(Flashback) May 2, 1998
On the battlefield in Hogwarts, Esmerelda was running in the corridors trying to look for Severus. "Severus, where are you!" Upon locating him in the boat house, Esmerelda was too late, she discovered that Nagini had killed him (on Voldemort's orders), and she breakdowns into tears.
She flees from the battle, carrying Severus's body without being seen. "I made a promise to myself that I was going to protect Severus, but I was too late. I've lost him." She was being followed by Evelina (who was looking for her and Severus).
Erickson attempts to console her, but she angrily brushed him off and said to him, " You've should have not become a death eater in the first place! I never wanted to see you again!" Angered by his betrayal, Esmerelda tells him to leave, after the battle was over. Evelina comforts her, as she continued to mourn the loss of her husband.