Marietta Edgecombe was one of the many people in the Defense Association, an organization designed to actually learn Defense against the Dark Arts, since Professor Umbridge was forcing them to only read up on theory and not to practice. The D.A was chosen as a name because it could also mean Dumbledore's Army, the Ministry's worst fear.
The first meeting was at the Hog's Head, where they all signed up. Subsequent meetings occurred at the Room of Requirement. In the first meeting, Harry Potter walked up to Cho Chang and her friend, Marietta Edgecombe. Chang accidentally set Marietta's sleeve on fire and she was severely disgruntled.
In April, after six months of meetings, there was the final meeting. They were practicing their Patronus Charms, or dementor repelling charms. Dobby the house-elf ran in and told them that Umbridge was coming up to the Room of Requirement. Everyone escaped except for Potter; Malfoy managed to catch him in a Trip Jinx. Instantly, Potter was forced to go up to Dumbledore's office by Umbridge.
Harry would soon see who betrayed them. It was Marietta Edgecombe, who was now horribly disfigured with purple pimples that spelled out "SNEAK." She was too afraid to speak now, after being jinxed when she told Umbridge about the D.A. Minutes after Umbridge started to describe the D.A and produce the parchment with all of the D.A.'s members, Dumbledore casually asked them if they could prove six months' worth of meetings. At this point, Shacklebolt charmed her memory, and she said that there were no meetings.
The result was that Umbridge was angry at Marietta for not being able to expel Harry, while Harry and everyone else was angry that she told on them. The D.A was disbanded at this point, because meetings were impossible to hold now that Umbridge was on her guard. Marietta was sent to the hospital wing. Those in the D.A felt small satisfaction that Madam Pomfrey could not remove the purple pimples from her face, nor make any improvement. This was evidenced on the Hogwarts Express journey coming home. Harry sees Marietta, who now wears a balaclava (like a ski mask; covers her whole face except for her eyes).
In all, there are 12 pages that talk about Marietta Edgecombe, from the Hog's Head meeting to the Hogwarts Express encounter. But those short 12 pages cannot do justice to Marietta's story. Ron is terribly angry at her, ranting about her breaking up the group. Harry feels satisfaction that she is horribly disfigured with the purple pimples. All the D.A members who really wanted to learn defense have been cut off due to Marietta's action.
But what about Marietta's side? What about the fact that she had to wear a balaclava for two months, and she couldn't do anything about it? How she had to deal with the wrath of the D.A, and the wrath of Umbridge? Read Cho's dialogue at the first D.A meeting at the Room of Requirement (395 for the USA edition); she did not want to come. Not only that, Marietta's memory was modified so she didn't remember any of the meetings at all. As a result, any kind of guilt she felt was compounded by the fact she didn't have any memories of it.
I hope you enjoy this short piece of fiction.
hbdragon88
The first meeting was at the Hog's Head, where they all signed up. Subsequent meetings occurred at the Room of Requirement. In the first meeting, Harry Potter walked up to Cho Chang and her friend, Marietta Edgecombe. Chang accidentally set Marietta's sleeve on fire and she was severely disgruntled.
In April, after six months of meetings, there was the final meeting. They were practicing their Patronus Charms, or dementor repelling charms. Dobby the house-elf ran in and told them that Umbridge was coming up to the Room of Requirement. Everyone escaped except for Potter; Malfoy managed to catch him in a Trip Jinx. Instantly, Potter was forced to go up to Dumbledore's office by Umbridge.
Harry would soon see who betrayed them. It was Marietta Edgecombe, who was now horribly disfigured with purple pimples that spelled out "SNEAK." She was too afraid to speak now, after being jinxed when she told Umbridge about the D.A. Minutes after Umbridge started to describe the D.A and produce the parchment with all of the D.A.'s members, Dumbledore casually asked them if they could prove six months' worth of meetings. At this point, Shacklebolt charmed her memory, and she said that there were no meetings.
The result was that Umbridge was angry at Marietta for not being able to expel Harry, while Harry and everyone else was angry that she told on them. The D.A was disbanded at this point, because meetings were impossible to hold now that Umbridge was on her guard. Marietta was sent to the hospital wing. Those in the D.A felt small satisfaction that Madam Pomfrey could not remove the purple pimples from her face, nor make any improvement. This was evidenced on the Hogwarts Express journey coming home. Harry sees Marietta, who now wears a balaclava (like a ski mask; covers her whole face except for her eyes).
In all, there are 12 pages that talk about Marietta Edgecombe, from the Hog's Head meeting to the Hogwarts Express encounter. But those short 12 pages cannot do justice to Marietta's story. Ron is terribly angry at her, ranting about her breaking up the group. Harry feels satisfaction that she is horribly disfigured with the purple pimples. All the D.A members who really wanted to learn defense have been cut off due to Marietta's action.
But what about Marietta's side? What about the fact that she had to wear a balaclava for two months, and she couldn't do anything about it? How she had to deal with the wrath of the D.A, and the wrath of Umbridge? Read Cho's dialogue at the first D.A meeting at the Room of Requirement (395 for the USA edition); she did not want to come. Not only that, Marietta's memory was modified so she didn't remember any of the meetings at all. As a result, any kind of guilt she felt was compounded by the fact she didn't have any memories of it.
I hope you enjoy this short piece of fiction.
hbdragon88