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"There's nothing we can do anymore." Hermione had tears in her eyes. She and her two friends were in the headmaster's office and luckily, the door was sealed with Hermione's spells. Outside, the war was raging on and it was looking good for the death eaters. "Professor Dumbledore, we have lost. Voldemort won. What can we do?"
The portrait of Dumbledore looked gravely at the three friends. "There is a way that can help us, mind you, it's the only way. However, I need some time to explain you that. Miss Granger, have you heard of the time-freeze spell? It gives the caster exactly one hour to freeze time. The people who you want to listen to this conversation have to be put under the security spell. Are you familiar with that?" Dumbledore explained and looked around questioningly.
Hermione nodded, but Harry and Ron's eyes were as round as galleons. "A time freeze-spell?" Ron asked aghast.
"I've heard of this spell," Hermione explained "but I don't know how to cast it. I've never tried it."
At exactly this moment, an earth shuddering –BOOM- sounded nearby and Harry, Ron and Hermione jumped in alarm.
"They are coming nearer." Harry winced. "Professor Dumbledore, help us, please."
"Use the time-freeze spell, because you need to know a few things first before I can actually help you." Dumbledore said urgently, but Hermione hesitated.
"Isn't this spell forbidden? I've read about it in Prof. Lockhart's book Travels with Trolls that…" Hermione, however, was interrupted by Ron.
"Who cares?" Ron rolled his eyes. "All is fair in love and war. And maybe you've noticed, Hermione, we are in the middle of a war."
Hermione blushed and Harry smiled despite himself but the smile was quickly wiped off his face as another string of loud bangs and thunder were coming even nearer. To his horror, he could also make out male voices now. The death eaters were at last finding their hideout place.
"Please Professor Dumbledore, help us!" Hermione pleaded.
"Cast the spell, Miss Granger! You know the incantation. And don't worry, I have complete faith in you. You can do it!" Dumbledore beamed from his portrait.
Hermione slowly breathed out and nodded.
However, the protective spells they had used for the headmaster's office were suddenly broken by dark magic. "I know you are in there, you can't hide forever." a voice cackled and Harry and Ron were paralysed in fear. Hermione however, cast a silvery blue light onto Dumbledore's portrait. "Stand still." she whispered to Ron and illuminated Harry, Ron and herself with this strange security spell.
"Now is the time Miss Granger." Dumbledore whispered.
She nodded and heard the Death Eaters breaking open the charms and door. They had only seconds left now.
"Petrificus timus!" she screamed, pointing the wand at the door that was being blast open at exactly this moment. Everything around them froze, except the illuminated portrait of Dumbledore and the three Gryffindors.
"Wicked!" Ron said, staring avidly at the specks of dust, hovering in mid-air. "Why haven't we used this spell before? It's awesome."
"Congrats, Hermione." said Harry very shakily. He was looking at the group of frozen death eaters in disgust. "Another second and we would have been lost."
"Very well, Miss Granger. I knew you could do it." Dumbledore beamed. "Now I'll begin my tale. It all started in Tom Riddle's sixth year…."
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„We're going to Hogwarts? " Jana asked. "Why?", completely nonplussed Jana and Marc looked at each other.
They had been homeschooled so far and both of the twins had received seven owls in the official owl-test. So why should they change anything about their situation?
"Marc," their father lowered his voice "you know that Grindelwald is after us. It's not safe for you to be with us any longer."
"What did you do to aggravate Grindelwald?" Marc sighed. He did not like the prospect of going away to Hogwarts. His twin sister and he preferred being home schooled.
Their father exchanged a quick glance with their mother. "Sometimes it's better if you don't know the truth but in this case we have to tell you. Grindelwald asked us to join him – and we refused."
"You refused?" Marc asked blankly. "Why?"
"Marc my son, we don't like harassing muggle-borns, killing other people or being tortured ourselves," their mother said, "even if it is for the Greater Good."
"The Greater Good!" Jana scoffed. "What a load of rubbish!"
"That's our opinion as well. Now you can see that the whole Grindelwald-organisation is pretty pointless," their father said.
"Why did Grindelwald ask YOU to join anyway?"
"He wants to create an army of very powerful wizards and witches. Your father and I were indeed the first ones he asked." their mother said, not trying to keep the pride out of her voice.
"Well, I can understand if he wants YOU in his stupid army, father. But why mum? Mother is a Muggle-born." Marc wrinkled his brow. This did not make any sense at all. The twins were indeed half-bloods although nobody ever found out, because their father was a well-known, powerful wizard, wealthy, respected, intelligent and charming. No one ever questioned their blood status and in current times it was prudent to pretend to be a pure-blood anyway.
