The crew had been back at Hogwarts for over a week now the next Quidditch match was drawing nearer. But there was tension among the four. Hermione had gone to Professor McGonagall about the firebolt; she had taken it a way for inspection. Ron and Harry were furious with her and Hermione refused to talk with any one, not even Claire who came by the Gryffindor common room and got Neville to ask her to come out. Neville had his own problems…
"Oh Claire I hate passwords ever since the problem with the fat lady, Sir Cadogan has made a new password for everyday of the week and I lost all the ones I wrote down." He said.
At that moment Ron and Harry came out, "Hey Claire lets go see Hagrid." Ron said irritated.
"I'll come, but you guys can't keep ignoring Hermione like this she was right about the firebolt you know…" She topped looking at Harry he was mad.
They strolled across the grounds and knocked on his door, a sob came from inside the hut. The three of them looked at one and other then Claire knocked a second time.
Hagrid came to the door his face splotchy and he had huge tears pouring out of his eyes.
"Hagrid are you alright?" Harry asked
He started sobbing louder, "Bu-bu-buckbeak lo-lo-lost his trial."
They all had forgotten, Claire as well but she remembered her stupid cousin used getting bit by poor Buckbeak as a ploy to foil Hagrid's first class, he said so him self in the common room as he gloated about it.
Claire took Hagrid by the hand and led him to his seat, "Oh Hagrid we should have been helping you with Buckbeak." Claire said staring to make him tea.
"sokay Hermione's bin helpin me wit the case in all, on top of her own homework too." He said blowing his nose in the checkered handkerchief. "I heard you two haven't been talking to her." Hagrid said pointedly at Harry and Ron.
"Well she had gone to McGonagall about the Firebolt, and now Harry won't have it for the next match that Gryffindor has to win." Ron said temper rising "I mean c'mon a Firebolt.
"No excuse in my books to be cross with your bes' friend, not the right way to go about it." Hagrid said.
"You're right, Harry and Ron should not be acting this way to Hermione, and she was trying to look out for you Harry." Claire said.
Harry and Ron had a look of guilt on there faces, but Ron's anger came back.
"What about Scabbers, she won't keep that ruddy cat away from him." He said angry.
"Oh Ron fry your stupid rat!" Claire said "He looks miserable any way, feed him too the cat, put Scabbers out of his misery!"
Ron and Claire were glaring fiercely at one and other, Harry and Hagrid looked at one and other.
"You need to just calm down the both of you, look I don think all this fighting amongst each other is good." Hagrid said.
Claire nodded "Ron I'm sorry okay, I've just been so tense some thing has not been right since Christmas, I've been feeling ill lately."
Claire rubbed her fore head, it was true since Christmas she had looked paler and tired. She also found her self irritated. She had woke up several times in the night in a pool of sweat and had been I'll a few times. The night was the worst for her body seemed to seize up and she felt like she did not control her own mind at times.
Cedric had expressed to her how concerned he was about her health, and questioned her constantly about what she may have eaten.
"Hagrid I have to go, I'll see you guys in Potions" she said to Ron and Harry.
As Claire walked she felt weak suddenly her mind was spinning and she had kneeled over retching on the ground as she began to feel like she had the flu but worse. Her vision was blurred and she wiped her face and saw blood on her hand and her robes before her. Panic had surged through her body as more blood came pouring out of her mouth. She felt some thing burning in her chest and started to scream as she saw the locket she got was burned right into her chest and it seared with white hot heat. She tried to take it off but the locket became more hot and the blood thicker. She got up and ran into the castle. And fell in the hall blood now flowing from her chest and mouth.
No one who was in the hall had ever seen a scarier sight many were afraid to go near her as Claire's body writhed and twitched…It was Draco who looked and saw her eyes had rolled to the back of her head and blood was pouring out of her in a pool around her. He ran over and shook her by the shoulders then recognized right away the locket a memory filled his mind…
"I think we'll buy your cousin a pretty little gift this Christmas, a locket isn't it a beauty?" Lucius said as he showed Draco the locket.
He went to pick it up but Lucius hastily pulled it away, "now, now Draco you wouldn't want to smudge it, I think she'll quite like it." He said maliciously
"Yeah sure she really needs that expencive thing, she has enough money as it is" Draco said and looked once more at the shiny silver and emerald locket with his cousins initials etched in the face…
Now the locket glowed red and Claire was dieing his father wanted to kill her, and then all that would be left would be the baby her mother carried. Draco looked around at those standing around no one knew what to do, he saw Cedric run up.
"What did you do to her!" Cedric yelled and pushed Draco.
"I did nothing! I swear!" Draco said backing away from Claire.
Harry and Ron had just come into the school the had seen all the blood and then they saw Claire…
The slow song of Divano played near by she felt alive more than ever, her eyes opened and her world was as always she was in her four poster bed but something was different she shot up right and looked at a boy who was sitting at the desk in the room.
"You look beautiful when you sleep you know." He said a small smile came across his face.
"Who are you?" Claire asked looking at him.
"I do not need an introduction Miss. Black, you know your noseines reminds me of your uncle he was how ever always some one I admired one of my best Death Eaters, that was until…" He said as he laughed slightly.
The laugh sent a chill down Claire's spine she looked at him, "My guess is Voldemort only not how Harry had described you, I suppose you are Tom right now aren't you?" Claire said.
"Such a smart little girl…" he moved over to her and saw the locket burned into her chest. "My, my look what has happened to you, a curse I would say" he said as he ran a thumb along the neck line of he shirt that had been ripped open his hand stopped right at the top of her breast. He licked his lips, and stared hungrily at her.
Claire felt a surge go through her body it was mixed between pleasure and fear, his touch was unwelcome but it sent a jolt through her body she had never felt before.
"Yes pleasure Miss. Black I can see it writhing across your face, do you wish to serve the Dark Lord, perhaps in a way you have never felt, to become my most obedient servant, please Claire I implore you." He said into her ears his other hand ran up her leg.
"Claire!"
She pushed back "No! get away from me!" She screamed and the locket fell off her chest and into her lap, she then realized that she was sitting up right against Cedric.
"Claire? Are you okay?" Dumbledore asked as he looked at his granddaughter who was still weak from loosing blood.
"It was Tom Riddle, I spoke to him…" Claire said weakly.
"I suppose it was this locket has been cursed with a very deathly communication spell." Dumbledore said "You're lucky your not dead, how do you feel?"
"Very ill…grandfather how did this happen?" Claire asked
"Some one wanted you dead, did you know where you got the locket from?" Dumbledore was still wanting answers.
"It had no note, I thought it might be from my father…" Claire started "Grandfather it was stupid of mea to wear it I am so ashamed."
Dumbledore put a hand on his granddaughters shoulder, "You have yet to learn the dangers of this world this was your first mistake, let it be your last, Mr. Diggory, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley…please take Claire up to the hospital wing explain to her what happened, I have matters to attend to." Dumbledore said. "Oh and Claire I'll be coming to talk to you once you've calmed down."
Well hope you liked it I know i did P.S If you are curious as to what Divano i go to youtube and type in Era- Divano its the first link this song is so amazing and the music vid is absolutly factastic. Thank You an good reading!