Down one staircase after another; corridor after corridor and finally I reached my destination. I had to find out once and for all what was going on! I went into the Trophy Room, snapped the chain around my neck and took hold of the 'H'. I stood in front of the secret door. Outside the clouds moved to reveal the full moon and the markings on the wall appeared. I placed the pendant on the 'H' and the door swung open.
Tom Riddle stood as he did last time and on seeing me, smiled and ran up to me. I stepped back.
"What do you want Tom Riddle? Why are you at Hogwarts?"
"Let me explain." Everything around me began to blend together and spin. I closed my eyes and I heard a distant voice calling me, "ANDREA!" I opened my eyes. It was Harry. He tried to come through the door, but he couldn't. Some sort of barrier had formed which meant, whatever happened, I had to face it alone.
*
Thousands of candles floated mid-air in the Great Hall. There were four long tables filled on either side by students. I, along with my fellow students walked down the centre and prepared to be sorted. McGonagall stood on the platform ready to read our names in order for us to be sorted.
The line was slowly getting shorter and as I was near the end I had a long wait. I looked around me at the students, who were all seated at their tables watching the sorting eagerly. But, as I looked around, I noticed that someone wasn't watching the sorting. He was in fact staring at me! For a moment our eyes met but then we both looked away. After that I kept secretly taking peeps at him. He was quite good-looking, young and just genuinely cute!
I was sorted into Griffindor that night. I hated it here at Hogwarts. I had no friends, I didn't understand the work and I cried myself to sleep every night. I hate it!
One night, I stayed in the library studying for my test the next day but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't understand! I cried yet again. And it was at that point that he appeared.
"Are you alright?" he asked. I cried even more. "I'm sorry. Please don't cry."
"Do you have a tissue?" I asked.
"Err…" He began immediately to take everything out of his pockets in a very clumsy manner and eventually pulled out an old dirty tissue. " I have an old one." I couldn't help but laugh. "You have a beautiful smile."
Ever since that night, we became friends, even though he was a Slytherin and I was a Griffindor. He helped me with my studies, which improved greatly and even taught me to fly. In my second year I was picked to be the chaser for the Griffindor team!
In most of our spare time we would practise together. We would fly side by side. He was always there, keeping a close eye on me in case I fell. The sun beamed down on us and revealed his happy smile. I flew quickly around the treetop but my hand slipped and I began to fall faster and faster. I was waiting for the ground to hit me but it never did. Tom caught me and together we flew on his broom.
Then my birthday came and Tom had another surprise waiting.
"Close your eyes Lola and don't open them until I tell you to," he said. I obediently shut my eyes. He took my hand and led me away. It was awkward walking around with my eyes shut, though I felt safe with him leading me; I always did feel safe with him.
Eventually we stopped. "I'm ready now!" I opened my eyes, which had to adjust to the room. I looked around and my eyes were glued to the shining object on the table.
"Happy Birthday Lola!" he whispered to my ear. I ran over to the gift.
"It really is the Scorpius! (The best broomstick)," I spun around and hugged him. I had always wanted this broomstick, but I never had the money for it! "You shouldn't have spent so much on me!"
"Yes I should! I love you Lola. I would do anything to make you happy!" He smiled that sweet, adorable smile. We embraced again.
"I love you too!" Every moment I spent with him was the best times of my life. But I knew that all this was too good to last.
When I was in my fifth year, he was in his seventh, his last. That Christmas, the school were putting on a Christmas Ball. Obviously I went with Tom and we danced the night away in each other's arms. At about 10 that night, we escaped from the big hall and went to our secret room that Tom had found in the Trophy Room. And it was there that he proposed to me. He got onto his knees, took my hands in his and asked:
"Lola, will you marry me?"
"Of course I will, but I haven't even graduated from Hogwarts yet."
"I'll wait for you Lola, you've only got another two years and in that time I can get a job and afford for the best wedding. I want you to be the happiest and most beautiful bride ever!" He did wait for me and during the Easter holidays of my last year, I went to meet him. He had already planned most of the wedding. We went to try on the dresses etc. and we even had our photos taken.
Just when I thought I really was the happiest girl ever, something had to go wrong and that something ruined my happiness, my future and my life.
It took a lot of persuading to get Tom to tell his father about our marriage. No matter how much he hated his dad, he should still respect him. Tom told me to wait in the lounge. Hours went by and still neither had returned, so I decided to find them. I went upstairs and stopped outside the study. And I heard it.
"I will not allow a witch to marry into the Riddle family!" shouted his father.
"I don't care what you will and will not allow! Lola is everything to me and I will marry her!" Tom threw open the door and stopped when he saw me there. His father saw me too.
"YOU!" he shouted, "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU WITCH!" I turned to leave but Tom stopped me.
Tom whipped out his wand and pointed it dangerously at his father, "You will not speak to Lola like that! You good for nothing MUGGLE!"
"Tom! You can't-," I began to say.
"I've had enough! First mother now Lola! Why do you hate witches so much? What have they done to you?! Well, let me show you what they can do! AVADA -"
"NO!" He couldn't kill his father! "Stop Tom!" I ran in front of his wand but before he realised he finished his curse.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" A bright green light filled the room and both his father and me had been hit. The last thing I saw was the shocked look on Tom's face when he realised that he'd killed me…
"LOLA!"
