of the one you love?

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I promise chapters will be much longer than this! It was just a taste of whats to come :) The quote at the top will pertain to the story a lot, so just keep in mind where it came from and what it means.