"Doesn't he know that you are a muggle-born, Mum?" Jana asked confused.
"No, he doesn't and it is important to keep your mouth shut. Both of you! Especially at Hogwarts." their father said and both twins promised not to say anything.
'Grindelwald is probably a raving lunatic. Who in their right mind WOULD join him anyway?' Marc thought when he was lying in his bed. His twin sister, who was sleeping in the same room, was tossing and turning. He wondered what Hogwarts would be like and hoped he would not be separated from his sister.
They were inseparable and even had the same friends, same taste and stuck together. Marc shook his head. Hopefully, they were in the same house, however, this whole house-system sounded a bit dodgy to him. Why keep the house of Slytherin open anyway? This one seemed bad. Really bad.
"Can't sleep?" Jana asked in a quiet voice and jerked Marc from his thoughts.
"No, I can't. Can you?"
"Not really." Jana admitted. She hated the thought of going to Hogwarts. Being home-schooled had been so easy and they had even received seven owls. What house would they be sorted into? What would the other students be like? Could they keep up with their schoolwork? And the teachers? Would they treat them okay?
"Would you like me to sleep in your bed, Jana?" Marc asked though he knew the answer anyway. Whenever they were both worked up, angry or sad and couldn't sleep Marc always climbed into Jana's bed and put a comforting arm around her, kissed her good-night on her forehead and they both fell asleep instantly. They had started this habit already at the age of six when they were both sent to a Muggle primary school.
"Yes please." Jana smiled.
Marc took his blanket with him and lay down next to his sister. "You know we have to stop that at Hogwarts. Even if we are not sorted into a different house, we probably cannot share a dormitory.
"Bummer!" Jana growled but cuddled into her brother's arms. "Let's just forget about that, okay? I cannot bear to think about Hogwarts now. Let's just go to sleep."
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Jana and Marc looked wide-eyed around the Great Hall. It was awesome. Of course, they had read about it in Hogwarts, a history, but they never thought it would be THIS grand. They were waiting in a line with the first years to be sorted. Jana was aware of the people staring at them, especially her. She was used to that, but still found it unnerving.
"Marc," she whispered, glaring at the sorting hat, "what if we are in Slytherin or not in the same house?"
Before Marc could answer, the tiny wizard who was reading out the list of names called out "Marc Davies." and he just gave her a tentative smile, which she did not return out of nerves. She was terrified. But even worse than being alone or in Slytherin was if she just sat there and the hat couldn't decide… And what if she had to go on the train back home?
"Slytherin!" the hat called out and interrupted Jana's musings. WHAT? WAIT! Why Slytherin? Her brother?
Marc looked as surprised as she was. Though the surprise was not pleasant, not pleasant at all, Marc did his best to look happy at the sound of the Slytherin table bursting into applause. This was the house he had NOT wanted to be in, quite frankly. Well, he would have to make the best of it.
Shrugging, he sat down next to a boy with white blonde hair his age and watched his sister being sorted.
'Oh no, oh no, what if we are not in the same house?' Jana thought frantically, when the hat was put onto her head. It did not fall down to her eyes as it did with the first years but sat like a top hat on her blonde straight hair.
'Hm,' a small voice said in her ear. 'Want to be in the same house like your brother but still not want to be in Slytherin?' 'That's about right' Jana thought back. 'I am sorry, but you ARE Slytherin-material. You are cunning, manipulative and obviously beautiful.' the hat chuckled into her ear, but before Jana could respond, the hat called out "SLYTHERIN!"
"Also Slytherin?" her brother asked grinning, when she sat down opposite him, trying hard to ignore the cheering Slytherin-students. Especially the male pupils were clapping loudly and welcoming her to their table, smiling broadly.
The boys were looking at her wide-eyed. Her long blonde hair reached almost her waist and long black lashes framed her big grey eyes. Pale skin and some freckles on her cheeks completed her natural beauty. At least that was what the photographers always told her – Jana was a model for various well-known products, make-up for witches, travel magazines and fashion photography.
Twice, she had also starred in TV-commercials, once with Marc. Her twin brother looked so much like her that even their friends were surprised. The only difference was their hair – his was shorter - and their heights and body-structure.
"Welcome to Slytherin!" the blonde boy next to Marc stuck out his hand and Jana took it. "My name is Abraxas Malfoy!"
"Nice to meet you, Abraxas." Jana smiled. "My name is Jana Davies."
