Chapter Three - Tom's Vision
Tom started shaking violently in his room. Severus and Lucius looked at him with a mix of concern, curiousity, and anger. Lucius, having nothing else to do, pulled out his book and began reading. Severus left to the common room downstairs.
Tom looked around the room with shifty eyes and fell off the bed. Acting as if nothing happened, he ripped open his wooden case burried under his bed. There were layers of multi-colored pills, but Tom reached below those. The echo of jars clanking together was the only sound in the room as Tom pulled out a purple frog with orange eyes.
"Joogle!" he called happily as he shook the frog around in its little container. Tom pulled the top off eagerly and laughed violently. He snatched out the little anphibian and scraped his tongue along its back, slowly savoring it.
Instantly his eyes widened and the room changed to a spiral of purple.
Tom...
"Eh?!" Tom jumped up and searched around.
Tom Riddle...
Tom looked around nervously. He became scared. Bad trip = no fun.
Riddle, my boy, over here...
A bright orange mushroom was hovering right in front of Tom. He became relaxed as soon as he figured out who the little thing was.
"Hullo, Mr. Mushroom."
I have news for you, Tom, the mushroom said, about your future.
"Meh?"
Yes, Tom. You will be a great leader; a powerful leader; a ruler respected by all!
Tom's mouth twitched. "I scared."
Don't be, Tom, the mushroom continued. For YOU will strike fear in the hearts of men. YOU will be a god among men, YOU will create master plans, YOU will... the little fungus pulled out a book and mumbled as he traced down the page with his finger. Ah! YOU will be a DARK LORD!
"Yipe!" Tom held on to his knees and rocked back and forth. "I can't be a leader, Mr. Mushyroomy."
Trust me, Tom, you will burn down cities and threaten peoples lives if they deny your superiority. You will be the most respected ruler there ever was!
Tom looked a little nervous, but the mushroom began to shrink and fade into the background.
"Mr. Mushy! Don't leave meee!" Tom shouted, reaching out toward nothing.
You have all the information you need for now, my boy. Now, go! Summon the others! Tell them of your plans!
"That I will," he saluted as his mouth cracked open and drool dribbled out the side of his mouth. The room began to fade back to its normal tint and Tom woke from his trance. Lucius was laying on his bed reading and everyone else was busy doing other things.
Tom grabbed Lucius and shook him by the shoulders. "Come, man!" he shouted. "There is much work to be done!"
Lucius blinked and looked bewildered.
"Let us find the others! There is no time to waste!"
Tom bounded on to the floor and unlatched his case again. He grabbed a capsule of yellow pills and poured them into his mouth, spilling more on the floor than in his mouth. His forehead rippled and his eyes changed shape a few times. He began to babble as he stumbled out the door.
"That dude is so la-dee-daad on the whoohaw," someone said, peeking out from behind his curtain.
Lucius rolled his eyes and continued to read about Jo and her sisters.
Tom started shaking violently in his room. Severus and Lucius looked at him with a mix of concern, curiousity, and anger. Lucius, having nothing else to do, pulled out his book and began reading. Severus left to the common room downstairs.
Tom looked around the room with shifty eyes and fell off the bed. Acting as if nothing happened, he ripped open his wooden case burried under his bed. There were layers of multi-colored pills, but Tom reached below those. The echo of jars clanking together was the only sound in the room as Tom pulled out a purple frog with orange eyes.
"Joogle!" he called happily as he shook the frog around in its little container. Tom pulled the top off eagerly and laughed violently. He snatched out the little anphibian and scraped his tongue along its back, slowly savoring it.
Instantly his eyes widened and the room changed to a spiral of purple.
Tom...
"Eh?!" Tom jumped up and searched around.
Tom Riddle...
Tom looked around nervously. He became scared. Bad trip = no fun.
Riddle, my boy, over here...
A bright orange mushroom was hovering right in front of Tom. He became relaxed as soon as he figured out who the little thing was.
"Hullo, Mr. Mushroom."
I have news for you, Tom, the mushroom said, about your future.
"Meh?"
Yes, Tom. You will be a great leader; a powerful leader; a ruler respected by all!
Tom's mouth twitched. "I scared."
Don't be, Tom, the mushroom continued. For YOU will strike fear in the hearts of men. YOU will be a god among men, YOU will create master plans, YOU will... the little fungus pulled out a book and mumbled as he traced down the page with his finger. Ah! YOU will be a DARK LORD!
"Yipe!" Tom held on to his knees and rocked back and forth. "I can't be a leader, Mr. Mushyroomy."
Trust me, Tom, you will burn down cities and threaten peoples lives if they deny your superiority. You will be the most respected ruler there ever was!
Tom looked a little nervous, but the mushroom began to shrink and fade into the background.
"Mr. Mushy! Don't leave meee!" Tom shouted, reaching out toward nothing.
You have all the information you need for now, my boy. Now, go! Summon the others! Tell them of your plans!
"That I will," he saluted as his mouth cracked open and drool dribbled out the side of his mouth. The room began to fade back to its normal tint and Tom woke from his trance. Lucius was laying on his bed reading and everyone else was busy doing other things.
Tom grabbed Lucius and shook him by the shoulders. "Come, man!" he shouted. "There is much work to be done!"
Lucius blinked and looked bewildered.
"Let us find the others! There is no time to waste!"
Tom bounded on to the floor and unlatched his case again. He grabbed a capsule of yellow pills and poured them into his mouth, spilling more on the floor than in his mouth. His forehead rippled and his eyes changed shape a few times. He began to babble as he stumbled out the door.
"That dude is so la-dee-daad on the whoohaw," someone said, peeking out from behind his curtain.
Lucius rolled his eyes and continued to read about Jo and her sisters.
