"Where are you taking me!?" Amelia exclaimed being dragged by her cousin to god knows where.

"We are about to catch Potter red handed, I told our friends that you know, and now all we have to do is to wait for Chang and Edgecombe pass by here" Draco whispered in an alarmed tone. Shit, shall I do something?

Mum?

Doesnt matter, if you do or not, the truth always comes out.

"Okay" Amelia said to all three of them, Draco, her mother, and herself. Draco nodded and left. Amelia frowned standing there, not knowing what she is suppossed to do. Minding my own business seems right.

"Harry actually kissed me, I feel so stupid for crying while kissing him"

Amelia cringed on hearing the familiar voice and the topic. Her mood instantly falling. She saw Cho Chang and her friend Marrietta Edgecombe coming chatting along. Amelia felt slightly bad for the other girl who was being threatened by Umbridge to spill the secrets or her mother's job was at risk.

"Edgecombe!" Amelia yelled not knowing why, causing both the gurls to turn and face her. Marrietta looked at her in question while Cho simply glared and was effortlessly ignored by Amelia. Amelia cursed mentally not knowing what to say now.

"Um Amelia do you need anything?" Edgecombe asked kindly.

"No– I just wanted to tell that someone was asking for you" Amelia said acting casual, but internally freaking out what was she even doing!?!

"Who?" Marrietta asked.

"I– uh – err–"

"Marie she is just trying to waste our time– let's get going" Cho snapped. Amelia glared at her.

"Did I even talk to you, nosy git" Amelia snapped back.

"Marie you go and tell other's i'll be a bit late, meanwhile I'll deal with her" Amelia wanted to laugh at the overconfident tone of the girl standing in front of her. Frowning and slightly scared Marrietta left.

"You deal with me huh?" Amelia mocked.

"Oh for your information I have mastered a lot of dueling spells, so you better run away, little bird" Cho mocked back, making baby faces at her. Amelia simply laughed.

"You know Chang you are really funny, cause you are a joke" Amelia said tutting. Cho brought her wand out in an instant fuming.

"Stupi–"

"Expelliarmus" Amelia yelled catching Cho's wand in her hand in a swift moment. Cho sneered running towards her but was interrupted by a loud voice of something breaking and crashing. Amelia widened her eyes running to the source of the sound and stared shocked at the sight in front of her. Shit.

The wall of a corridor totally bombarded with Umbridge and inquisitorial squad standing on the outside while the DA on the other side. Draco holding a crying Marrietta harshly with a big evil smirk.

He turned a bit behind to wink at Amelia and grin, which didnt go unnoticed by Cho Chang.

"Get them" Umbridge said in triumph. Uh-ho.

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"She sold us out!" Cho yelled furiously pointing at Amelia, all the DA members standing out of the office headmaster while the minister and Umbridge had Harry and Marrietta inside.

"She– what!?" Draco asked squinting his eyes at the raven haired girl.

"I did not, I told him nothing!" Amelia snapped. She looked at Hermione and the twins knowing they would understand but all three of them stayed quite.

"Amelia– you knew about this?" Draco asked warily and Amelia's silence gave him the answer.

"You were playing with us throughout!?" Blaise exclaimed hurt and angry.

"No! Blaise, Draco I was not, I–" Amelia whined but wad interrupted by the doors of the office opening.

Harry came out with Marrietta crying mercilessly behind him, her friends ran to her. Harry was soon pulled by Cho and others who were telling him everything in whispers glaring at Amelia.

"Pansy you trust me right? I did nothing like what you guys are thinking– Actually I did nothing at all. I kept the secrets of both the sides to myself, I did not betray either of you" Amelia said in a bit desperate tone. Pansy made a sad face of understanding and nodded.

"I dont know Amelia, but its okay, we accomplished, so dont worry, everything is fine with our side" Pansy said comforting her a bit.

"But that idiot thinks I betrayed him!" Amelia said  pointing at Draco who grumpily stood with the other boys a bit too far away from her.

"Oh, dont worry about him, he'll be fine" Daphne said waving her had off.

All the students turned to a sound of throat clearing at the step of the door, and saw the Minister standing there with Umbridge and Percy Weasley and Kingsley Shacklebolt on either sides of him.

"Dear students, Dumbledore has resigned and also taken the responsibility of forming an illegal society, so from now onwards, Professor Umbridge is your new headmistress" The ministers finished and silence spread in the air like a flu.

"So cheer up students, you are now going to learn how a school actually works!" Umbridge beamed and left with the others, the inquisitorial squad left with her. Amelia too started leaving to her common room but was stopped.

"Must be feeling really good, right?" Harry's cold voice made her turn around and face him.

"Before you speak what with what stupid accusations about me you are fed with Potter, let me tell you that I did not double cross" Amelia replied in the same tone.

"We dont trust you" Retorted Ron.

"Like I care–"

"Yes! Thats what the thing is! You dont care Amelia! And then you act like we hurt you– now also you are doing the same, Dumbledore just got fired, Umbridge is the new headmistress, all because of you!–" Harry yelled.

"Guys leave please" Hermione said to the other quitely.

"Harry you too, come, now is not the time–" Hermione said softly to him but was interrupted.

"Stop Hermione! Everything is messed up– we are all in trouble– All because of her!" Harry screamed furiously pointing at Amelia.

"Everyone gets in trouble because of you Potter, so stop blaming it on others– I did nothing to be at fault– It is always you and your stupid actions,  which brings us all in trouble!– I did nothing–" 

"Yes we are in trouble because you did nothing– you could have told us instead of those snakes– but we know they are the right ones in your opinion" Ron yelled.

