A few days later, Weasley accidentally drank the poisoned wine, and had to be sent to the hospital ward. It was then that he realized that he had to do the unthinkable and kill Albus Dumbledore openly. Then, and only then, would he have truly proven himself a deatheater. He just hoped that it was worth it in the end, because if he failed, the Dark Lord would certainly kill him, and Hermione would not be able to do a damned thing about it. He had to succeed, or else and that was exactly what he was going to do, because he was a Malfoy, after all, and Malfoys never back down from a challenge, never...