"Inevitable" by Redcandle17

Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and elements from the Harry Potter series belong to J.K. Rowling. No copyright infringement is intended.

Author's Note: Jagged Epiphany wondered what would happen to Alicia/Death Eater!Warrington if Harry won. So, basically, I stole her plot bunny. Sorry, JE! I'm still eager to read your take on it though.

This was inevitable.

Alicia told him this would happen. She begged him not to take the Dark Mark. She cried and said he wouldn't become a Death Eater if he loved her.

He didn't listen to her. Within a week of leaving Hogwarts, he went with his parents when You-Know-Who summoned them.

When she asked him if he'd ever killed anyone and how could he do such a thing, he refused to answer her and stormed out of the room in anger.

When she pointed out that he would end up in Azkaban or dead at the hands of an auror, he kissed her until she forgot the argument.

She'd threatened to end their relationship if he didn't go to the Ministry voluntarily. She didn't even care about it being the right thing; she just wanted him safe when Harry finally rid the world of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

But he hadn't. He said he couldn't betray his family and his friends.

Alicia sat in the back of the court room and cried as he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He didn't look at her as the guards led him away, and his lawyer handed her a note that read, I told you to not to come. Don't damage your reputation any further by visiting me. Alicia read it as the "I love you" it was.

He'd never listened to her, and she didn't intend to listen to him now.

End