"I've noticed." Abraxas smirked. 'Wow, SHE is beautiful. I somehow recognize her. Wonder if I know her. Hm. But it's great that she is also in Slytherin.' he thought, gazing at the new girl, his cheeks reddening slightly which was unusual for a Malfoy.
"Jana, meet my friends, this is David Zabini, Chris Goyle and Marcus Crabbe and this is Eileen Prince." Abraxas introduced and Jana shook hands with all these people.
"Have you already introduced yourself, Marc?" Jana asked and Marc shook his head no. "Abraxas, this is Marc, my twin brother." and Marc shook hands with everyone as well, his cheeks suddenly turning pink when he introduced himself to Eileen.
"So, you are twins?" Eileen asked with wide eyes. "Wow, you really look alike!" she gushed.
"Thank you." Marc grinned. "We've been told by the way."
"Which year will you be in?" Chris asked.
"Sixth year. You?" Jana asked, but she didn't hear Chris' answer. She suddenly noticed a very handsome boy at the far end of the table. He was watching her intently. She gave him a shy little smile but the boy turned to his right neighbour.
'Wow, he is handsome. This beautiful dark hair, his intense eyes, pale skin, chiselled features and absolutely delicious mouth.' Jana thought dreamily. 'I wonder who he is. But he seems to be stuck up if he can't even smile back.'
She turned back to the others who were talking merrily and noticed from the corner of her eyes that he was looking at her again. 'Don't smile, Jana.' she thought to herself, feeling herself blush, however.
"Jana! Hello!" Marc was waving his hand in front of her face. "What were you looking at?" he asked.
To Jana's dismay, Eileen let out a loud laugh. "Probably at Tom Riddle. See the one, sitting at the end of our table, Marc? The one with the black hair? That is our headboy, Tom Riddle. But don't waste your time, Jana; he is not interested in girls."
Jana jerked awake. "He is not interested in girls? Is he gay?" 'No, please don't be gay, Tom!' she thought desperately.
"No, I don't think he is gay, but he isn't interested in anyone. Not really at least. If you ask me, he doesn't have a heart and he never shows any emotions." Eileen said. Then she lowered her voice so that the others didn't hear her. "He is dangerous, be careful, Jana. Besides, he has these followers, Abraxas and David are also part of these followers and they always come back pale and scared from their meetings but would never ever tell me or anyone else what's wrong."
Jana's brows rose past her hairline. "He is dangerous? A bully?"
"Much more than that. Just be careful." Eileen said darkly and Jana nodded. 'Okay, not get on his bad side then, Jana.' she thought to herself.
She looked at the good-looking dangerous head boy and shook her head. Better, not risk it obviously.
"Potatoes, Jana?" Abraxas asked and Jana suddenly noticed that all the plates in front of them were filled with the most delicious dishes.
"Thank you." Jana smiled and took some.
"You know, Jana, Tom really is not good for you - ." Abraxas said, but Jana interrupted him.
"Gosh, I wasn't looking at him, he was looking at me and I never lose a staring match. I'm not interested in him at all." Jana said slightly aggravated.
"Sorry." Abraxas grinned. "Still, Tom is not good for you. I would be a much better date."
"Hey, keep your fingers off my sister!" Marc said angrily.
Chris, David and Marcus laughed loudly, along with Eileen. "Don't waste YOUR energy, Abraxas, she is too well-protected by her brother."
"It's none of your business, Marc." Jana said through gritted teeth, glaring at her brother. She had begun to rather like Abraxas. He was good-looking, charming and had good manners.
Tom looked up from his vegetables to stare at the beauty again. He was entranced by her smile and had never seen anyone as beautiful as her in Hogwarts. True, he had never been interested in anyone, but he could still see how different she looked from the other girls. There was a kind of happy glow around her as well and Tom found himself almost drooling.
'Get a grip!' he told himself firmly. 'She is just a mere girl. Do not waste time with falling for somebody. Besides, you are not interested in anyone anyway and there are more important things than girls - love didn't exist anyway.'
He turned to his 'friend' or rather follower Orion Black. "What are the new additions to Slytherin called again?"
"You mean the twins?" Orion Black looked at them and grinned. "Wow, SHE is gorgeous."
"I didn't ask for your personal preferences, Black, I asked for their names." Tom said icily.
"Oh, sorry." Orion Black tore his gaze from the girl with difficulty and looked at Tom. "Her name is Jana and her twin brother is called Marc Davies."
"Davies? They are an important family, aren't they?" Tom asked.
