Chapter 12
Harry turned around; ready to protect his friends whom he had just found. No expecting at all whom he saw, he stumbled backwards.
"Merlin," He breathed.
"No, not Merlin; Dumbledore. But I'm sure you know who he really is." He said eyes twinkling.
"What? Well yes I know who he is. Sirius told me. Oh yeah, Sirius is back now. But I'm sure you know that already." Said Harry. His last comment had the slightest bit of sarcasm.
"Yes, I did know. Now is not the time for conversation. We need to get Miss. Granger and the two of you out of here."
At this, Harry grabbed Hermione and Sirius' hand. He was not going to lose them. They all headed out the door, but were cut short by a drawling voice in the corner.
"You didn't think you were going to get out that easy did you?"
Harry turned to see who it was, not that there was any need.
"Well, hello Tom. It was good of you to join us." Harry said in mock delight. "Its wonderful to see you again."
"You mock me." He stated.
"Well noticed."
"Harry, I don't think you should..." Hermione started.
Harry turned to face here. "You don't think I should what?"
She could see all the pain and hurt that harbored in his eyes. She almost couldn't finish what she was going to say, but gathered the courage anyways.
"Harry, he's not well. Look into his eyes. They are different than they have been before."
He did has she has asked. He looked straight into his eyes. They were not red like he had remembered, but a soft blue. How could Hermione know what was wrong with him? Did she not understand what he had done? His eyes almost pleaded for him to believe Hermione. Harry turned his attention back to Hermione. What did she want him to understand?
"Hermione, I don't understand. How can this be him?"
"Please you must believe me. He has talked to me. He even gave me a CD to try and make me understand. Jekyll and Hyde; have you heard of it?"
"Yes, I have read the book."
"Do you understand now what I am trying to tell you?"
"Yes."
"Is it true?" Sirius spoke for the first time in a while.
"Yes, it is." Tom Riddle answered.
"He has two personalities. He is fighting to keep control. He needs our help." Said Hermione.
"How can we help? How do we know when he will change? How can we be sure we will be safe? This is all to confusing."
"I think I have just the thing." Dumbledore said reaching into his robes. He pulled out a vile. "Here, drink this," he said handing the vile over to Tom. Tom looked at it skeptically. "Its not poison you know."
Hesitantly he took it and drank it.
It seemed as though he was going through some terrible pain. He fell to the ground in spasms. Harry did the first thing that came to mind.
"Give me that wash cloth!" He practically yelled.
Ron was the first to move for it. Once Harry got it he shoved it into his mouth. They all looked at his quizzically.
"Its incase he bites his tongue." He explained.
They all nodded in understanding. Finally Tom stopped moving. He opened his eyes, and was finally lastly Tom Riddle. No longer was he tormented with the other side of him.
A/N: Don't worry there will be one more chapter at least. As it seems, my muse has finally decided to return to me, although it may have caused some permanent damage. No I am just kidding. Or am I...something to ponder. But anyways, as always review!
Harry turned around; ready to protect his friends whom he had just found. No expecting at all whom he saw, he stumbled backwards.
"Merlin," He breathed.
"No, not Merlin; Dumbledore. But I'm sure you know who he really is." He said eyes twinkling.
"What? Well yes I know who he is. Sirius told me. Oh yeah, Sirius is back now. But I'm sure you know that already." Said Harry. His last comment had the slightest bit of sarcasm.
"Yes, I did know. Now is not the time for conversation. We need to get Miss. Granger and the two of you out of here."
At this, Harry grabbed Hermione and Sirius' hand. He was not going to lose them. They all headed out the door, but were cut short by a drawling voice in the corner.
"You didn't think you were going to get out that easy did you?"
Harry turned to see who it was, not that there was any need.
"Well, hello Tom. It was good of you to join us." Harry said in mock delight. "Its wonderful to see you again."
"You mock me." He stated.
"Well noticed."
"Harry, I don't think you should..." Hermione started.
Harry turned to face here. "You don't think I should what?"
She could see all the pain and hurt that harbored in his eyes. She almost couldn't finish what she was going to say, but gathered the courage anyways.
"Harry, he's not well. Look into his eyes. They are different than they have been before."
He did has she has asked. He looked straight into his eyes. They were not red like he had remembered, but a soft blue. How could Hermione know what was wrong with him? Did she not understand what he had done? His eyes almost pleaded for him to believe Hermione. Harry turned his attention back to Hermione. What did she want him to understand?
"Hermione, I don't understand. How can this be him?"
"Please you must believe me. He has talked to me. He even gave me a CD to try and make me understand. Jekyll and Hyde; have you heard of it?"
"Yes, I have read the book."
"Do you understand now what I am trying to tell you?"
"Yes."
"Is it true?" Sirius spoke for the first time in a while.
"Yes, it is." Tom Riddle answered.
"He has two personalities. He is fighting to keep control. He needs our help." Said Hermione.
"How can we help? How do we know when he will change? How can we be sure we will be safe? This is all to confusing."
"I think I have just the thing." Dumbledore said reaching into his robes. He pulled out a vile. "Here, drink this," he said handing the vile over to Tom. Tom looked at it skeptically. "Its not poison you know."
Hesitantly he took it and drank it.
It seemed as though he was going through some terrible pain. He fell to the ground in spasms. Harry did the first thing that came to mind.
"Give me that wash cloth!" He practically yelled.
Ron was the first to move for it. Once Harry got it he shoved it into his mouth. They all looked at his quizzically.
"Its incase he bites his tongue." He explained.
They all nodded in understanding. Finally Tom stopped moving. He opened his eyes, and was finally lastly Tom Riddle. No longer was he tormented with the other side of him.
A/N: Don't worry there will be one more chapter at least. As it seems, my muse has finally decided to return to me, although it may have caused some permanent damage. No I am just kidding. Or am I...something to ponder. But anyways, as always review!