Chapter 5-His Other Side
A/N: Hey, thanks for all of the reviews. I have made corrections to what
Raen said. So, if you glance back at the chapters, you will see I fixed
everything. (Not sure whether the site has updated the changes yet
though.) (In chapter 1, it now says Ringwater not Greendale. Also, in
place of Magical Me, it says books (or something like that)). So, I had to
clear all of that up. And just to put this out there, I'm writing this a
certain way, for a reason. So, any questions you have now, will be cleared
up later. Can't really answer your questions completely, without spoiling
it. Sorry about those mistakes Raen brought up, I wasn't really paying
attention to that, and I was a bit pressed for time too. Well, thanks for
reviewing, I'll try to make the chapters longer too.
Tom continued writing, while Alessa sat there, confounded with what she had said about Dumboldore. She disintegrated the moment, by mentioning Dumboldore to Tom. What intrigued her most was, why? Then again, Slytherins were known to dislike Dumboldore, so why had she been so surprised? Maybe because she had always thought of Tom as a good student, who never said anything nasty about anyone else. Or that Tom always kept his comments to his self, always remaining quiet. Whatever the reason was, Alessa knew not to bring up Dumboldore again.
The lumbering silence was becoming unbearable for Alessa, sitting there, and not looking at one another. Alessa concluded the silence,
"So, we will keep the shrewb under your bed then, and we will check on it...every day after classes?" Tom looked up, still avoiding Alessa's face,
"Yes, that sounds propitious." Alessa nodded her head, also avoiding Tom's eyes. Tom cleared his throat, "So, we should be getting the shrewbs in four days, have you taken good notes on shrewbs?"
"Yes, I have." Tom nodded,
"Good. Not that we'd need them anyhow, as my notes are probably more in detail then yours. And that I've also been to the library numerous times and have found more things about Shrewbs." Alessa just sat there, a bit appalled. Did Tom realize how rude that came out? It sounded as though he thought he was superior to Alessa and was smarter. But, Alessa felt that Tom was such a nice boy, and probably didn't mean to sound rude.
"Well, should we alternate note taking in class then?" Tom looked up. Alessa continued, "Since we really only need one persons notes, we can switch days in class to take notes. For instance-" Tom cut her off,
"I know what you're saying, but I don't think that's such a good idea."
"Why not?" Alessa replied. Tom sighed and looked up from his papers,
"Because what if one of us has something copied down incorrectly on our notes? This way, if we both have the same notes, we'll know we copied them down right, and if not, then we'll' have mine, because I know I always have the right notes." Alessa couldn't look at him; Tom continued, "And I also go to the library and look things up, which is very beneficial." Alessa didn't want to say anything mean to him, and she didn't know why. It was as though she really did want to stand up for herself, but there was something about Tom that made her unable to.
"Ok, well then, we'll both take notes. But Tom, we should both work on this equally..." Tom looked up at her,
"Yes, I understand..." Tom faded off, as if he wanted to say something else, but was holding back.
"Alessa, we're both very determined right?" Alessa nodded.
"Well then, let me explain something, people sometimes do things to get what they want, and we need to do something so that we receive the highest grade for this project." Alessa was curious at what he was saying.
"We are both very smart, and shouldn't have our intelligence insulted by learning how to take care of a shrewb. So, I'm proposing we..."
"Yes?" Alessa said. Tom sighed and looked into her eyes.
"Well, there is a book in the restricted section, that gives you a spell for Shrewbs. The spell will put the Shrewb in what is called a monsocorp. A monsocorp is, well, shall we call it, a sleep? The Shrewb won't need to be taken care of at all, when in this phase. So, all we'll have to do, is cast the spell upon the Shrewb, stick it under my bed, and check on it every once in a while." Alessa had never heard of a monsocorp spell before, but Tom seemed to know what he was talking about, as he usually did.
"So, the spell will automatically settle the Shrewb in a state in which...it takes care of it itself? How does the Shrewb receive sunlight, get water or-" Tom stopped her,
"The spell monsocorp is a nourishing spell, meant to take care of the plant itself." Alessa nodded. She'd never realized Tom could be this...rule breaking. Tom smiled evily, Alessa absolutely adored it.
"So then, I think that settles everything. We'll slip into the restricted section tomorrow, during sleeping hours, and take the book. We'll copy everything down about the words to the spell, and then put it back, no one will ever notice it was omitted." Alessa smiled, she liked the sound of this.
