Chapter 19
At lunch Elizabeth was sitting at the Gryffindor table when Harry, Ron and Hermione entered the Great Hall. They walked to Elizabeth immediately and they sat down next to her. " Elizabeth?" Harry asked. Elizabeth didn't answer. " Sirius is here," Harry said. Still no reply. " He wants to talk to you" Harry said. Elizabeth remained silent. " Elizabeth, say something!" Harry said. Elizabeth took a deep breath. " Haven't you read the Daily Prophet?" she asked. " I have" Harry said. " If I return to their castle, they will kill me!" Elizabeth said. "I don't think they want you back just to kill you" Harry said. Elizabeth stood up and she went to the Gryffindor common room. In the common room, in front of the fireplace laid two animals. A cat and a black dog. Snurre and Sirius. When Sirius saw Elizabeth he raised his head and he stood up. Elizabeth followed the dog to Dumbledore's office. There the dog changed into Sirius. Elizabeth sat down on a chair, not looking at Sirius. " What do I have to do Sirius? Save those wizards and witches? Or should I care about myself?" Dumbledore entered the office. He sat down behind his desk. He had heard Elizabeth's last words. "Whatever you do Elizabeth " he said, "It is your decision". Elizabeth sighed. "I'll do it," she said quietly. She stood up and Sirius put his hands on her shoulders. Feeling that they needed to be left alone for some time, Dumbledore left his office. The last thing he saw was a crying Elizabeth hugging Sirius.
Elizabeth had put all her clothes, books and other things into a large bag. She said farewell to Sirius for the last time. After this she grabbed a necklace out of the pocket of her robe. She put her thumb onto it and she disappeared into a cloud of black smoke. When the smoke disappeared Elizabeth was gone.
Elizabeth fell onto a cold floor with her bag. Snurre crept out of her bag. Elizabeth picked it up and held it into her arms. Elizabeth looked around. Around her was a circle of deatheaters. One of them stepped forward. " Your wand please" Lucius Malfoy said. Elizabeth took her wand out of her pocket and she gave it to him. " Follow me please" Lucius Malfoy said. Elizabeth stood up and she followed him. Lucius led her to her room. He told Elizabeth to go into her room. As soon as she was inside the room, Lucius closed the door and he locked it. Elizabeth put Snurre onto the bed and she unpacked her clothes and her books. She put her clothes in her closet and she put her books under her bed. Then she noticed a door, which she had never seen before. She knew there was one door, which led to the bathroom, but she didn't know where this door led to. She opened it and she saw there was another chamber behind the door. There were a fireplace, a sofa and loads of shelves filled with books. There was also another door, which was locked. Elizabeth took a book out of the bookcase and she laid down on the sofa to read the book, since there was nothing else to do.
Tom opened the door and he stepped into the chamber with the fireplace and the sofa. Elizabeth had fallen asleep on the sofa, and Snurre was sleeping in Elizabeth's stomach. A book had been dropped onto the ground. Tom sat down on the sofa. " She is so beautiful," he thought. " She thinks I don't love her. That I never loved her. She is so wrong ". Tom gently laid a hand on Elizabeth's cheek. He sat there like that for a few minutes. Then he stood up and he kissed Elizabeth on her forehead. " We will be together. Forever..." he whispered. He left Elizabeth on the sofa, sleeping.
When Elizabeth woke up it was eight o' clock in the morning. She was still lying on the sofa. Elizabeth stood up and she put on another dress, a dark, red one with some gold at the sleeves and at the neck. After that she brushed her hair. Elizabeth knew she couldn't escape without her wand. She was quite hungry, and she wondered when she would get breakfast. She heard someone unlocking the door and opening it. It was a house-elf. He had come to bring her to the dining room, to get some breakfast. Elizabeth picked up Snurre and she followed the house-elf. They walked through corridors and up stairs. The house-elf opened the door to the dining room and Elizabeth entered the dining room. There was some food on a large table. There was a deatheater standing in a corner. Elizabeth sat down on a chair and she put Snurre onto the table. Elizabeth took a small plate and she put some milk on it. On another plate she put some fish, which was put there for the cat. Elizabeth drank some tea with sugar, or rather sugar with some tea. She ate a few boiled eggs and some sausages on toast. When Elizabeth had finished breakfast she waited till Snurre had finished his breakfast too. When Snurre finished his breakfast he was quite full. She picked it up and walked to the fireplace. She sat down in front of it with Snurre on her lap. Elizabeth sat there for a while. Someone suddenly put a hand on her shoulder. Elizabeth didn't even have to look to know who it was. " Go away Tom" Elizabeth said. Tom sat down next to Elizabeth. Elizabeth tried to stand up, but Tom grabbed her arm and pulled her down. " Elizabeth, listen to me!" Tom said. Elizabeth looked at him with teary eyes. " Tom... please..." Elizabeth said. Tom grabbed Elizabeth's hands. " Elizabeth I love you!" he said. Elizabeth shook her head. " No you don't" she whispered. " Yes I do!" Tom said, tightening his grip on Elizabeth's hands. "I loved you!" Elizabeth said with tears in her eyes. " I loved you, but you never loved me" " I did love you!" Tom said. " Then why did you tell Voldemort that I believed you loved me?" Elizabeth asked. " I didn't realise I loved you until you left" Tom said. Elizabeth stared at him. " I...I need some time to think about this' Elizabeth said. Tom let go of Elizabeth's hands and Elizabeth quickly stood up and walked away from Tom. A house-elf led Elizabeth back to her room, and Snurre followed her.
