Chapter 11

That night, Harry, Ron and Hermione waited for Elizabeth in the Gryffindor common room. Elizabeth returned around midnight. She looked tired and she had several cuts and bruises. When she saw Harry, Ron and Hermione she smiled. Harry sighed in relief. Elizabeth sat down in a chair. " Where is he now?" Hermione asked. "Somewhere safe" Elizabeth answered. " You need to go to the Hospital wings, to get all your cuts and bruises healed" Hermione said. Elizabeth nodded. " Hermione, could you do me a favour please?" Elizabeth asked. Hermione nodded. "Could you get my bag from the girl's dormitory and walk to the Hospital Wing with me?" Hermione nodded. She stood up and walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitory to get Elizabeth's bag. " How did you got all the cuts and bruises?" Ron asked. " I started panicking and a curse hit me" " You started panicking?" Harry asked. "Why?" " There were some Dementors" Elizabeth answered. Hermione walked down the stairs, with Elizabeth's bag. Elizabeth stood up. " Come on Hermione, let's go to the Hospital Wing" Elizabeth said. They both climbed through the portrait hole and went to the Hospital Wing.

"Why are two young Gryffindors walking through the castle when they could be asleep?" an icy voice asked. Elizabeth and Hermione turned around. It was Snape. "Because one young Gryffindor needs to go to the Hospital Wing" Elizabeth replied. "I see" Snape said. " You can go back to your dormitory Miss Granger. I'll escort Miss Riddle to the Hospital Wing". Hermione gave Elizabeth her bag and she returned to the Gryffindor tower. Elizabeth quickly walked to the Hospital Wing and Snape followed her.

The next morning, during Care For Magical Creatures someone knocked on the door of Hagrid's cottage. It had been too cold to do something outside, so they were now studying less dangerous animals in Hagrid's cottage. " Come in " Hagrid said. The door opened. It was Lucius Malfoy. " You!!!!!" Hagrid shouted "You." " Hagrid, calm down!" Elizabeth said. " Why are you here Mr Malfoy?" Elizabeth asked. " I want to speak to you" Lucius Malfoy said. " Very well" Elizabeth said. They both walked out of Hagrid's cottage.

"That was very impressive" Lucius said. " What are you talking about?" Elizabeth asked. " The way you saved Sirius Black" Lucius answered. " That was because he is a friend, although I think you don't even know what a friend is" Elizabeth said. " Why are you here?" " The Dark Lord wants you to return" Lucius said. " That is not an answer to my question Lucius" Elizabeth said. She heard someone behind her. She turned around. It was Tom. " Tom..." Elizabeth whispered. Tom walked towards Elizabeth. Elizabeth walked one step backwards every time he walked one step forward. Elizabeth turned around and ran towards the castle. Tom ran after her.

Elizabeth did not show up at any of the lessons that day. She did not show at dinner either. Tom Riddle and Lucius Malfoy had left. Harry, Ron and Hermione returned to the Gryffindor common room after dinner. In the common room they saw Elizabeth. She was sitting on a chair in front of the fireplace. Her hair looked messy and her eyes were red. " Elizabeth?" Hermione said. Elizabeth sniffed. Hermione walked towards Elizabeth. " Elizabeth, are you all right?" Hermione asked. Elizabeth sniffed again and nodded. Hermione put an arm around Elizabeth's shoulder. " What happened Elizabeth? We were worried about you, after you left with Lucius and did not return". Hermione said. Elizabeth was crying again. " Elizabeth, could you tell us what happened?" Harry asked. " Tom" Elizabeth sniffed. " He was here" " With Malfoy?" Ron asked. Elizabeth nodded. "Lucius wanted me to return to the Dark side. And then Tom appeared. I ran away from him" " Why did you run away from him? " Harry asked. Elizabeth went silent. "When I got out of Azkaban, I returned to the Malfoys." Elizabeth said. " Lucius gave me the diary and ordered me to repair it. I repaired it and gave it back to Lucius. We revived Tom from the diary. It cost one Muggle's life. Tom and I fell in love. I would have done anything for him. But the Aurors killed him. It broke my heart. Around that time, Pettigrew wanted to revive Voldemort, and Lucius made sure I would help to revive Voldemort. I had to join the Dark side. I went to Hogwarts and Lucius and I tried to revive Tom and the Basilisk. But we failed. It almost cost me my life. A few days later, I woke up in the chamber of secrets. And there was Tom. I was so happy to see him again. We returned to Voldemort's castle. We were happy. But one night, I could not fall asleep and I decided to go on a walk though the castle. I walked past a chamber and I heard Tom's voice. He was talking to Voldemort about me. I heard Tom say that I believed he loved me. At that moment, I realised that Tom didn't love me. Every time he tried to talk to me or to come near me, I walked away from him. I did not want to see him again". " You still love him, don't you?" Hermione asked. Elizabeth nodded. " Even although I know he has never loved me, I still love him," Elizabeth said. Elizabeth stood up and walked up the stairs, to the girl's dormitory. She was still crying.

A/N Please Read and Review. There is a great picture made by June. It is the scene in which Tom dies. The link to it is in my signature.