Confessions of a Dead Man

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WARNING! SPOILERS FOR BOOK SIX WITHIN! You have been warned. And in all capitals. Don't do that much. Hoever, if you missed it before, I'll reiterate. SPOILERS FOR BOOK SIX! Thank you.

Now, without futher ado,

ENJOY!

People always have despised me. Not good enough for Slytherin because I am a half blood, not good enough for Gryffindor because I am not brave, not good enough for Hufflepuff because I am not loyal, not good enough for Ravenclaw because I am not smart. I vowed to show them all.

I became the best. The smartest. I was ambitious. I was good. I was better than good. But never good enough. I was never good enough for my house. Never good enough for Slytherin. Because I am a half blood.

The half-blood prince.

That's how I think of myself, how I've always thought of myself. I'm a prince, better than them all even if I am a half-blood. There was only one person who never saw me as a half-blood. Albus Dumbledore. Yes, he was a doddering old fool, but even then he trusted me. No one trusted me. No one but him. And it was his downfall. I killed the one person that ever trusted me.

I'm not sure what to think about that, even now.

Not even Lord Voldemort trusted me. He always second guessed, always thought everyone was lying, always thought no one was good enough.

I must confess, I was so drawn to him because I felt we were alike. Half-bloods, not good enough for the world, not unless we proved ourselves. He, however, had an advantage. In school he was handsome.

That doesn't mean he trusted me. Never did I gain his trust. Never did I gain his acceptance. Not even after I killed Dumbledore. Not after everything. Not after all I sacrificed.

If I could, I think I would feel regret. But I can't.

Dead men, after all, don't feel.

Author's Note: Okay, so all my other stories are way behind schedule. Part of it was book six of Harry Potter. I finished it about ten minutes ago and got this bit of drabble. I like it and figured I go ahead and post it. It's an. . . interesting look at why this one fellow ticks, and I'm all for that so what the hey, right?

Give me some feedback on it, I want to know how you think I did on the character.

Love you all!

Lady Foeseeker