"You now what I dont care, think whatever you want– I just know, I am not getting myself in more trouble because of you!" Amelia yelled furiously.

"That because you are selfish– I feel bad for Sirius who regrets doing that to you– but if you ask me he did right– you deserved that Amelia– it was better if he was childless!" Everyone gasped loudly on what Harry snarled, Amelia's bloodshot furious eyes widened even more in fury.

"Says the one, whose parents are dead because of him" Amelia roared.

"Atleast someone wants me better than their own child!" Harry sneered dangerously. Furious tears arised in Amelia's eyes because she felt his words were right.

"HARRY!" Fred yelled making everyone flinch.

"Congratulations then Potter, you swapped places with me, I am the one who is orphan now" Amelia said chuckling in a low bitter tone her bloodshot brimming eyes trained on him hurt. Harry blinked realising what he just said to her.

"Amel–" Harry began in a small voice, regretting what he said.

"I know Potter, go on tell your godfather what his ex-daughter did make him hate me more–" Amelia said her every word laced with venom.

"He never hated you–" Hermione interrupted her in a hurt voice.

"OH SHUT UP!" Amelia snarled really loudly making her flinch and ran away, going to wherever her steps were leading her to.

A hot tears lipped out of her eye making her stop while she panted heavily, Harry's every stinging word rang in her mind repeatedly. She barged in the first foor which came into her view, her vision blurry because of furious and hurt tears brimming her eyes.

She fell on the floor being supported by the wall hugging her knees to her chest. She had been feeling very overwhelmed lately, every harsh word hurt her, she felt herself becoming weak day by day.

A shuddering sob escaped her lips while her eyes felt really heavy because of the tears pooling which she tried to swallow back really hard but couldnt. They started falling limitlessly, her mind only drifting to think what Harry said about her father was right? Or what if he himself said so? It felt like hours to what she continued to pour her eyes out, her head aching.

"M-Mistress A-Amelia?"

Her breath hitched on hearing a squeaky stuttering voice, her head jerked up on seeing the familiar surrounding around her, she was in kitchen and saw a thin petite figure standing in front of her. Trinky.

Amelia's mouth parted on seeing the lovely elf, who was staring at her in disbelief herself on the berge of breakdown, her big round eyes pooling with tears.

"T-Trinky" Amelia croaked with a shuddering breath, all the memories spent in the place with the elf came flooding back. Trinky ran forward lunging her slim arms around Amelia starting to weep.

"Mistress Amelia came!– Trinky missed her and Master C-Cedric– Master C-Cedric i-is n-no more– they never came back to meet Trinky– Trinky was alone!" The elf cried loudly. Amelia's heart wrenching at mention of his name even more.

"I am alone too Trinky" Amelia said in a sobbing voice letting the elf cry on her shoulder. Truly continued to weep for a few minutes before she was sushed by Amelia, calming her down.

"What happened to Mistress?" Trinky asked sniffing, Amelia let out a chuckle wiping the tears from her cheek.

"Nothing Trinky" Amelia said softly but the hurt in her voice was noticed by Trinky. Trinky's big eyes caused Amelia's heart to melt forcing her to tell.

"Just.. no one trusts me– they think I am selfish–"

"But you are not!" Amelia widened her eyes in amusement seeing Trinky's defensive self for the first time.

"I dont know if I am or not, but they surely think so, no one likes me– now even my own cousin, he hates me too"  Amelia said inhaling sharply. Amelia looked up as a small cold hand of the elf was placed softly against her cheek.

"Master Cedric used to say Mistress Amelia is amazing and no one can hate her" Trinky said causing Amelia to let out a soft laugh which eventually turned into a sob, tears falling again.

Amelia leaned her head on the floor letting the tears fall, she was tired of everything, it was too soon to be tired but she was. "I-I wish that night never happened and Cedric could come back"

***

A few days passed and Amelia talked to no one, everytime she would approach her cousin, he would simply leave, there was no point in staying in the gryffindor common room, so like she used to do in her third year, she kept spending time with herself on the Black lake.

The reign of Umbridge was disgustingly annoying, she started using the blood quills on all students, except for slytherins, and mostly on the DA members including Amelia. Cornelius Fudge was kept unknown to this.

This time Hermione and Twins were also not talking to her, this hurt her really bad, everyone ignored her and it just broke her. Amelia barely spoked more than ten words a day, every passing minute made her feel awful, as if she committed a crime.

***

"Amelia?" Sierra called causing Amelia to look at her bored.

"I know how it feels being misunderstood" Sierra daid softly caressing her hair. Amelia closed her eyes tired.

"I wish I could live here forever" Amelia mumbled refering the gloomy place. "No one understands me there, everyone hates me"

"I understand you, I love you, you are the dearest thing in my life" Sierra said cupping her face sadly.

"Thanks Mum, I wish you wete alive, atleast you wouldnt have left me, I would have loved to live with you" Amelia said with a really small tired smile. Sierra's face lit up.

"You wish to live with me?" Sierra asked with big hopeful eyes.

"Ofcourse, I would have loved to" Amelia said with a small sigh.

"Then there's a way!"

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Sry for not updating yesterday guys! I was busy with my birthday stuff. I literally wrote this chapter, in less than an hour as soon as I woke up, ignore if any mistakes there, and comment as much as you can, you too ny silent readers.

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