Seventh year. The last year at Hogwarts. Usually it would be studying NEWTs, or some stupid gossip over who would be Seeker in Quidditch; but this year felt different—it felt like the air was so very charged with tension.
You’ve been locked away for the real world for years, since 2009 specifically, you left The Salvatore brothers and Mystic Falls behind, ending up in an isolated prison, kept by Klaus Mikaelson.
For 145 years, you let the Salvatore brothers mourn the ghost who allegedly burned in 1864, using your "death" as the ultimate cover to stay alive. But watching Elena play house with your men was enough—you had to come back to Mystic Falls and reclaim your stage. They thought you were just a tragic memory, right up until you looked Damon in the eye and proved Katherine Pierce never stays dead.