"Yes, I think so. My father used to work with Robert Davies at the ministry. They did a project together as far as I know."
"Pureblood?" Tom asked. 'What a question, Tom. Of course, they are purebloods if they are in Slytherin. Or maybe halfbloods like me.' Tom thought.
"Probably." Orion said, pouring cream onto his fruit salad. "They must be, or otherwise, they wouldn't be sorted into Slytherin."
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"He is looking at you again!" Marc said angrily.
"Who?", his twin sister Jana asked, reaching for a Treacle Tart.
"The headboy. Gosh, he is getting on my nerves" Marc said shaking his head.
Jana's head shot up. Why was Riddle watching her again? It unnerved her a bit but she put the feeling aside. Why SHOULDN'T he look? She was pretty to say the least, even beautiful.
And then their eyes met. For a split second, Tom decided to just look away, but he could not.
Her big grey eyes were entrancing him and to his dismay, he blushed. Jana blushed too – and Tom liked her blush – to his surprise, it made her look even prettier, but in an innocent way.
Jana inwardly cursed herself – blushing was one of her flaws. Well, her brother's too. She blushed from embarrassment, anger, and various other situations and the more she tried not to, the darker she went.
"So" Eileen said, when at last the plates were clean again, "the headboy is going to show you to our Slytherin common room and dormitories. I could do it too, of course, but he prefers to 'fulfil his headboy duty'" Eileen sneered the last part.
"Even YOU are sometimes right, Eileen. I am indeed going to take you to our Slytherin common room. I AM headboy, after all." a velvet voice said and Jana and Marc quickly turned around. 'Wow, he is even more handsome when he is near.' Jana thought, almost drooling.
"Welcome First years and welcome Miss and Mr. Davies!" Tom Riddle said in an unemotional voice. "I'm going to lead you to our common room and show you the dorms. Follow me, new Slytherins!"
The first years walked shyly behind the twins, and Tom who was leading the way.
"This is a surprise." Tom stated. "I've actually never seen any transfers here at Hogwarts. What year are you in?" 'Please say sixth, Jana. Then we would have the same classes.' he pleaded inwardly but cursed himself in the next second. Why was he actually doing that? Pretty useless…
"Sixth." Jana said, trying not to show how giddy she actually felt in the presence of Tom. "We are not transfers though; we've been homeschooled so far."
"Homeschooled…" Tom said thoughtfully. "How many OWLs did you have?"
"We both had seven!" Marc told him proudly. He couldn't STAND the headboy who was so obviously thinking he was better than the others. Who did he actually think he was? Just because he was headboy? No no, his sister had better taste than that.
"Seven OWLs, hm, pretty impressive." he smiled a slightly lopsided smile at Jana who felt her heart flutter. "What subjects are you planning to take for your NEWT level?"
"Potions, Charms, Arithmancy, Defence Against the Dark Arts and Ancient Runes. What about you?" Jana asked slightly breathlessly.
"The same, except Herbology and Transfiguration instead of Arithmancy." Tom answered and directed his next question to Marc. "What about you, Mister Davies?" Not that he really cared.
"The same like my sister." Marc mumbled.
"Very well." he directed his gaze towards a painting of a dangerous looking green snake and spoke to the waiting first years. "Remember the password. Without it, you cannot get in and might stay outside all night. The bloody Baron, our Slytherin ghost loves eating first years, so do not get into an argument with him. Remember it, or don't, it's up to you. Password is: PUREBLOOD."
Jana and Marc looked at each other for a split second, both of them knowing what the other thought. They weren't purebloods, so why were they in the house of purebloods? And why did they even have this password?
The painting slid open to reveal the Slytherin common room. It was a large, cosy room, with white, silver and green walls; a fire was crackling merrily in the background and sofas and armchairs were grouped in front of it. Tables, chairs and cupboards made of dark wood were lined on the right hand side of the room.
Tom and the twins, along with the first years walked into a small room on the left hand side. "This is the private Slytherin library. If you don't find enough information in the official library, you can always find something in our private library for further investigations of your studies." Tom explained. Jana immediately liked the room, it was smaller and cosier and considerably warmer. Besides, she loved libraries.
"You also have a wireless wizarding radio here." Tom pointed to a black modern radio station.
"Now, girls' dormitories to your left and boys' to your right!"
With that, Marc and Jana looked at each other. "Well, this is it, then." Marc said sadly. "Pity that we have to sleep in separate chambers." Jana said sulkily. She noticed that Tom had sat down on one of the couches near the fireplace and listening in on their conversation, not that this unsettled her. But… WHY would he do that?