Tom Riddle stood as he did last time and on seeing me, smiled and ran up to me. I stepped back.
"What do you want Tom Riddle? Why are you at Hogwarts?"
"Let me explain." Everything around me began to blend together and spin. I closed my eyes and I heard a distant voice calling me, "ANDREA!" I opened my eyes. It was Harry. He tried to come through the door, but he couldn't. Some sort of barrier had formed which meant, whatever happened, I had to face it alone.
*
Thousands of candles floated mid-air in the Great Hall. There were four long tables filled on either side by students. I, along with my fellow students walked down the centre and prepared to be sorted. McGonagall stood on the platform ready to read our names in order for us to be sorted.
The line was slowly getting shorter and as I was near the end I had a long wait. I looked around me at the students, who were all seated at their tables watching the sorting eagerly. But, as I looked around, I noticed that someone wasn't watching the sorting. He was in fact staring at me! For a moment our eyes met but then we both looked away. After that I kept secretly taking peeps at him. He was quite good-looking, young and just genuinely cute!
I was sorted into Griffindor that night. I hated it here at Hogwarts. I had no friends, I didn't understand the work and I cried myself to sleep every night. I hate it!
One night, I stayed in the library studying for my test the next day but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't understand! I cried yet again. And it was at that point that he appeared.
"Are you alright?" he asked. I cried even more. "I'm sorry. Please don't cry."
"Do you have a tissue?" I asked.
"Err…" He began immediately to take everything out of his pockets in a very clumsy manner and eventually pulled out an old dirty tissue. " I have an old one." I couldn't help but laugh. "You have a beautiful smile."
Ever since that night, we became friends, even though he was a Slytherin and I was a Griffindor. He helped me with my studies, which improved greatly and even taught me to fly. In my second year I was picked to be the chaser for the Griffindor team!
In most of our spare time we would practise together. We would fly side by side. He was always there, keeping a close eye on me in case I fell. The sun beamed down on us and revealed his happy smile. I flew quickly around the treetop but my hand slipped and I began to fall faster and faster. I was waiting for the ground to hit me but it never did. Tom caught me and together we flew on his broom.
Then my birthday came and Tom had another surprise waiting.
"Close your eyes Lola and don't open them until I tell you to," he said. I obediently shut my eyes. He took my hand and led me away. It was awkward walking around with my eyes shut, though I felt safe with him leading me; I always did feel safe with him.
Eventually we stopped. "I'm ready now!" I opened my eyes, which had to adjust to the room. I looked around and my eyes were glued to the shining object on the table.
"Happy Birthday Lola!" he whispered to my ear. I ran over to the gift.
"It really is the Scorpius! (The best broomstick)," I spun around and hugged him. I had always wanted this broomstick, but I never had the money for it! "You shouldn't have spent so much on me!"
"Yes I should! I love you Lola. I would do anything to make you happy!" He smiled that sweet, adorable smile. We embraced again.
"I love you too!" Every moment I spent with him was the best times of my life. But I knew that all this was too good to last.
When I was in my fifth year, he was in his seventh, his last. That Christmas, the school were putting on a Christmas Ball. Obviously I went with Tom and we danced the night away in each other's arms. At about 10 that night, we escaped from the big hall and went to our secret room that Tom had found in the Trophy Room. And it was there that he proposed to me. He got onto his knees, took my hands in his and asked:
"Lola, will you marry me?"
"Of course I will, but I haven't even graduated from Hogwarts yet."
"I'll wait for you Lola, you've only got another two years and in that time I can get a job and afford for the best wedding. I want you to be the happiest and most beautiful bride ever!" He did wait for me and during the Easter holidays of my last year, I went to meet him. He had already planned most of the wedding. We went to try on the dresses etc. and we even had our photos taken.
Just when I thought I really was the happiest girl ever, something had to go wrong and that something ruined my happiness, my future and my life.
It took a lot of persuading to get Tom to tell his father about our marriage. No matter how much he hated his dad, he should still respect him. Tom told me to wait in the lounge. Hours went by and still neither had returned, so I decided to find them. I went upstairs and stopped outside the study. And I heard it.
"I will not allow a witch to marry into the Riddle family!" shouted his father.
"I don't care what you will and will not allow! Lola is everything to me and I will marry her!" Tom threw open the door and stopped when he saw me there. His father saw me too.
"YOU!" he shouted, "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU WITCH!" I turned to leave but Tom stopped me.
Tom whipped out his wand and pointed it dangerously at his father, "You will not speak to Lola like that! You good for nothing MUGGLE!"
"Tom! You can't-," I began to say.
"I've had enough! First mother now Lola! Why do you hate witches so much? What have they done to you?! Well, let me show you what they can do! AVADA -"
"NO!" He couldn't kill his father! "Stop Tom!" I ran in front of his wand but before he realised he finished his curse.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" A bright green light filled the room and both his father and me had been hit. The last thing I saw was the shocked look on Tom's face when he realised that he'd killed me…
"LOLA!"