Mixed Feelings

By puppyeyes

Chapter 2 - Potty and the Weasel

Tom raced back towards his common room, even though he didn't know the password. He was caught by two Gryffindor prefects and, could it be?: Harry Potter! "Now we've got you," said the prefect. He had flaming red hair and was wearing a sweater with an "R" on it under his robes. He must be Ron, Ginny's brother, Tom thought. Ginny had told him about her brothers. "We were told that someone had attacked our my sister," the boy said. The girl had bushy brown hair, "Empty your pockets," she said. Tom did. The boy wasn't satisfied. As the girl started to leave, he grabbed her arm. "My sister fainted. I want to know what happened." She let out a frustrated sigh. "Fine, we'll turn him in. But we don't have any evidence!" "You're coming with us," Harry Potter said, when Tom wouldn't budge. He pulled his arm, and the prefects fainted. Someone stuffed a candy in Harry's mouth, and, seconds later, he fainted too.

A boy with silver-blond hair walked over to Tom and shook his hand. "Hello, I'm Draco Malfoy. And you are?" "Tom Riddle," Tom said. "How'd you take care of them?" "The newest trick: Fainting Fancies. Sold at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.I force-fed them to those guys. They didn't see me, so they can't rat on anyone! I'm still in shock that two Weasleys actually proved to be worth something!" "Well, I think they're very nice, and uh, good wizards," Tom said. He only knew one Weasley, of course, but it seemed safe to make an assumption like that. "Tom, are you okay? The Weasleys are a disgrace to the wizarding community!

"Well, um, we'll be going to the common room, then?" Tom asked Malfoy. "Yeah, sure," was the reply. "Well, you know the password, right? I forgot," he looked bewildered. "Hah!" said Draco, smacking Tom on the back. "You sound just like Longbottom. The Sorting Hat probably decided he was so hopeless, it put him in a random house." The boys passed the girls' lavatory, and stepped in water on the floor. "What could that be?" Draco asked, looked at Tom, clueless. They heard screams and tears. "Oh," Malfoy said, "Moaning Myrtle. I should have known." The ghost appeared and gasped at the sight of Tom. "He's back!" she screamed. "You murdered me. I saw you when the basilisk killed me!" Draco's mouth was open. Tom would have to explain later. "Your little fire head partner in crime came to tease me earlier. You can go laugh and talk about how you two endangered people like me!" Moaning Myrtle disappeared.

"You opened the Chamber of Secrets? You're the Heir of Slytherin?" Draco was asking, amazed. "I don't know what she was talking about," Tom said, trying to look serious. "Oh," said Draco, clearly disappointed. "Everyone says that the Dark Lord is the Heir of Slytherin. But did you know that Ginny Weasley is? She set the basilisk on four Mudbloods! And then wasn't expelled! Now she's a prefect! Can you imagine all that from a Weasley?" The boys were now near the entrance of the Common Room. "Jabberwocky," Malfoy said, and the dorm was revealed. Both boys went in. It was obvious to Tom that Ginny was his "fire had partner in crime", but he didn't know why someone as pure and innocent as Ginny would do that. Tom went into his dorm, and found that the teachers must have conjured another four-poster bed. When he thought about it, Ginny was like a fallen angel. She must have been brought down to show the world the good way. Tom tried to think about something else. It was strange to be the most powerful sorcerer in the world and feel funny around someone who was once his pawn. Tom wanted to open the Chamber of Secrets. He could hatch a new basilisk easily, and use it against Mudbloods. He'd plan that later.sleep was good now.

Is that a good cliffie? Reviews please. Vote for a Ginny/Neville, Ginny/Tom, or Ginny/Harry couple, too. The winning couple is what that story will be about! (for the romance part!)

Answering Reviews! Midnite Rose: I'm glad you like my story! This is my first Harry Potter fic on FF.net! Tom used a Memory Charm on the teachers, so they forgot he was Voldemort, and somehow just knew him as "Tom". He is still a prefect because he was a prefect in the diary. He made the teachers forget that Malfoy was a prefect. The teachers didn't totally lose their memories, because a skilled user of the Memory Charm can make people forget certain events. I have a plan for a Ginny/Tom romance chapter that has something to do with boggarts. If Ginny/Tom doesn't win, I'll let people see that chapter anyway.

Ele: You're welcome. Thank you for your review! (hey, that rhymes! :-))I think Ginny/Tom is good, too. I'll have to see what others think!