Chapter 4
" Truth hurts."
Elizabeth woke up in the hospital wing with a horrible headache. 'Seems like I fell and Lucius didn't catch me' she thought. In the bed next to her she saw the Ravenclaw student. The student from Hufflepuff must have died. 'Because of me' Elizabeth thought.
She heard voices and three people entered the hospital wing; Professors Dumbledore, McGonnagall and Snape. When they saw she was awake, they walked straight to her bed. Elizabeth quickly grabbed her wand, which lay on a small table next to her bed.
"I see you've woken up," Dumbledore said, "Could you tell us what happened?" "Well, I remember that I was on my way to the library because I forgot something" Elizabeth said, " And the everything suddenly went black." 'I'm a bad liar', Elizabeth thought. 'It is probably written in big, black letters on my forehead that I am lying'
"Very nice story, Miss Riddle," Snape said "Although it isn't the truth" "It is the truth," Elizabeth answered. "Then you probably don't mind that we give you some truth potion?" Snape replied. Elizabeth went three shades paler. "No thanks, I am allergic to truth potions" "Then why don't you tell us the truth?" Snape asked. " Because you already know the truth," Elizabeth answered, looking straight into his eyes. Snape looked puzzled. "Shall I help you refresh your mind?" Elizabeth asked. She rolled up her right sleeve. She heard someone gasp. "So what are you going to do now?" Elizabeth asked, "Send me back to Azkaban? Back to the Dementors?"
"Back?" McGonnagall questioned, "You have been there before?" "Yes," Elizabeth said, " I spend two years of my life there. Just because they thought that I could become the most powerful dark witch. A dark witch even more powerful then Voldemort. And do you know why they thought that? Because I am his niece. They put me in Azkaban for no reason! But I met someone there. Someone who was innocent as well. We escaped together. And when Pettigrew wanted to revive Voldemort he called for my help. I couldn't refuse. No one can when someone points a wand at you. There would have been no problem if the person with the wand were Pettigrew. And that's why I bear the dark mark". When Elizabeth finished talking, she looked very tired. She fell back into her pillow and she immediately fell asleep.
When Elizabeth woke up the sun shone. She got out of bed and dressed quickly. She grabbed her wand and left the Hospital Wing. She walked to the Gryffindor tower and looked at her watch. If she would be quick she could be just in time for her next lesson, which would be potions. She told the fat lady the password ("Mendacious') and entered the Gryffindor tower. She walked to the dormitory and quickly grabbed her books and her bag and walked to the potions classroom.
When Elizabeth entered the Potions classroom, everyone starred at her, including Snape. "I thought you was supposed to be in the Hospital Wing Miss Riddle," Snape said. " Everything is fine" Elizabeth replied, "So I don't need to be in the Hospital wing". Elizabeth sat down and opened her books. Snape told them to work on their giggle-potion and after that he left the classroom. When he returned he walked to Elizabeth and said, "Professor Dumbledore would like to speak to you. Go to the statue of the gargoyle. The password is 'marshmallow.'"
Elizabeth put her books in her bag and left the classroom. She walked to the statue of the gargoyle and when she was about to say the password she saw Lucius. "Out of the hospital wing that soon?" he asked. " I don't want to talk to you," Elizabeth said. She gave the gargoyle the password. She walked up the stairs that had just appeared and she heard Lucius follow. "Go away," she said. " Did you tell them anything?" Lucius asked. " I had to," Elizabeth answered. "It was either that, or with a truthpotion. With the truthpotion they would have known a lot more. Now they only know that I have been in Azkaban, that I bear the Dark Mark and that I am Voldemort's niece. That is all they know." Elizabeth turned around and knocked on the door of Dumbledore's office. She opened the door and entered the office. Lucius quickly returned to the Dark Lord to tell him everything.
" Truth hurts."
Elizabeth woke up in the hospital wing with a horrible headache. 'Seems like I fell and Lucius didn't catch me' she thought. In the bed next to her she saw the Ravenclaw student. The student from Hufflepuff must have died. 'Because of me' Elizabeth thought.
She heard voices and three people entered the hospital wing; Professors Dumbledore, McGonnagall and Snape. When they saw she was awake, they walked straight to her bed. Elizabeth quickly grabbed her wand, which lay on a small table next to her bed.
"I see you've woken up," Dumbledore said, "Could you tell us what happened?" "Well, I remember that I was on my way to the library because I forgot something" Elizabeth said, " And the everything suddenly went black." 'I'm a bad liar', Elizabeth thought. 'It is probably written in big, black letters on my forehead that I am lying'
"Very nice story, Miss Riddle," Snape said "Although it isn't the truth" "It is the truth," Elizabeth answered. "Then you probably don't mind that we give you some truth potion?" Snape replied. Elizabeth went three shades paler. "No thanks, I am allergic to truth potions" "Then why don't you tell us the truth?" Snape asked. " Because you already know the truth," Elizabeth answered, looking straight into his eyes. Snape looked puzzled. "Shall I help you refresh your mind?" Elizabeth asked. She rolled up her right sleeve. She heard someone gasp. "So what are you going to do now?" Elizabeth asked, "Send me back to Azkaban? Back to the Dementors?"
"Back?" McGonnagall questioned, "You have been there before?" "Yes," Elizabeth said, " I spend two years of my life there. Just because they thought that I could become the most powerful dark witch. A dark witch even more powerful then Voldemort. And do you know why they thought that? Because I am his niece. They put me in Azkaban for no reason! But I met someone there. Someone who was innocent as well. We escaped together. And when Pettigrew wanted to revive Voldemort he called for my help. I couldn't refuse. No one can when someone points a wand at you. There would have been no problem if the person with the wand were Pettigrew. And that's why I bear the dark mark". When Elizabeth finished talking, she looked very tired. She fell back into her pillow and she immediately fell asleep.
When Elizabeth woke up the sun shone. She got out of bed and dressed quickly. She grabbed her wand and left the Hospital Wing. She walked to the Gryffindor tower and looked at her watch. If she would be quick she could be just in time for her next lesson, which would be potions. She told the fat lady the password ("Mendacious') and entered the Gryffindor tower. She walked to the dormitory and quickly grabbed her books and her bag and walked to the potions classroom.
When Elizabeth entered the Potions classroom, everyone starred at her, including Snape. "I thought you was supposed to be in the Hospital Wing Miss Riddle," Snape said. " Everything is fine" Elizabeth replied, "So I don't need to be in the Hospital wing". Elizabeth sat down and opened her books. Snape told them to work on their giggle-potion and after that he left the classroom. When he returned he walked to Elizabeth and said, "Professor Dumbledore would like to speak to you. Go to the statue of the gargoyle. The password is 'marshmallow.'"
Elizabeth put her books in her bag and left the classroom. She walked to the statue of the gargoyle and when she was about to say the password she saw Lucius. "Out of the hospital wing that soon?" he asked. " I don't want to talk to you," Elizabeth said. She gave the gargoyle the password. She walked up the stairs that had just appeared and she heard Lucius follow. "Go away," she said. " Did you tell them anything?" Lucius asked. " I had to," Elizabeth answered. "It was either that, or with a truthpotion. With the truthpotion they would have known a lot more. Now they only know that I have been in Azkaban, that I bear the Dark Mark and that I am Voldemort's niece. That is all they know." Elizabeth turned around and knocked on the door of Dumbledore's office. She opened the door and entered the office. Lucius quickly returned to the Dark Lord to tell him everything.