At lunch Elizabeth was sitting at the Gryffindor table when Harry, Ron and Hermione entered the Great Hall. They walked to Elizabeth immediately and they sat down next to her. " Elizabeth?" Harry asked. Elizabeth didn't answer. " Sirius is here," Harry said. Still no reply. " He wants to talk to you" Harry said. Elizabeth remained silent. " Elizabeth, say something!" Harry said. Elizabeth took a deep breath. " Haven't you read the Daily Prophet?" she asked. " I have" Harry said. " If I return to their castle, they will kill me!" Elizabeth said. "I don't think they want you back just to kill you" Harry said. Elizabeth stood up and she went to the Gryffindor common room. In the common room, in front of the fireplace laid two animals. A cat and a black dog. Snurre and Sirius. When Sirius saw Elizabeth he raised his head and he stood up. Elizabeth followed the dog to Dumbledore's office. There the dog changed into Sirius. Elizabeth sat down on a chair, not looking at Sirius. " What do I have to do Sirius? Save those wizards and witches? Or should I care about myself?" Dumbledore entered the office. He sat down behind his desk. He had heard Elizabeth's last words. "Whatever you do Elizabeth " he said, "It is your decision". Elizabeth sighed. "I'll do it," she said quietly. She stood up and Sirius put his hands on her shoulders. Feeling that they needed to be left alone for some time, Dumbledore left his office. The last thing he saw was a crying Elizabeth hugging Sirius.
Elizabeth had put all her clothes, books and other things into a large bag. She said farewell to Sirius for the last time. After this she grabbed a necklace out of the pocket of her robe. She put her thumb onto it and she disappeared into a cloud of black smoke. When the smoke disappeared Elizabeth was gone.
Elizabeth fell onto a cold floor with her bag. Snurre crept out of her bag. Elizabeth picked it up and held it into her arms. Elizabeth looked around. Around her was a circle of deatheaters. One of them stepped forward. " Your wand please" Lucius Malfoy said. Elizabeth took her wand out of her pocket and she gave it to him. " Follow me please" Lucius Malfoy said. Elizabeth stood up and she followed him. Lucius led her to her room. He told Elizabeth to go into her room. As soon as she was inside the room, Lucius closed the door and he locked it. Elizabeth put Snurre onto the bed and she unpacked her clothes and her books. She put her clothes in her closet and she put her books under her bed. Then she noticed a door, which she had never seen before. She knew there was one door, which led to the bathroom, but she didn't know where this door led to. She opened it and she saw there was another chamber behind the door. There were a fireplace, a sofa and loads of shelves filled with books. There was also another door, which was locked. Elizabeth took a book out of the bookcase and she laid down on the sofa to read the book, since there was nothing else to do.
Tom opened the door and he stepped into the chamber with the fireplace and the sofa. Elizabeth had fallen asleep on the sofa, and Snurre was sleeping in Elizabeth's stomach. A book had been dropped onto the ground. Tom sat down on the sofa. " She is so beautiful," he thought. " She thinks I don't love her. That I never loved her. She is so wrong ". Tom gently laid a hand on Elizabeth's cheek. He sat there like that for a few minutes. Then he stood up and he kissed Elizabeth on her forehead. " We will be together. Forever..." he whispered. He left Elizabeth on the sofa, sleeping.
When Elizabeth woke up it was eight o' clock in the morning. She was still lying on the sofa. Elizabeth stood up and she put on another dress, a dark, red one with some gold at the sleeves and at the neck. After that she brushed her hair. Elizabeth knew she couldn't escape without her wand. She was quite hungry, and she wondered when she would get breakfast. She heard someone unlocking the door and opening it. It was a house-elf. He had come to bring her to the dining room, to get some breakfast. Elizabeth picked up Snurre and she followed the house-elf. They walked through corridors and up stairs. The house-elf opened the door to the dining room and Elizabeth entered the dining room. There was some food on a large table. There was a deatheater standing in a corner. Elizabeth sat down on a chair and she put Snurre onto the table. Elizabeth took a small plate and she put some milk on it. On another plate she put some fish, which was put there for the cat. Elizabeth drank some tea with sugar, or rather sugar with some tea. She ate a few boiled eggs and some sausages on toast. When Elizabeth had finished breakfast she waited till Snurre had finished his breakfast too. When Snurre finished his breakfast he was quite full. She picked it up and walked to the fireplace. She sat down in front of it with Snurre on her lap. Elizabeth sat there for a while. Someone suddenly put a hand on her shoulder. Elizabeth didn't even have to look to know who it was. " Go away Tom" Elizabeth said. Tom sat down next to Elizabeth. Elizabeth tried to stand up, but Tom grabbed her arm and pulled her down. " Elizabeth, listen to me!" Tom said. Elizabeth looked at him with teary eyes. " Tom... please..." Elizabeth said. Tom grabbed Elizabeth's hands. " Elizabeth I love you!" he said. Elizabeth shook her head. " No you don't" she whispered. " Yes I do!" Tom said, tightening his grip on Elizabeth's hands. "I loved you!" Elizabeth said with tears in her eyes. " I loved you, but you never loved me" " I did love you!" Tom said. " Then why did you tell Voldemort that I believed you loved me?" Elizabeth asked. " I didn't realise I loved you until you left" Tom said. Elizabeth stared at him. " I...I need some time to think about this' Elizabeth said. Tom let go of Elizabeth's hands and Elizabeth quickly stood up and walked away from Tom. A house-elf led Elizabeth back to her room, and Snurre followed her.