Tonight was the Yule Ball and I was close to a panic attack, I know I looked amazing with perfect makeup and hair along with the dress, but I still had so many unreasonable fears that clouded my head, I needed something to take the edge off. When Hermione left to do her makeup, I was all alone and so I ran over to my trunk and opened it up, quickly pulling out some vodka and lemonade and mixing the two. Ever since I woke up, everyone thought that I was done drinking, but being in a coma doesn't take away your memories and I still remembered the bliss that was awarded to me with every sip I took, so I downed the glass and waited for it to kick. It didn't take very long, the only thing was, I accidentally drank too much and was slightly tipsy and so I hopped I would be able to walk in my heels. There is one thing though, I was no longer filled to the brim with crippling anxiety and so I walked downstairs and waited for Fred to show. After about five minutes, he came down and I was surprised, he did look damn fine. Both him and George were wearing classic, muggle like tuxes, but his was old fashioned, with a long, dark grey suit jacket, a grey vest and tie with a white shirt and grey pinstriped pants. To pull it all together he had spotless black dress shoes and white gloves, he looked straight out of the Great Gatsby.
"I guess you were right." I said, looking him up and down as he walked over.
"What do you mean?" He asked, sitting down next to me as we waited for Hermione.
"You do look damn fine." I whispered in his ear, leaning back and rolling my eyes at his glorified smirk.
"See, I told you."
"I was genuinely scared to see what you picked, but I like it, it's classic."
"Well, I must say, I like what you're wearing as well, it's mugglish and wizardish, but it looks amazing on you." He said, leaning in to kiss me, I smiled and met him in the middle, but it didn't last very long as Hermione had just come down.
"Hermione, you look nice."
"Thanks Fred, but let's go, I want to meet Draco. Hopefully he picked out something like you're wearing." We stood up and I was happy that no one noticed how I swayed for a second before we started on our way down. When we got to the extremely crowded entry hall Hermione found Draco who looked just as dashing as Fred, and professor McGonagall found me, dragging me to where the other champions were standing. She told us about how we were opening the dance and how we better be pretty good at dancing and other little things. I wasn't worried, Jaxy had taught me how to dance like the Queen of England and I had taught Fred how to dance from that, the only thing that had me worried was the fact that I was pretty tipsy. Everyone was shushed as the doors opened and we heard the gasps and I felt the amazement and wonder of every soul who passed through the door and I was eager to go inside. After everyone was in, the doors closed once more and McGonagall put us in order before the doors opened once more and we all walked in. I couldn't believe how the Great Hall had changed, everything was covered in frost and the evergreens scraped the ceiling they were so tall, draped in fairy lights and tinsel that made it look as though the tree was crying tears of pure silver that shown in the moonlight with a sort gleam you may only see once in a lifetime. I wanted to look around more, but the music than started and we danced, every single one of the four couples, the four champions, we were so graceful as one and no one could take their eyes off. If only for a moment, everything was perfect, everything seemed surreal with the moonlight from above that painted everyone in a light from the heavens, everything was happy and perfect. The light bounced off of everyone's smiling faces, they all looked magnificent, the trees were a dream and there seemed to be a smoke in the air that made everything broken, but at the same time, everything was one with another and the good feelings were in vibrations, traveling every direction across this winter wonderland. However, as the music stops, so does the image and everything seems to fade back into reality, coming back into focus and I wondered what was in that vodka lemonade that would make me feel that way. The rest of the night was dancing together and dinner of course, but when the night was coming to a close, Fred and I decided to leave and go outside where people say they had set up a garden. When we got out there, I saw that people weren't lying when they said it was beautiful, there were flowers and fountains and a cobblestone path that was lined with small trees, I loved it. Fred and I walked around for a bit before find a little secluded place to sit down and look up at the stars together, it was one of my favorite pass times. After a bit, we started to make out and I cast a little heating spell so we didn't get to cold and we progressed until Fred was on top of me, looking into my eyes with nothing other than passion and love for me.
