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Chapter 10

Ginny awoke.

As her eyes adjusted to the dingy, dark space, she felt that she was lying on something hard; a pile of rubble, perhaps. She wondered how she'd got down here; where was 'here'? It was freezing cold, and she shuddered, pulling the flimsy fabric of her pyjamas closer to her. She began to be able to see, and jumped up in disgust.

Bones! She had been lying on top of hundreds of human bones! Ginny ran onto a clear part of the floor. The bones clattered around her, the noise echoing off the walls. Parts of how she'd got here were beginning to come back, but there were pieces missing. A knife, a snake… Ginny shuddered again. She seemed to be in some kind of great chamber or cave system, underground – looking up, she could see how she'd gotten down here. But why had she jumped? Looking down, she saw that the diary was still clutched in her hand. Her knuckles were white. There seemed to be a sort of corridor leading away from the pile of bones. Ginny was in favour of anything leading away from the bones, to be honest, and thought that maybe there was a way out further in.

She walked down the passage cautiously. The echoes of her footsteps behind her were unnerving, like there was someone else there. A few times, she whipped around, but she couldn't see anyone. Eventually, it became too much, and she sank down, her back to the cold wall.

Opening the diary, she wrote: 'Tom, I'm scared.'

'Don't worry; I'll meet you in a moment.'

With a jolt, Ginny remembered why she was there. She was going to meet Tom. The thought filled her with unease. This was not a good place, and how much did she know about him anyway? A horrible dread came over her. She shut the diary forcefully, the thump echoing over the cavern.

From the corner, a voice said, "What was that for?"

Ginny's blood curdled and she froze, seized by terror. Slowly, she turned to face the shadowy figure. He was tall, with dark hair and black eyes that burned. His face was ashen, but he was also filmy – transparent.

"Hello. I'm Tom."

Ginny felt weak. She noticed that he was wearing Slytherin robes.

Suddenly, and very unexpectedly, the world went black.

A short one for now, but longer chapters are coming! Luckyhai5 xx