The Gryffindors that had managed to gather around to see what's going on move out of the way, making an opening for him - and then, taking everyone by surprise, the girl yells "No, stay away from me! Stay away!" He's seen someone pass out from a finger getting popped back into place, after all.Īnd then Albus Dumbledore is coming down the aisle, wand in hand and saying "Now, children, don't crowd her. Now THAT is some impressive pain tolerance. Even he has to admit, and reluctantly admire that level of endurance. It can't be particularly healthy…or even painless, for that matter.Īnd then she elicits several shrieks, gasps, and a few retches when she grabs her right shoulder and…pops it back into place. His magic-sense, better than most anyone else's in the school, actually has him feeling something like sympathy for this girl - he's never sensed anything so dark before, and its all coming from her. And then she gives a wet, rattling cough that makes a splattering sound on the ground that has Tom almost wincing - he knows what that's like, coughing up blood.Īlthough, he can't say he's ever been cursed as much as he's sensing on her. Then there's an unfamiliar groan, and gasps of 'She's awake!' 'Bloody Merlin!' and 'How is she even alive?!' coming from everyone that's in eyesight of…this girl, apparently.Įven the Slytherins are trying to see the newcomer, and Tom just manages to get a glimpse of raven-black hair that seems to suck in the light and pale skin - though, the latter is hard to see, since there's more injuries and blood than skin to see. Similar reactions from the Hufflepuff table tell him that they've found the other shoe and its already hit the floor - and that its bad. Right up until a Ravenclaw Third-Year shrieks once more, drawing everyone's attention as she grabs at the person next to her frantically. There's several shrieks from the First-Years across the hall, and even more when there's a sound a lot like a gunshot Tom once heard - unsurprisingly, resulting in screams across the entire hall from what sounds like all seven years - and the coldness and electricity spikes hard for a moment before starting to fade.Īs the darkness lightens, everyone's looking around in fear - wondering when the other shoe is going to drop, most likely. He doesn't even have to look at the professors' table to know Dumbledore's gaze is on him suspiciously, but then everything goes pitch-black suddenly and he doesn't have to worry about meeting the old fool's gaze. Powerful, and Dark, and incredibly alluring - if he weren't frozen to his seat in anticipation and no small amount of fear, he'd want to know more about it. He figures nobody's going to come out of this alive, considering how powerful this feels. Tom, however, is long past shivering, more like frozen in place - there's something in that darkness, something he can feel drawing closer. Strong enough for even the other students to feel it and shiver. If Tom didn't know any better, he'd say…something or someone was coming.īut that's imp- nevermind, its perfectly possible despite being in the middle of Hogwarts and buried under all its Wards that are supposed to be impenetrable.īecause all the candles suddenly went out at the exact same time, and even the Charm on the ceiling went dark as that electric coldness got a hundred times stronger. Its dark, and cold - the kind of cold that seeps into your very bones, no matter what you do to try and prevent it from happening, and stays there - with an undercurrent of what feels like electricity running through it, and…its getting stronger. He's about to take a Cauldron Cake when suddenly he senses something. Worldbuilding, Secret_Wizarding_Space, Magnolia's Re-Reading, The Forest, with feeling!╰(*´︶`*)╯♡, S5+S, Hidden Jewels, I wanna eat you up (like Betty Crocker), Lilranko Interesting Read List, My Favourites to read Stats: Published: Updated: Words: 136267 Chapters: 56/? Comments: 314 Kudos: 1670 Bookmarks: 537 Hits: 55492Įveryone's in the Great Hall for the Annual Halloween feast, and twelve-year-old Tom Riddle watches everyone eat the sweets without a care in the world. And they're not taking Dumbledore's shit lying down.
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