"So, how will we go in without being seen Tom?" Tom gathered up his quill and his papers,
"I have it all planed out. Tomorrow, meet me here at 11:30 p.m. and we will go." Tom got up, and stopped, obviously contemplating something. He turned around, and said to Alessa, "I'd also like to discuss something with you too, but not now, we have to be alone." Alessa's heart was racing, "O.K. Tom." She replied. Tom got up and walked off, leaving Alessa raptured and overjoyed at what the two of them were plotting, together. The more Alessa spent around Tom, the more she endorsed him. They were so much a like-smart, ambitious, quiet, and had a bad side to them. Alessa felt close to Tom, and was awaiting their plans for tomorrow.
Tom continued writing, while Alessa sat there, confounded with what she had said about Dumboldore. She disintegrated the moment, by mentioning Dumboldore to Tom. What intrigued her most was, why? Then again, Slytherins were known to dislike Dumboldore, so why had she been so surprised? Maybe because she had always thought of Tom as a good student, who never said anything nasty about anyone else. Or that Tom always kept his comments to his self, always remaining quiet. Whatever the reason was, Alessa knew not to bring up Dumboldore again.
The lumbering silence was becoming unbearable for Alessa, sitting there, and not looking at one another. Alessa concluded the silence,
"So, we will keep the shrewb under your bed then, and we will check on it...every day after classes?" Tom looked up, still avoiding Alessa's face,
"Yes, that sounds propitious." Alessa nodded her head, also avoiding Tom's eyes. Tom cleared his throat, "So, we should be getting the shrewbs in four days, have you taken good notes on shrewbs?"
"Yes, I have." Tom nodded,
"Good. Not that we'd need them anyhow, as my notes are probably more in detail then yours. And that I've also been to the library numerous times and have found more things about Shrewbs." Alessa just sat there, a bit appalled. Did Tom realize how rude that came out? It sounded as though he thought he was superior to Alessa and was smarter. But, Alessa felt that Tom was such a nice boy, and probably didn't mean to sound rude.
"Well, should we alternate note taking in class then?" Tom looked up. Alessa continued, "Since we really only need one persons notes, we can switch days in class to take notes. For instance-" Tom cut her off,
"I know what you're saying, but I don't think that's such a good idea."
"Why not?" Alessa replied. Tom sighed and looked up from his papers,
"Because what if one of us has something copied down incorrectly on our notes? This way, if we both have the same notes, we'll know we copied them down right, and if not, then we'll' have mine, because I know I always have the right notes." Alessa couldn't look at him; Tom continued, "And I also go to the library and look things up, which is very beneficial." Alessa didn't want to say anything mean to him, and she didn't know why. It was as though she really did want to stand up for herself, but there was something about Tom that made her unable to.
"Ok, well then, we'll both take notes. But Tom, we should both work on this equally..." Tom looked up at her,
"Yes, I understand..." Tom faded off, as if he wanted to say something else, but was holding back.
"Alessa, we're both very determined right?" Alessa nodded.
"Well then, let me explain something, people sometimes do things to get what they want, and we need to do something so that we receive the highest grade for this project." Alessa was curious at what he was saying.
"We are both very smart, and shouldn't have our intelligence insulted by learning how to take care of a shrewb. So, I'm proposing we..."
"Yes?" Alessa said. Tom sighed and looked into her eyes.
"Well, there is a book in the restricted section, that gives you a spell for Shrewbs. The spell will put the Shrewb in what is called a monsocorp. A monsocorp is, well, shall we call it, a sleep? The Shrewb won't need to be taken care of at all, when in this phase. So, all we'll have to do, is cast the spell upon the Shrewb, stick it under my bed, and check on it every once in a while." Alessa had never heard of a monsocorp spell before, but Tom seemed to know what he was talking about, as he usually did.
"So, the spell will automatically settle the Shrewb in a state in which...it takes care of it itself? How does the Shrewb receive sunlight, get water or-" Tom stopped her,
"The spell monsocorp is a nourishing spell, meant to take care of the plant itself." Alessa nodded. She'd never realized Tom could be this...rule breaking. Tom smiled evily, Alessa absolutely adored it.
"So then, I think that settles everything. We'll slip into the restricted section tomorrow, during sleeping hours, and take the book. We'll copy everything down about the words to the spell, and then put it back, no one will ever notice it was omitted." Alessa smiled, she liked the sound of this.
"So, how will we go in without being seen Tom?" Tom gathered up his quill and his papers,
"I have it all planed out. Tomorrow, meet me here at 11:30 p.m. and we will go." Tom got up, and stopped, obviously contemplating something. He turned around, and said to Alessa, "I'd also like to discuss something with you too, but not now, we have to be alone." Alessa's heart was racing, "O.K. Tom." She replied. Tom got up and walked off, leaving Alessa raptured and overjoyed at what the two of them were plotting, together. The more Alessa spent around Tom, the more she endorsed him. They were so much a like-smart, ambitious, quiet, and had a bad side to them. Alessa felt close to Tom, and was awaiting their plans for tomorrow.
