"Harry,
we really shouldn't be doing this," warned Hermione.
"Shut
up! Do you want whoever it was to hear us? Didn't think so. Now follow me,
quietly," commanded Harry.
They sat
down inside the pipe and started to slide down. On one particularly sharp turn;
Hermione slid to one side and landed in Harry's lap. He just smiled and helped
her up.
"Wow,
this time it wasn't that bad of a ride," Harry grinned, "actually, it
was kinda nice."
"Yeah,
you're right," agreed Hermione in sort of a daze.
"Okay,
let's get down to business," said Harry.
"We
need to listen for footsteps first, or we could follow some footprints,"
ordered Hermione.
"Look!"
Harry exclaimed. "Here are some footprints! Hermione, you're a
genius!" he cried.
"No,
really, I'm not that great," said Hermione humbly, her face turning red.
"Okay,
let's follow them."
They
started to walk down the cold, creepy, dark hallway. It was getting darker and
darker; until they couldn't see anything. Harry pulled out his wand and
muttered, "lumos." Instantly a small flame appeared at the tip of his
wand. They crept down the hallway until they reached a room with snakes on
either side of the doorway. Harry walked up the stairs and pushed the door
open. There on the highest chair, sat none other than-
"Tom
Riddle!" Harry cried. "I thought I killed you."
"Lord
Voldermort lives forever. In my future, and in your past. My life is a
never-ending quest to reach one goal. To rid this world of you, Harry
Potter," the Dark Lord revealed.
"You
will never be powerful again!" exclaimed Hermione. "Even as a baby
Harry defeated you and now after four years of being a wizard he will finish
you off!"
"Stupid
girl, stay out of this. This is between me and the boy, and has nothing to do
with you." And with that, Tom pulled out his wand and cried,
"astromanphia!"
Hermione
rose ten feet into the air and a few seconds later, came crashing to the
ground. Harry dashed over to her side. She was barely alive; being knocked
unconscious by the impact of the fall.
"You,
how could you?" Harry sobbed. "She never did anything to you. She
only stood up for what she thought was right. Why?"
"Shut
up boy, now you will die a death worse than any death ever experienced. Prepare
to die Potter, prepare to die!"