Let Go
Chapter 9 : Let Go
Summary : Hermione knew. She's trying to end it up with Tom.
Disclaimer : I do not own any of the characters and you know it.

A/N: I'm SO SORRY for not updating for almost three month. To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea what to put in the next chapter (which is this one). Again, I'm sorry and I really hope some people out there will review :).

Tom took off his cloak and walked away from Fendi's lifeless body. "That'll teach him" and he smirk. As he reached the Great Hall, dinner almost finish. So he grabbed a few mince pies and walked out.

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"Hey, isn't that Tom?" Cynthia elbowed Hermione in the ribs. She looked up, "That's him alright." and continue finishing her potatoes. "People this day are always in a hurry" Cynthia shrugged.

Five minutes afterwards, they'd finished their dinner and was sent to Ravenclaw Tower. As soon as Hermione, Cynthia and Samantha enter to their Common Room, the found out that many students from the first to seventh year were crying. "What wrong with everybody?" Samantha asked. Hermione shrugged, "Search me."

Samantha went to her boyfriend Dawson, "Baby, what's wrong? Why is everyone crying?" Dawson looked at her and mumbled something. "What's that?" Sam asked as she bent a little. "Fendi's dead." he whisper. "Dawson, it's not funny to say that!"

Hermione and Cynthia came soon forward at them, "Why? What are we missing?" Cynthia asked. Dawson sighed. "Fendi's dead" he repeated. "Someone cursed him with the Unforgiving Curse, you know Avada Kedavra?" "Who did it?" asked Sam. "That's what we don't know. The murderer just left the body there." "Where?" "Near the dungeon"

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HERMIONE'S POV

I'm listening to those word intently when I suddenly gasped, TOM RIDDLE! and ran out from the Common Room towards the dungeon. Just as I suspected, Tom was there. Must be his favourite hang out place. Lame. "Tom!" I called out. Tom looked up and smile when he saw me. "Hey Hermione."

"Tom, I really need to talk to you." I said. Tom can see I'm almost closed to tears. "What's wrong love?" Tom asked me as he caress my cheeks. "Tom, I know who you REALLY are." I can see Tom gone pale for a moment. "What do you mean?" Tom asked sounding confused. "Tom, seriously. I.KNOW.WHO.YOU.REALLY.ARE." I said firmly as a single tear came out of my eyes.

"You're L-Lord Voldermort." I said and I closed my eyes. Afraid of what he's capable to do.

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TOM'S POV

"You're L-Lord Voldemort." she said clearly. My heart stopped. So she knew. I cupped her face and asked her smugly, "Yes I am. So?" "I knew you're the one who killed Fendi. I knew you're the heir of Slytherin and I knew that you're the one who open the chamber of secrets." she said, now tears flowed freely through her smooth skin. I scowled.

"Why Tom? Why?" she asked me. I stared deep into her hazel eyes. She's hurt, upset, and angry. I didn't answer her. She pushed me to the wall. "I asked you why Goddamnit!" she yelled. I sighed heavily. "To protect you" I replied lazily. She looked at me in disbelieve. I can see she's confused. "No, you're not." she said, sobbing. "I trusted you Tom. And for once, I even love you. And this is what you did. I can't believe you. I hate you, Tom. I loathe you"

I stared at her again. I loathe you. She spat the last word with full of hatred. And that moment I realised, she'd broke my heart. (a/n: Voldemort gone soft! For a while anyway.) I hugged her forcefully. She's still crying. "Let me go." she said. "Hermione, please." I said to her as I patted her back.

"No Tom." she said firmly. I released her form my gripped. She'd stopped crying. I wept away what's left on her face, dried tears. "I can't love you anymore, Tom. You made me loose my trust in you. I thought you'd changed somehow. That proved me wrong." she said, looking at me straight into my eyes.

"Now I know who you really are. And I knew what you'll do in the future. You'll be a mass murder in the name of Lord Voldemort. You'll killed many innocent people, included my best friend's parent. But so you'll know, you'll be defeated by a year old baby named Harry Potter." she continued. Her face soften however. "You're power hungry. So you see Tom, I can't love you for who and what you are. As I can't see there's not a slightest goodness in you. But do remember, I loved you once. Please, let go." she finished and walked away.

I was dumbstruck for a moment. I stood where I was and called out for her, "Hermione." She was 20 feet away, when she stopped on her track, and turned around. "You broke my heart." I said it loud and clear. She stared at me. For a second I thought she'll forgive me. She merely nod her head, and replied "I'm sorry" and continued her track.

I stared at where she stood just now. I could feel my heart had gone cold. Very cold. "Hermione" I called her name one last time.

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Hermione kept on walking when suddenly she was spinning. What's happening? Why am I spinning?

A few minutes later, it stopped. Hermione felt dizzy and fell down to the cold floor. Only she wasn't lying on a floor. Instead, it was damp and muddy "Grass?" she asked herself. "Now, since when did grass grow on -" she stopped and found herself in a dark cemetery. She was lying in front of a tombstone that was carved, Harry James Potter. Beloved Hero to all. 1980 - 1997. "Harry?"

"I'm back." she looked around again. There she found several more tombstones. She stood up and went from one tombstone to another. Ronald Kyle Weasley, Virginia Sabrina Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall. And she gasped. "I am back" she swallowed hard.

"Have a nice trip, I dare say?" a familiar voice said. "Tom?" Hermione asked turning around. And sure enough, it's Tom Riddle in a flesh. "Glad you remember." he replied casually. "Why do you keep doing this?" Hermione asked, raged. Tom just smirked. Hermione shook her head and muttered, "I cannot believe this, I'm leaving."

Tom grabbed her wrist and hissed, "Hermione, I swear I don't know why I haven't kill you yet. But for some reason, I can't. You know why? Coz, I still in love with you." Hermione winced in pain. "You're hurting me" Tom ignored her pain and continued to glared venomously at her. "Let go, Tom." As if instinct, he let her go.

"I told you Tom. I cannot love you. I loved you once." she said as she kept backing away until she hit the cemetery fence.

"Let go." and with that, she ran away, leaving the Witches and Wizards Cemetery ground and of course, the ever evil Lord Voldemort.

THE END.

A/N: Sorry, I ran out of idea. Well, best hope I can changed the ending soon. Anyways, many thanks to polar-zephyr, Catt, Seelie,Hannah-Freya, RapprincessluvsRupertGrin, glitzuberri, anna, jaceMia, jade, Amy Lee, Kim, Wild, Absilmilis, DarkWillow, Elfin Warrior Maiden, Aiya, NightShade, Hermione13, Akuryu Skadi, freakgurl-019, FairLady, Princess Of Mordor, Lana Lang, Astraea, and i-SeLL-YeLLoW-sNoW for reviewing throughout my story. Tell me what you think of this ending okay?