Yo! I had to rewrite this chapter because some people are shit at reading comprehension, apparently. I'm trying to stay in a better mood since Takeover was amazing, and the Royal Rumble's tonight, but that's easier said than done. Thank you to all readers so far!

Are you okay? You haven't been around for a few days.

I am well. I just caught a touch of the flu. It is nothing to worry about, Violet.

Are you sure? I don't remember you saying you've ever really gotten sick before.

Truly, I am fine. I simply never saw much reason to speak of illnesses. You yourself don't tell me that you are sick every single time it happens, right?

Oh, I guess that's true. Well, I'm glad you're not too sick that you can't write back.

I would have to be very ill for that. You really needn't worry. Do you not have a Quidditch match to train for?

I just came back from another practice. Do you think you'll be better in time to watch the match?

I should hope so. I would like to see you in the air.

Will you be upset if Slytherin loses?

I will show no preference.

Is that your way of saying you don't know which team to root for?

...Perhaps.

After the poisoning incident, Violet had been watched very closely by the adults for a little while, though she knew no one had made any headway in figuring out who exactly had tried to poison her in the first place. Whoever they were, it didn't seem like they tried to do it again. They hadn't left any sort of clues either, so it was difficult to say who they even were, or what exactly they were trying to accomplish.

While Marvolo didn't forget about what had happened to Violet, and didn't ignore it either, he had something else on his mind right now. Having so much of his soul back felt...strange. He had been young still when he'd last had this much of it, as he'd sealed half of it inside his diary horcrux. It wasn't as if he had specifically wanted to rid himself of half of it-that was just how horcruxes worked. Each horcrux took away half of the remaining soul, and in the case of the first horcrux, that meant half of the entire soul.

But now he'd destroyed his very first horcrux, and that gave him back that lost half of his soul. He was only missing a quarter of it or so, which was currently sealed away in his new horcrux-Slytherin's locket. He'd created this new one before having destroyed the one in his old journal, so that he would be able to regain and keep more of his soul. Now, if someone somehow happened to get the locket, nothing like this incident with the Weasley girl would be able to happen again. The soul piece in the locket wasn't powerful enough for something like that.

Unwilling to leave the locket unattended at the moment, especially since he wasn't sure where would be safe enough to leave it, Marvolo decided the best option would be to just keep it on him for the time being. If someone wanted it, they would have to take it off him, and being able to do that was going to be a greatly difficult feat indeed.

With the horcrux business settled, Marvolo then turned his attention back to his young soulmate-or more precisely, the attacks and incidents that seemed to be occurring around her and those close to her.

Violet herself seemed to have made a full recovery, and had returned to a normal schedule, attending her classes, studying and doing her homework, and training in Quidditch practices. She still returned for occasional blood tests, but the results were always normal.

Unfortunately, Marvolo was incapable of finding any further information on any of the incidents. None of them were repeated either, though in Granger's case that was due to the Weasley girl no longer possessing his old diary horcrux. Marvolo assumed that meant the culprit was aware that Violet and her friends were being watched closely for signs of any other kind of attack, regardless of who exactly carried them out. Luckily, Draco seemed to have learned his lesson and didn't try anything again either, and it was some days later that Granger was finally able to awaken, a potion prepared by Severus causing the petrification to wear off. At least that was one incident solved.

Marvolo didn't normally care much for Quidditch. It was a fine sport and all, but he had no actual interest in it, and normally didn't bother attending the many matches Hogwarts held over the school year, even if old Dumbledore ordered him to. But now there was one exception. The only matches he bothered going to were the ones Violet was playing in. Quidditch didn't matter to him, but she did, so he went because he knew she would like to know he was there, and also to keep an eye on her and ensure she remained as safe as she could be while playing such a dangerous sport.

Today was no different. The match was between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and since that meant Violet would be playing, Marvolo made sure he ventured out to the stands to watch the match. Or at least watch Violet play.

Marvolo felt a little...worried, he supposed. Feeling this was strange to him, and it wasn't something he had felt so strongly before. It probably had something to do with reabsorbing so much of his recently missing soul. It had been a very long time since he had last felt so human, and he wasn't yet sure whether it was something good or bad.

It was cold today, nearing the end of November as it was. Violet had been attending so many late practices recently, and with that coupled by the chill, and her recent poisoning, Marvolo wasn't sure her playing today was even a good idea. But he didn't really know how to actually express his concern. Maybe that was why he was watching her so closely now, unwilling to take his eyes off of her for even an instant, a seed of fear taking root deep inside him.

A Quidditch match was the perfect moment for another incident to take place. Violet was a good target in the air, and her friends were good targets in the stands. Any number of things could have happened.

And as it turned out, something did happen, yet another one of those strange incidents taking place. But this time, nothing happened to Violet. Nothing happened to her friends either. No, this time something happened to Marvolo.

There was a flash of green, and Marvolo fell.

That's it for now. Looking forward to reviews! Laterz!