A/N: I have more than 100 reviews! Yay! Woohoo! I'm soooooo happy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, the places, other characters, etc. All I own is this weird plot and one or too places.

Chapter thirteen - Going Home

Christmas was fast approaching. Everyone could feel it. From the students to the teachers, everyone knew Christmas would soon be upon them.

One morning in mid-December Hogwarts awoke to find the ground covered in snow and the lake frozen over.

Very few owls were actually managing to make it to breakfast each morning, and the amount got less and less with time.

No one could wait for the holidays to starts. Down in the Slytherin common room it was relatively cold, what with it being down in the dungeons, but the dorms were warm, probably magically heated. The corridors on the other hand, were a different matter entirely. Now they were icy, and bitter winds rattled the windows.

Professor Snape had come around the common room one evening making a list of all the students who were staying at Hogwarts, though only about five Slytherins signed up.

On the day that the holidays dawned Ben was happy to be getting away from the school. It wasn't that he didn't he didn't enjoy it there; he just needed to be away from it for a bit.

On the train back to Kings Cross was fun. Ben, Blaise and Draco spent the entire journey talking about, amongst other things, Quidditch, ways to get some Gryffindors expelled, Quidditch, chocolate frog cards and Quidditch.

At around mid-day the food trolley came round, pushed by the same woman as before. Everything on there was pretty much the same, except for the fact that they could buy hot drinks as well.

All in all the journey was quite uneventful, except the fight they had with Weasley and a couple of other Gryffindors in their year, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan, which was fun.

As the train stopped the three of them pulled down the possessions they had brought back with them from the luggage rack above their heads and prepared to get off.

"See ya," called Blaise as he walked off to his parents.

"Bye," called Draco as he walked of to his waiting mother and father.

"Bye," called Ben to the other two before setting about finding the Death Eater that had come to collect him.

Kings Cross was very busy, busier than it had been on September the first. This was partly due to muggle trying to get across the country to visit family for Christmas, and partly due to the amount of Hogwarts students going home.

After about five minutes of searching, he finally came across Rodulphus Lestrange, husband of Bellatrix Lestrange, and a Death Eater that Ben liked a who lot more than his wife.

"Are you ready?" asked Rodulphus once they were in hearing distance, taking Ben's trunk off of him.

"Yes," replied Ben impatiently. "Can we go now?"

"Of course," he answered politely before leading Ben off through the crowd and out of Kings Cross to the Shadow's Sorrow.

Ben walked up to the fireplace and stepped inside. Taking a deep breath he dropped the floo powder he had been holding in his hand onto the fire. It flared up green and Ben spoke out the name of his destination.

"The Riddle House."

He felt the familiar spinning feeling as he rushed onwards to the place he had grown up in. After arriving Ben stumbled forwards slightly as he got out, but was soon standing again in a room so familiar to him. It was the old kitchen.

Ben looked out of the window, and saw the old gardener hut. Ben knew it was empty, and whatever had happened to the gardener was a complete mystery to him, even though he didn't exactly care.

Ben head a pop behind him, and spun around to see Rodulphus had just apparated in.

Ben turned around again and looked around the room. He was happy he was finally back to his true home.

A/N: I know it's short, but I like it this length, and it would have taken me a lot longer to get this out if I hadn't of stopped now. I seem to be able to get then out quickly still, but now I have school again (last week there was no school for me), and homework too, so it'll take me longer to complete chapters. I'll get them up as quickly as I can, and I'll try to update at least once a week, but I make no promises.

I must say something before I thank everyone. I HAVE 104 REVIEWS!!!!!!! YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!! Ahem, now I have that outta my system.

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