"Marc, let's go down to breakfast tomorrow together, okay? I don't want to be so alone."
"Of course, I'll go there with you. Don't worry." Marc said and kissed his sister on her forehead.
"Sleep well, Jana."
"You too." Jana gave her brother a bear hug and he departed in the direction of the right staircase.
Jana looked around the common room and saw that many people were either sitting and talking or heading towards the private library. Since she did not feel like doing anything of the sorts, she slowly made her way up to the girls' staircase. Although she was tired, she noticed a lot of the boys watching her intently, Tom among them.
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'I wonder why she is afraid of being alone.' Tom thought, staring into the fire absentmindedly. He was sitting on this couch all alone, since most of the students were afraid of him, or at least respected him as headboy. He could do what he liked, and he had always space for himself. This suited him just fine. He did not need any friends or love or whatever the old fool Dumbledore thought.
'Maybe she doesn't want to be alone, because she has a twin brother and is used to him being with her all the time.' He thought about her brother and suddenly remembered how Marc had kissed her forehead. 'I wish, I could kiss her like that.' but at the same second he sat up, rigid with surprise. NO, he didn't just think that, did he? He must be going crazy and a future dark lord should NOT be crazy, and of course, he should not think about kissing.
'It's time to go to bed; I probably just need some sleep.' Tom thought and got up from the couch. Walking very slowly to his headboy chambers, he remembered Jana embracing her brother and wondered how it would feel if SHE embraced HIM, Tom.
Angrily, Tom lay awake in his bed, his thoughts straying towards the new beautiful girl and although he tried not to, they kept coming back.
Meanwhile, Jana found out that she shared her dorm with Eileen. "I'm so glad you share it with me." Eileen said, unpacking her suitcase. "Last year, I had to share it with a girl who was obsessed with Abraxas. Abraxas here and Abraxas there, it was getting on my nerves. And guess what: He didn't even know she existed. But she transferred to Durmstrang now."
"Durmstrang…" Jana mused and was instantly reminded of Grindelwald, who was the reason why they were at this school.
"Yeah…" Eileen said happily. "Now, it's 10:30. Want to go to sleep or talk a bit?"
"Uhm…" Jana actually felt a bit tired, but she didn't want to be considered a spoilsport. "Okay, but only half an hour. When do we have to get up tomorrow anyway?"
"7-ish. Breakfast starts at 7:30 and classes at 8:15." Eileen said and Jana groaned.
"When we were homeschooled, we got up at 8:15 and classes started at 9." Jana informed her.
"You'll get used to it." Eileen said but then made a face. "Or not."
Jana laughed. "Now, what boys did you want to talk about?"
"Boys?" Eileen asked innocently.
Jana laughed harder: "Come on, what else did you want to talk about?"
"Well… yeah…" Eileen admitted and giggled.
"Okay, so who are the hot guys here?" Jana could not suppress a yawn. She was tired and hoped this conversation did not last long.
Without further ado, Eileen seized the topic gratefully. "Well, you've already met them, Abraxas Malfoy, then his friend David Zabini and of course Alphard Black. And our dark and dangerous headboy Tom."
"Yeah, I've noticed." Jana muttered. "These are all Slytherins. What about the other houses?"
"We don't associate much with the other houses, we think they are goody-goodies and they think we are bad-asses. However, apart from that, there is a handsome one in Hufflepuff, he is their seeker and his name is George Diggory." Eileen blushed profusely.
"Okay, and in the other houses? Gryffindor or Ravenclaw?"
"Well, there is another one who is pretty hot. His name is Charles Goldstein and he is in Ravenclaw. Actually, I've never really noticed handsome ones in Gryffindor. Maybe it's because Gryffindors and Slytherins are sworn enemies." Eileen shrugged.
"Yes, I've heard of that. Do you know why?" Jana asked. She and Marc had actually wanted to be sorted into Gryffindor. Nevertheless, she would not tell anyone here in Slytherin; she was of the opinion that it wouldn't go down well.
"I don't know. You need to ask Tom tomorrow – he knows everything." Eileen yawned too. "Shall we call it a day?"
"Yes, let's go to bed." Jana pulled the curtains shut and thought about Tom. Well no. She did NOT want to think about Tom – she didn't really think at all, but his handsome face crept into her thoughts.
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"Morning." Eileen was already trotting into their bathroom and Jana still lay there in bed. 'Wow, that's early. Will I ever get used to it?'
