Tom was quiet that night. He hardly said a word. Ginny tried to get him to
talk, but he only nodded his head. It scared Ginny a bit because he had
never been this quiet.
"Tom, if you're worried about what Ron said earlier he didn't mean it," Ginny began.
Tom's eyes furrowed. Ginny's words had made him go quieter.
Just as Ginny was about to try again a diversion burst in through the Fat Lady. It was a young first year who was screaming at the top of her lungs. One of the fifth years rushed over to comfort her.
"It's ok Celeste, tell me what happened," said the fifth year trying to calm her sister down.
This was it, Tom thought, the little first year has found Weasley's body. Tom braced himself. No one would know it was him. He was so careful and didn't leave a trace. His eyes widened. The Dark Mark. He had left the dark mark. It had become such a habit that he had forgotten and had done it on instinct.
"Oh, Mandy, it was horrible. It was just lying there, glowing green!" Celeste shrieked.
"What was lying there? Celeste you have to calm down," Mandy began.
Celeste breathed in deep and then blew out. "A boy, his body was cold. There was a mark hanging above him. The mark is still fresh in my mind. I couldn't make it out at first but now I see the whole thing," Celeste said starring up at her sister.
Mandy looked up at Hermione hoping Hermione could do something. After all Hermione was Head Girl.
Hermione bent down next to Celeste.
"Celeste, can you tell me what the boy looked like?" Hermione asked.
"He had red hair and freckles," Celeste said.
Ginny gasped. Ron!
Hermione stood up with realization and ran out of the room. Tom panicked, if Hermione found Ron's body first she would know who he was. He burst out after her.
~*~
Hermione stopped just in front of Ron's limp body. She looked up and saw the green mark Celeste had described. There were still things she had left out but she knew this was what she was talking about. The green skull, the serpent slithering in and out of the mouth. Hermione's mouth opened wide. She flung herself down to Ron's side.
"Ron, don't leave me, I never got to tell you. I." She was broke off by an evil laugh behind her.
"Poor little Mudblood. Your only love is dead, oh I think I'm gonna cry. It's so *sniff sniff* touching. Well I could always do you a favor and take your life as well. Yes, I think I will," Tom gave another evil laugh.
He pulled out his wand and pointed it at Hermione. Hermione pulled out her own wand. She was not going to die without a fight. Tom rolled his eyes and before Hermione could even think of a spell he said "Adava Kedevra." Hermione's body dropped to the ground next to Ron's. Tom smiled to himself and erased the Dark Mark that was hanging above the two bodies. He turned around and started walking back to the Common Room. Where he found a much scarred Ginny and a pissed off Harry.
"Tom, if you're worried about what Ron said earlier he didn't mean it," Ginny began.
Tom's eyes furrowed. Ginny's words had made him go quieter.
Just as Ginny was about to try again a diversion burst in through the Fat Lady. It was a young first year who was screaming at the top of her lungs. One of the fifth years rushed over to comfort her.
"It's ok Celeste, tell me what happened," said the fifth year trying to calm her sister down.
This was it, Tom thought, the little first year has found Weasley's body. Tom braced himself. No one would know it was him. He was so careful and didn't leave a trace. His eyes widened. The Dark Mark. He had left the dark mark. It had become such a habit that he had forgotten and had done it on instinct.
"Oh, Mandy, it was horrible. It was just lying there, glowing green!" Celeste shrieked.
"What was lying there? Celeste you have to calm down," Mandy began.
Celeste breathed in deep and then blew out. "A boy, his body was cold. There was a mark hanging above him. The mark is still fresh in my mind. I couldn't make it out at first but now I see the whole thing," Celeste said starring up at her sister.
Mandy looked up at Hermione hoping Hermione could do something. After all Hermione was Head Girl.
Hermione bent down next to Celeste.
"Celeste, can you tell me what the boy looked like?" Hermione asked.
"He had red hair and freckles," Celeste said.
Ginny gasped. Ron!
Hermione stood up with realization and ran out of the room. Tom panicked, if Hermione found Ron's body first she would know who he was. He burst out after her.
~*~
Hermione stopped just in front of Ron's limp body. She looked up and saw the green mark Celeste had described. There were still things she had left out but she knew this was what she was talking about. The green skull, the serpent slithering in and out of the mouth. Hermione's mouth opened wide. She flung herself down to Ron's side.
"Ron, don't leave me, I never got to tell you. I." She was broke off by an evil laugh behind her.
"Poor little Mudblood. Your only love is dead, oh I think I'm gonna cry. It's so *sniff sniff* touching. Well I could always do you a favor and take your life as well. Yes, I think I will," Tom gave another evil laugh.
He pulled out his wand and pointed it at Hermione. Hermione pulled out her own wand. She was not going to die without a fight. Tom rolled his eyes and before Hermione could even think of a spell he said "Adava Kedevra." Hermione's body dropped to the ground next to Ron's. Tom smiled to himself and erased the Dark Mark that was hanging above the two bodies. He turned around and started walking back to the Common Room. Where he found a much scarred Ginny and a pissed off Harry.