Title: Dolores Umbridge

Rating: T

Pairing(s): Unnamed Wizard/Dolores

Warnings: None

Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.

Summary: Why is Dolores Umbridge the way she is?

Word Count: 480

Notes: Character: Dolores Umbridge. Prompt: Quote: You find a glimmer of happiness in this world and someone always wants to destroy it - Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland, Word: Hogsmeade

Everyone knew Dolores Umbridge wass a miserable person to be around. Only a couple of people actually knew why, though.

She was a very happy child and a very happy teenager. She could be compared have been compared to the present day Lavender Brown. She always giggled and had a smile on her face. She loved fashion and was very conscientious about her looks.

Despite a rough childhood, she didn't let it get to her. She enjoyed even the glimmers of happiness she received, even though someone almost always destroyed it, usually on purpose.

Then one day, her spirit was crushed once and for all.

A wizard had been courting her for months, and they were nearing the final days of it. After that, it would be up to a seventeen year old Dolores if she wanted to accept a marriage proposal from him. She could say 'no' or 'yes' after a week of deliberation. Unlike some witches, she didn't need to think. She already knew what her answer was going to be.

She had known the wizard since childhood and had always been a little in love with him. She had been thrilled that he wanted to court her and felt as if all of her dreams were finally coming true.

Reality set in. Like always, her happiness was taken away from her. It was a Hogsmeade weekend and she had hoped it would be another courtship date. Her future husband – not that he knew that was what he was – had looked nervous while making excuses. He had plans.

Dolores shrugged, not suspicious. After all, why would a boy who had went through so much trouble to court her lie to her?

She found out when she stumbled upon him in a compromising position with Cathleen Finnigan, and her heart shattered.

He hurriedly jumped away from the other witch. It seemed that although he cared about Dolores, and loved her as a friend, he realized it wasn't the kind of love that made a marriage successful. Spending time with Cathleen made him see that. He hoped Dolores would remain his friend, but he had already starting the proceedings to withdraw his courtship.

Dolores never ever forgave him. Her heart was broken, and she wished she could break him. That day was when her heart hardened. Gone was the happy-go-lucky girl. In her place, Dolores became sadistic, mean, and petty. She had no friends, only minions to do her bidding.

The wizard who broke her heart never forgave himself for being the reason she became what she did, especially when he heard that she had threatened to Crucio Harry Potter during her time working at Hogwarts. He missed the girl he had cared about, but there was no going back for Dolores Umbridge. What was in the past was in the past, and there was no way to change it.