"Are you sure you want to go on?" He asked and I thought about, and that's when I realized, I shouldn't let James have this control on me, even when he was dead, I not going to let him hold me back from the things I wanted to do just because he was a monster. I sat up a bit until we were a breath away from each other.
"Yes, I'm fine."
It was after the second task and I was still slightly pissed that they just took Fred, but he was fine and so was I. We kissed as the others just sat awkwardly next to each other, I didn't care, their love was their own and I didn't care if they started to make out, I was paying attention to Fred. We only parted for them to announce the scores, I had gotten first and so I would have the biggest head start in the third task and Fleur had gotten last, I actually felt bad for her, but Cedric had saved her sister when she was almost killed by some grindylows. I was already done with this tournament, and I felt like something was going to go down during the third task, but I didn't know what. I did think it had something to do with our DADA teacher, Moody, he's staying for this year only because Remus wanted a vacation. I needed to investigate further, but, for the time being I'm just going to lean back and drink my favorite drink, vodka lemonade with a bit of peppermint schnapps.
That snake! I thought, realizing how ironic it was, I had just figured out their plan. It was Moody who put my name in the cup and for the final task he wants to take me somehow and use my blood to resurrect Voldemort. Well, that wasn't going to happen, I was almost placed in Slytherin and Fred's scheming had really rubbed off on me because I had a plan that would knock Voldemort's shoes off. First things first, I needed to bribe some good people, we only had a couple months for this and so I had to act quickly…
My plan was going perfectly, I bought the Daily Prophet and published a couple articles about a raise in Death Eater attacks, bribing a couple people to give 'eyewitness' accounts. Along with that, a few articles about Voldemort coming back and what Ricky Potter was doing. This was going perfectly, some of the wizarding magazines and other news papers were hooked and took our articles and made their own off of what we published. After a month, everyone in the wizarding world was looking over their shoulders to see if a Death Eater or maybe even Voldemort was behind them. I had sent the wizarding into a panic at just the right time and everything was going according to plan. Now, all I need is for Voldemort to take the bait and I couldn't wait until the third task.
One of the aspects of my plan was in progress at this very moment and it was writing a letter to Dick. I didn't want to do this, trust me, but if my plan was to be fulfilled, it had to be done. It read:
Dear our wonderful Savior,
I have a warning for you
If you wish to prove yourself as our Chosen One
I know what you can do. I'm a seer and so,
I have seen you on the night of the third task
In the Hogwarts courtyard facing Voldemort himself
If you want to reach your true glory, to have your followers worship the ground
You walk on, you must be there and you must
Be prepared to kill Voldemort
I doesn't matter who you bring
But you mustn't tell anyone of this
No matter what
Sincerely, your faithful follower
I almost threw up on the paper when writing it, but then I would have to start all over again and I really didn't want to ever write this a second time. When everyone was at dinner, I snuck up to the boy's dormitories and placed the note under Dick's pillow for him to find. I knew he would do it, ever since James was killed, a lot more people started hating him and he didn't like losing the adoration of others. He would be there, I could just feel it.
I tried to grab the cup before Cedric, I really did, but his Hufflepuff heart would be his downfall as we were both portkeyed away to a graveyard. When we go there, I couldn't stop the killing curse that went straight towards Cedric, but I felt bad for Cho and the others, but I had a role to play which was the helpless prey and if I was one thing, it was that I was an amazing actor. Everything went as it goes, Voldemort rising and him calling all his Death Eaters, all this was expected, even the gloating he did for ten whole minutes. After about thirty minutes of his dialog I was done and when his back was turned I wiggled out of my bondage and walked straight up to him and apparated away.
