Chapter 30 (2/2)

”I know,” She whispered. ”I have to stop him. It is my moral duty to do so. But, that doesn't make it any easier. That night in the graveyard, I killed four death eaters and, I felt nothing. It was too easy.”

Edmund sighed and brought her into a hug. They stood there as Edmund soothed her. Killing was never easy, even for him. When Iris' body began shaking and he heard a gasp, he tightened his hug and rubbed her back in circles.

An hour later when she had calmed down, Esmund sat her down on a couch and asked, ”Iris, since I'm emancipated now and am a member of Wizengamot, do you want me to get you emancipated? Because forcing your participation in that tournament they all but declared you an a.d.u.l.t.”

Iris thought for a bit and asked, ”If I get emancipated, will the blood wards around my aunt's house remain intact? They are supposed to be there till I turn seventeen.”

”Hmm, I don't think so. Once you are declared a.d.u.l.t by the ministry, magic too will recognize you as an a.d.u.l.t.”

Iris let out a deep sigh, ”Then no, I will wait till I'm seventeen. I don't want to leave them vulnerable and let Voldemort target them to get to me.”

Edmund tried to convince her, ”But Iris, they don't love you. They made you live in a cupboard for ten years, called you a freak or girl everytime they addressed you and insulted your very blood. How could you still care for them?!”

Smiling sadly, Iris replied, ”Aunt Petunia might not be the most loving or caring guardian, but she's all I have left as a blood relative. She's my mother's sister. I can't just leave her and the rest of my family defenceless and let Voldemort kill them. I will have to deal with him before I am seventeen. No one else will suffer like I had to. Even if it kills me, I will stop Voldemort.”

Edmund looked her and for a moment was reminded of someone strangely very close to him. Naruto Uzumaki had all the reson to spite the world for what Konoha did to him. He had all the reason to kill Obito for killing his parents and destroying his childhood, but he chose forgiveness over revenge. Edmund may disagree with some of Naruto's decisions but he admired the man's conviction and resolve to do what he thought was right. Iris wanted to kill Voldemort, not for revenge but to stop him from destroying other people's lives.

Dumbledore had won.

Dumbledore had created a martyr out of Iris Potter. She was ready to sacrifice herself to bring down Voldemort. But no way in hell would Edmund allow that. Screw the prophesy, he would kill the monster himself. If he couldn't protect Iris, there would be no meaning left to his existence.