The Hogwarts school lay in ruins, a scene of devastated chaos and war, with the stench of death hanging heavy in the air. Gilbert laughed maniacally as he gazed down at students fleeing in terror. Some, mere first-years, lay lifeless, victims of the brutal conflict. Despite the evacuation efforts, Gilbert's followers had hunted down and slaughtered Muggle-born students with magical abilities.
"Gilbert!" Sharmel shouted, firing a blast from her wand that sent him flying. Gilbert retaliated, a wicked grin still plastered on his face. "Ah, Sharmel. Still the same, aren't you? A beautiful woman, indeed," he sneered, his eyes gleaming with malice. Sharmel's expression was a mask of pure hatred and disgust. "You're a monster! Have you no mercy? Can't you even spare the children?" she spat.
Gilbert's grin vanished, replaced by a cold, calculating gaze. "Oh, Muggle-borns... They must be eradicated, Sharmel. We must show them our power, make them know who's superior!" His voice was loud, clear, and dripping with conviction, igniting Sharmel's fury.
"For what?! Are you killing all the Muggle-borns because of what they did to your mother? Is Gellert behind this?" Gilbert let out a sharp, mocking laugh. "Gellert? Oh, Gellert... Hahaha!" His tone was dripping with sarcasm, and Sharmel's eyes narrowed.
"Gellert doesn't hate Muggle-borns, Sharmel. He wants to reveal magic to them, make them submit to wizarding rule. His plan is way bigger than mine. I want to wipe out every last Muggle-born in this school, erase them from existence!" Sharmel's voice cracked with anguish from hearing his words. "That's no excuse! You can't punish them for something their ancestors did! The Muggle-borns today are different, they're innocent!"
Gilbert's face twisted in rage. "Innocent?! Their blood is tainted by what those mortals did to my mother! They all deserve to pay!" Sharmel's eyes blazed with fury. "You're blind, Gilbert. You're letting your pain consume you. You're no better than Gellert! I thought he was the worst wizard that I ever face, but it turns out it was you! Gilbert, you're becoming one of those muggles who killed your mother!"
"You have no idea what it's like to lose someone you love, Sharmel," Gilbert sneered. Sharmel's voice was ice-cold, her eyes flashing with pain. "You're wrong, Gilbert. I do know what it's like. My mother was killed by a Muggle." She took a step closer, her gaze piercing. "But I didn't let my grief consume me. I didn't seek revenge. I knew it wouldn't bring her back." A bitter smile twisted her lips. "My mother believed in me, that I'd do good, not evil. So I accepted my fate, being the Curse Witch."
Gilbert's eyes lit up with excitement. "Then you understand me, Sharmel! Join me, let's make a difference together!" Sharmel's smile grew colder. "No, Gilbert. We're not the same. And I won't let you hurt these students." And then without a warning, Gilbert angrily blast a magic from his on aiming at her, "Protego!" Sharmel manage to put up a spell before it hit her however her protection charm was not enough that her knee was down and Sharmel was defeated, she was thrown out. Gilbert smile victoriously and tried to attack her again, "Gibert!" A sound from young girl case a spell on Gibert that send him flying away.
"Charmaine?!" Sharmel's face went terror when she saw her daughter, Charmaine look to her mother with horror and worried "Mom!" Her daughter run towards her checking if she's okay. "Ah, Charmaine. Sharmel's daughter, it's good that you're here now." He stood up while smiling wickedly, Charmaine hurriedly stood up protecting her mother who is still on the ground while she pointed her wand to him. "Don't you dare touch my mother you monster!" Charmaine angrily threats to Gilbert, but he only laugh mockery. "What's this? A young little Gryffindor is fighting a high professional wizard like me? You make me laugh hahaha" "Charmaine! Back off my dear, he is not good match for you!!" Sharmel warned her daughter as she tried to stand up. "No mom, I'm fighting this merciless man! He will pay for everything he did!" Charmaine shouted with fury, courage, and bravery.
Gilbert grins widely "Aww, look Sharmel. Your daughter is just like you, not only she took all your looks, but she also take your brave, courage, loyal, but reckless. Truly a Gryffindor and carbon copy of her mother!" "And enough kill you down! I am my mother's reckless and stubborn daughter, and I'm ready to tear you apart for what you did, Gilbert!" Without hesitation, Charmaine attack by casting a spell and Gilbert attack back. "Charmaine!" Sharmel desperate calling her daughter's name but Charmaine didn't hear her, she only focus on one thing: to take down Gilbert.
Charmaine was just like her father, she wanted to take down the matters on your own hands. The fact she was so determine that reminded so much in Slytherin, but thanks to her all genes that pass down to her daughter, she was sorted to the Gryffindor house. However, what Sharmel's scared the most is that her daughter's combination to her and Eragon will be doom and put her to danger. And it happened. Charmaine got all her bravery, kind, polite, and reckless from her mother while the acting out plan, wise, composure, and determination is from her father, unlike other if their children, Charmaine was the youngest daughter and also what Eragon and Sharmel worried about.
"You killed by sister and brother you murderer! You...this is not even a revenge you make, this is all madness!! You make blood on your hands just like the muggles did to your mother!!" Charmaine's words was like a slap on Gilbert, and he was angry. Sharmel knew what will happend. "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, CHILD!!" then he cast a spell "Avada Kedavra!" Sharmel gasped "No, the cursing spell...! CHARMAINE!!!" Sharmel shouted desperately to her daughter. But Charmaine knew the cursing spell that she immediately cast a spell. "Expelliarmus!!" The spell from Gilbert and Charmaine attack, there was a very powerful magic that burst out from their wand, the lighting is pushing from one another. Gilbert tried to push harder but Charmaine too also fought back. With other hand from hers, another magic is out. There was a ancient magic circle, that only thought to Enchanted Academy.
"VESHI ARNAK!!!!" With new spell, she aim it to Gilbert. The man was surprised from another unknown magic that he didn't have a time to protect himself, "Argh!!!" The magic from Charmaine send him off flying and the spell was inside his body damaging his bones and organs. Gilbert was thrown far away and hit to the ruin building of Hogwarts. Charmaine breath heavily and she felt her chest tighten and she kneel down "Ah..." Sharmel saw her daughter's situation, her heart dropped that she run to her. "Charmaine!" Sharmel reach to her daughter on time before she fall. "Charmaine...! My baby, My girl!" "I'm fine.... I'm fine, mom...." Sharmel kissed her daughter's forehead and she smiled to her "You did well my girl, you did well. I'm so proud of you..." She said before hugging her a d caresses her head with a proud smile on her face while her daughter look to Gilbert's body with pure hatred, disgust, and satisfaction.
