Word Count: 118
Prompt: first person
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
I know people hate the fact that I denied You-Know-Who's existence. And you know what? I don't blame them. Maybe if I owned up to him being back, many deaths could have been prevented. It was too late now, though.
I was under the pressure from the public. They wanted to know the Ministry was keeping them safe, especially when led by the Minister. They didn't want to hear that their way of life was in danger.
I had thought it was more prudent to keep the public calm, even if it was achieved through lies. Only now do I realize how wrong I was.
You-Know-Who was back and it was all up to a teenager to defeat him.