Chapter Eleven
Kumbaya Experiment,
So who did I trust and how did they abuse it? Simple – my father. I placed my trust in my father since I was a child, but did my father give a measly little shit about it when he was offering me up to the Dark Lord? I don't think so. All my father seemed to care about at the time was getting back into the Dark Lord's good graces. And if offering me up for not one task, but two, achieved that? Then by Merlin he was going to do it. Even Mother couldn't stand in his way. She wanted to, I could see that. She told me, after, about the Unbreakable Vow she did with Severus, to protect me. Even when she couldn't stand up against my father – and, how can you do that, really, when he offers up your home to the Darkest Wizard of all time? I hate going to the Manor now. Even though we've completely refurbished all the rooms he was in, I still hate being there. It's like the darkness clings to everything.
Draco Lucius Malfoy.
Journal,
I already spoke about the question in session at length. Dumbledore. He was my mentor, kept me safe, and reminded me that I wasn't alone. But really, all this time he was making sure I stayed alive just long enough to fulfil a stupid prophecy. I didn't realise I was still so bitter about it. Well, at least I've realised it now and I'm dealing with it.
HP
Dear Miss Donnelly,
I really hadn't thought about it before. There was no one I put my trust in that abused it, really. But what I'm thinking about now is how similar Harry's and Draco's situations were. How everything was planned out for them. Bit depressing, really. Mum would've just been happy if I'd passed my OWL's. But to have a kind of… legacy to have to live up to? That's a lot of pressure.
Until next time,
RW
Journal,
I don't know how to answer that question. I think for me, it's the other way around. My parents didn't really know much about magic, so they trusted me to tell them about it. I betrayed it by Obliviating them and sending them to Australia, without discussing it with them beforehand. I couldn't tell them. They wouldn't want me to do it, but to just leave them while we destroyed the Horcruxes would mean death for them. So I used the magic that I think they were even slightly afraid of, and removed all memories of me. So I was the one that betrayed a trust that my parents had in me.
HGW
Ginny curled up on the window seat and held the recorder to her mouth. Harry was upstairs rustling up the children for bed. Ginny cradled Lily in her other arm.
"I don't know who I've placed my trust in and had it abused. I suppose the diary, from my first year. I told it everything, and it talked back. But then to have it possess me, and make me write things in blood on the stone of Hogwarts? It's crazy. But now learning about Dumbledore… I don't think Dumbledore was responsible for all of it. The prophecy, maybe. Definitely Voldemort, for trying to follow through with it. I don't think Harry believes everything he said, either; I just think Harry has a lot of bottled up resentment about it. I always thought Dumbledore was just a wise weird old man, but now, through Harry, I've seen how far he went to make sure that Harry succeeded. And that kind of scares me. I mean, Dumbledore ultimately sacrificed his own life for the cause, sure, but he kept Harry in the dark, and manipulated Snape and Draco to suit his needs. Ultimately to protect Harry, I suppose, and make sure that Harry succeeded, but Harry was basically shouldered with the fate of the wizarding world. And of course, because Dumbledore helped to instill in Harry this… need to save others, help others before himself, of course Harry would make that sacrifice and walk into the Forbidden Forest to face his death. I can't believe that Harry kept all of this resentment inside for so long. I don't even think that Harry knew he had all this bottled up. I think Harry needs to have some time with Dumbledore's portrait to work through his issues. I know the person in the portrait isn't sentient, but maybe it'll be better than nothing." Ginny stopped the recording and looked out the rain-streaked window, not seeing the dreary weather outside.
A/N: Wow, all the reviews! This is amazing! Also, thanks to new followers and favourites, you are awesome.
Replies to Reviews:
notsing: Wow thanks for all of the reviews! I really appreciate it - I'm going to try to respond to all of them here: thanks for the corrections on the diary and when Ron left. I'm glad that those mistakes aren't taking away from the story. Okay, on the subject of Dumbledore. I don't think that. I just think that Harry might think that, when confronted with the subject again. I think Dumbledore really did care about him too! And thanks for agreeing about the bit about Ron possibly going insane with more contact with the Horcrux. It just made sense to me. Thanks for all of your reviews! Please keep them up!
TraptWolf94: Haha I'm glad that you are looking forward to email alerts for my story! That's what I want! I'm also glad that you thought the chapter was a beneficial one to the story.
TheNameIsNym: You haven't done anything! Just maybe given me a new direction to go with Laurel that I wasn't considering. What did you think of Chapters ten and eleven?
