Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from JK Rowling's fantastic books or films, I'm just borrowing and playing with them for a little while and get no monetary reward for doing so.
A/N: I want to thank my beta, Mamacita, for everything she does for me. She really is one of a kind and I am lucky to count her as my friend. Dx
The final battle is coming, as I have always known it must, and I will stand by Harry and Ron and fight with them to the death if need be. There has never been any doubt of this, at least not in my mind. After all, they were my best friends for six years, whatever has happened since, and I will not desert them now.
Will we win? I have no idea. I have done so many things to try to change the outcome, but in the end, it all comes down, as it always has, to whether Harry is strong enough to beat Voldemort.
I honestly believe he is. I have taught him as well as I am able and inside he has the strength of character he needs to do what needs to be done.
As long as he isn't beset by doubt, Harry can achieve anything.
But before I leave to prepare for what is ahead I feel the need to release the secret I have kept hidden away inside me for all these years. I am aware that to write down my story is to incriminate myself, but with the end so close I just cannot keep it hidden any longer. It is a secret that I have borne alone for too long, and even just to write it down will give me the freedom I need to move on and help Harry achieve his aims.
If we prevail, then I shall burn this parchment and no one will be any the wiser. If we fall, then this document will stand as a testament to what I did to try to defeat Voldemort and his followers. If that happens and I am still alive, I will no doubt pay dearly for my interference. If I am dead, history will judge me however it likes.
I will not care, knowing that if I had to do it all again I would still do everything exactly the same . . . .