We were in the Hogwarts courtyard, I quickly made myself invisible with a temporary spell and switched up Voldemort's memory while he was still weak, making him think Dick really is the Chosen One. I had brought Cedric's body and after a bit they had drawn a crowd and everyone was fighting Voldemort, but there were some casualties, Cedric was just one of them. After about thirty minutes of a battle, Dick 'killed' Voldemort, but really he did what I had only thirteen years ago. Voldemort was nothing more than dust in the wind and Dick was worshipped by all once more. My plan was perfect, Voldemort was dead and everything was just like back in first year, but a couple of people had died, but they were only background characters. Once more, I was free from being the Chosen One, the timer had been reset and I only hopped that I could have thirteen more years before Voldemort rose again and thirteen years before I had to reveal myself to the world.
Fourth year was over and I regretted giving Dick his fame back. He was worshiped by all once more and I couldn't stand it. Either way, I was leaving and wouldn't have to deal with it for another couple of months. I loved Fred, I really did, but I spent most of the year with him and so I was going to spend the summer by myself with Elios by my side, just like old times. When I got back to the townhouse in London I was grateful for my forethought to put a cleaning spell on everything, if I didn't then every little inch of the house would've been covered in dirt and dust. Despite that however, it was very stuffy due to the windows not being opened and I was in desperate need for some of the 'fresh' air London had to give. I wonder whatever happened to the Potter Manor, which reminded me, I had to become Lady Potter. Dick couldn't claim the title until he was eighteen, but I on the other hand, was emancipated and so that day, I went out and became Lady Potter, I hated the name, but it was all for the money. I switched the entire Potter fortune to one of my many accounts and dissolved the name, the no name's were broke and I wanted to see how they were going to cope.
It was the day after I had taken all the money away and disowned Lily and Dick and now I was going to sneak onto my property to watch their mayhem and stress. I apparated there and waited in the dining hall under James's' invisibility cloak as Lily and Dick sat down to eat, waiting for the mail to come. Just as they were finishing with breakfast, the letters came and Lily opened it, her eyes going wide as she dropped her fork with a loud, 'bang!' that seem to ring through the empty manor.
"What is it mom?" Dick asked, concerned.
"Your sister!" She screamed, slamming the letter down.
"Ten years without her and she just happens to show up? What has the vermin done now?" Dick asked with his usual snobbish accent.
"She's gone and disowned the both of us!" Lily screamed, getting up from the table and pacing as all the blood drained from Dick's face.
"What do you mean mother? I'm the Potter heir, this is impossible."
"No, it's not. We forgot about her and she is older than you and is heir by default. She must've heard about James's murder and went to the bank! She disowned us and we don't have any money!" Lily screamed in outrage, stomping her foot as Dick just looked completely dumbfounded. I on the other hand, was trying hard not to fall on the floor laughing.
"Well, don't my followers send me money as gifts? Isn't that enough?"
"No Richmond, it's not! They stopped sending you money when you were three!" Lily screamed, her voice actually echoing through the house.
"Well, what are we going to do?" Dick asked, his voice shaking.
"Well, we're going to have to stay at Sirius' because the little brat will want to come and reclaim the house and kick us out! Why else would she have claimed the title other than to torment us, she must be so jealous of you."
"What about, the other?" Dick said, looking up the stairs, this pulled me from my glee and I wondered what he was talking about.
"I don't know, I think I'll just drop him off at an orphanage."
"No, mother, I know right where to put the little mistake." I didn't know who they were talking about, but reaching out with my powers, I could feel one other person's emotions in the house. I left them to their little rants and followed the trail, remembering that Lily had been pregnant last year, this must be the child. I walked through most of the house until I had gotten to my old bedroom, how ironic. I opened the door, everything was the same other then a little crib right in the middle, inside was a sleeping baby. I walked closer and saw the peaceful little guy, he was one years old and a skeleton, I felt horrible for him. One other thing I noticed, was that he looked just like Uncle Sirius, Lily really was a whore. I didn't know what to do, but I knew I would come back sooner or later, I only hoped they wouldn't get rid of him to quickly.