Reluctantly, she got out of bed and started shivering. 'It's so cold here.' she thought angrily, picking out her clothes, doing her make-up and combing her hair.
At last, she was ready and though Eileen had been shifting nervously from foot to foot had waited for her. "Let's go."
In the common room, Marc was already waiting for them, yawning. He hugged his sister tightly. "Good morning, Jana. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, I did, thank you. Though I'm still tired. What about you?"
"Oh you know I'm also tired." Marc was indeed tired and angry. He and Abraxas had to share a dorm. (Could he share it with someone vainer and prouder? Probably not!)He and Abraxas had been in a fight – a verbal fight though it was bad enough They were fighting about Jana – Abraxas seemed to be interested in her, but Marc did not think that Abraxas was good enough. However, he doubted if any boy would ever be good enough for his sister. Abraxas, on the other hand, didn't seem to give up so easily.
"What, if she chooses me?" he had asked cockily, raising an eyebrow. "You can't tell your sister what to do and what not to do, you know that."
"That's true, but she WON'T choose you." Marc had answered angrily.
"Maybe, maybe not. No one is immune against the Malfoy-charm." Abraxas had answered, though this had earned him raucous laughter from Marc.
"Say that again!" Marc had said between gasps.
"I'm serious. If I want somebody, I usually get her. Just wait and see, Marc. Your sister WILL be mine."
"Your WHAT precisely?" Marc had shuddered.
"Girlfriend, of course." Abraxas had shaken his head. "Look, either I get her or not. Just wait and see. And if I do, just don't make a fuss, because I WILL get her."
Nevertheless, Marc knew that he would never ever tell Jana about that. She might really fall for that git, and he dearly hoped she was not that senseless.
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Tom was already sitting in the Great Hall, eating breakfast and reading the Daily Prophet. Now and then, he sneaked a glance down the table, looking for a special someone with long blonde hair. However, Jana seemed to be late.
Tom himself also felt a bit tired. It had taken him a long time to go to sleep yesterday – probably because of her. Why had she taken residence in his head, and even in his dreams?
Orion looked at his timetable. "Ah, potions first thing this morning." he smirked.
"Oh do we?" Tom suddenly had an idea. A very bright idea. They often had to do partner work and he knew of course that Slughorn usually put them into pairs, according to their last names. However, not this time, he would make sure of that.
At that moment, Jana, Eileen and Marc entered the Great Hall. Tom's head swivelled towards them and so did about twenty others. Of course, Tom noticed and it made him feel somewhat edgy… uneasy…
"Good morning, class!" Slughorn bounced on the soles of his feet, looking excitedly into the sleepy faces of the Gryffindor and Slytherin sixth years. "Today we'll be doing partner work – AND we are going to brew veritaserum."
"That's easy, we've already done that." Jana smirked at Marc who nodded.
"I'm going to read out the pairs." Slughorn continued reading the names – and sure enough "Davies – Davies."
Marc's POV:
'Yes! I'm paired up with my twin sister – and we've already brewed the potion. We're going to be the best team.' I thought happily.
"Sorry, Professor, may I speak?" a silky voice asked. It belonged to the stupid headboy I already hated with all my guts. What did he want now?
"Of course, Mr. Riddle." Slughorn said happily. Well, didn't this teacher have any backbone? Or was he also one of Riddle's fans?
"I was wondering, sir, if it were really prudent to put the two NEW students together in a group. They wouldn't know anything – for example, where they can find the ingredients and how everything works. I am of the opinion, that it would be better for them to mix them with the older Hogwarts students, sir."
Tom's POV:
'Well, that teacher certainly does everything I say, now he's probably to say that this is good suggestion – which is, without a doubt really smart.' I thought, watching Slughorn intently. How wonderful, that I had given Slughorn crystallized pineapple at the last Slug Club meeting and Slughorn had seemed delighted. Well, I KNOW how to charm people.
"An excellent suggestion, Mr. Riddle." Slughorn said predictably and clapped into his pudgy hands.
Now he just has to pair up me with Jana and NOT with Marc. NOT with him of all people! I want the female twin.
"Miss Davies, you can work with Mr. Riddle – he is one of the top students. And you Mr. Davies can work with Miss Muriel Weasley." Slughorn said excitedly and Tom could have kissed him. Almost.
"Jana." Tom pulled out a chair for her.
Normal POV:
Jana was surprised. She would have loved to work together with her brother – they were a good team, but she was also delighted to work with TOM of all people.
Blushing a bit, she sat down on the offered chair.