Unloved

Setting: the forest, Jemima's p.o.v.

     I can feel Harry's rage and know full well that he's following after us, I'm going to part with Draco soon; Bellatrix runs around through the trees like a glee filled child as we go. Draco's managed to stop crying by now, and I gently squeeze him hand as we keep walk towards Hagrid's hut. Bellatrix calls out for Hagrid in a shrill voice as we get closer...

"SNAPE!" Harry shouts, causing everyone to turn and look, "he trusted you!"

     At that moment, everyone accept Snape looks back to Hagrid's hut as Bellatrix sets it a flame and starts jumping with glee like a child...

"Go on!" Snape shout to Draco

    Draco glances back at him but continues, I let him to and remain where I stand as Harry eyes me for only a second before sending spells flying at Snape who easily blocks them. Draco and the death eaters continue on their way, not even noticing that I'm not with them-what else is new?

"Fight back!" Harry shouts at Snape, "you coward! Fight back!"

    Bellatrix sends a spell at Harry, and I run to my brother as Snape scolds her for what she did, I fall to my knees next to him as he winces in pain and slowly gets up and Bellatrix just cackles...

"No!" Snape snaps at her, "he belongs...to the dark lord..."

     I watch as Harry stumblingly follows after them and sends the same spell that he used on Draco at Snape, but Snape deflects it and sends Harry flying to the ground again. Harry remains on the ground in pain and I next to him as Snape approaches us...

"You dare use my own spells against me Potter?" Snape says now towering over us

"..." Harry stares at Snape in disbelief, but I already knew

"Yes," Snape says, "I, am the half blood prince."

     Snape then kicks Harry's wand from his hand and leaves us there, we look to the dark mark in the sky and I ignore the burning sensation on my left for arm...
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(3rd person p.o.v.)

"Come on," Jemima whispers to Harry, "come on, get up."

     He slowly get to his feet with her help and slowly they make their way back to the castle, not saying a word to each other about anything that just occurred. They slowly make their way through the crowds of people surrounding where Dumbledore's body landed. Harry and Jemima make their ways to the front as they carefully push past people crying; Jemima stops, next to a sobbing Romula and hugs her, but Harry keeps going. He drops to his knees next to Dumbledore's body and closes the man's eyes before taking the locket off of him and placing a hand to the man's dead chest. Jemima wasn't as close to Dumbledore as Harry had been, but she had come to think of the man as a sort of wise old grandfather like figure to her and she felt the full force of Harry's pain in losing the man...

     Harry soon breaks down crying and the one who goes to comfort him, is Ginny; McGonagall raises her wand into the air, and everyone else soon follows. The wands are only brought down once a light is shown through the dark clouds and the mark of Voldemort has disappeared. Jemima quietly tells Romula what she witnessed and it only seems to make the silver haired girls blood boil over. No one really gets any sleep this night...
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(Next day; early morning, Harry's p.o.v.)

     The great Hall stands empty, as does Dumbledore's office as I enter it and walk around, just taking in the fact that he's really gone. I stand before his desk, as I've done many times before, when I notice a very lengthy wand sitting there and pick it up with curiosity as I notice how similar it is to Jemi's wand...

"Potter..." I turn to see McGonagall there, "in light of what has happened...if you should have the need to talk to someone..." she offers

"..." I don't says anything as I place the wand down and walk past her

"You should know..." she says causing me to stop and look back to her, "Professor Dumbledore...you meant a great deal to him."

     I find myself unable to say anything to that as I look between a moving portrait of Dumbledore's and her before making my way out. I head in the direction of the astronomy tower, but stop short upon tuning into Jemi...

"Jemima-" I start

"..." she cuts me off with a firm hug, "let's not fight between us," she whispers, "we're all each other has: blood wise," she pulls away and gives me a weak smile, "and call me Jemi."

     She then attaches herself to me like she normally would when she isn't cross with me and we continue our way to the astronomy tower, where we're met by Ron, and Hermione as we stand and look out over the balcony...

"Do you think he would have done it?" Hermione asks Jemi and I, "Draco..." she says after we remain silent

"...no," I say after a moment of thinking and seeing Jemi staring at me in question as to what I thought, "no...he was lowering his wand; in the end it was Snape...it was always Snape...I did nothing."

     We all go silent for a moment as I hand Hermione the fake horcrux and I can sense Jemi wants to say something, but is holding back, but I say nothing...

"It's fake," I tell Hermione as she looks to me, "open it," I tell her

     Hermione opens it up and pulls out paper from inside; she opens the paper and reads the writing on it aloud to Jemi and I, I glance to Ron as she reads as Jemi stares out at the lake...

"R. A. B," Hermione reads, "R. A. B?"

"Don't know," I say, "but whoever they are, they have the real Horcrux."

"Can I see that?" Jemi asks Hermione

"Which means it was all a waste," I add, "all of it."

"Ron's okay with you know," Hermione says after a moment, "you and Ginny...if I were you when he's around, I'd keep the snogging to a minimum."

"We're not coming back Hermione," I tell her as we look back at the lake, "I've gotta finish whatever Dumbledore's started...and, I don't know where that'll lead us, but...we'll let you and Ron know where we are, when we can."

"I've always admired you courage Harry," Hermione says

"I love how you just assume I'm going with you," Jemi buts in

"..." I stare at her, "of course you are," I state, "aren't you?"

"Well of course," she laughs, "but you still shouldn't just assume things."

"Sometimes you can be really thick," Hermione goes on

"..." I look back to her

"Don't really think you two are going to be able to find all those Horcruxs' by yourselves do you?" She asks me, "you two need us Harry..."

     Moments of silence pass between us all as I just accept what Hermione said and look back out to the lights touching the waters of the black lake...

"I never realized how beautiful this place was," I say before we hear a Phoenix cry and all four of us follow Fawx with our eyes as he disappears into the skies