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Chapter 14

The second meeting

Peter was happy. Lord Voldemort was really caring and the only thing that was on Peter's mind was power, which Tom was helping him achieve. He transfigured into his rat form and scurried into Hogsmeade through the Whomping Willow. He scrambled up the hill and in human form up to the house so that people wouldn't know that he was an animagus. Tom was waiting for him. He was sat in the middle of the table as a child would except he was expressionless and rocking slightly in time with his breathing. Tom Riddle looked peaceful yet sinister, young yet old. Peter dithered about in the shadows of the room. He didn't want to disturb him master. Peter had gathered some information for him and wanted to earn credit for it.

"You can come out of the dark you know peter" tom said barely moving his lips. Peter gingerly stepped forward but didn't say anything. "Come closer. I want to look at you" Tom said forcefully. Peter did as he said and moved up to the table. Tome dangled his legs over the edge of the wooden table and swung them to and fro. He scanned Peter's face before saying, "what did you find out for me?

"Well James Potter had a vision"

"What of the girl?" Tom asked quickly.

"Girl? Which girl?" Peter pondered.

"The mudblood" Tom snapped.

"Oh! Lily Evans! Not much really" Peter answered, scared of his masters snappiness.

"Is she clever?" Tom asked.

"Yeah, probably the most powerful witch in my year" Peter said.

"Then I'll need to get rid of her soon and its mudblood Peter, not witch. Mudbloods aren't witches or wizards. You will help me to dispose of her," Tom said.

"ME! WHAT? HOW?" Peter gasped.

"You will use legimency. You can use legimency can't you Peter" Tom said.

"Well, a bit" Peter said looking at the ground.

"How much is a bit?" Tom inquired.

"Well, I can enter their mind, I just can't stay there for very long. I'm telepathic though," he added.

" Really? Well that could be useful. You can torment the mudblood through her mind. Make her go crazy and commit suicide but get her to murder James Potter first and kill two birds with one stone!" Tom said excitedly.

"What! I can't do that! That's terrible!" Peter exclaimed.

"Do you want power Peter?" Tom asked.

"Yes, but…"

"There are no buts Peter. You obey, sorry, help me or die, sorry, or don't gain power" Tom said.

"I'm sorry I ever doubted you. Of course I'll help"

Tom was bored with Peter now and told him to extract the venom from Nagini. Tom lay back on the table with his hands behind his head. He stared at the ceiling. He took out his wand and waved it carelessly at the chandelier and fixed the lightbulb. He then glanced across at Peter who was not seen as the snake had wound herself around him. Tom spoke in parsletongue and told Nagini off. He jumped off the table and showed Peter how to extract the venom properly.

"How do you do that?" Peter asked staring incredulously at Tom.

"What? Extract the venom?" he asked.

"No, speak weird" Peter said.

"It's parslemouth idiot! Not 'weird'!" Tom said in disbelief, how could anybody be stupid enough not to know what parsletongue was!

"But wasn't the only parselmouth Salazar Slytherin?" Peter asked.

"Yes, and I am his heir" said Tom.

"But I thought that Rubeus Hagrid was the heir of Slytherin" said Peter curiously.

"That half-wit! I framed him!"

"You opened the chamber of secrets?"

"Yes of course. Stop gawking Peter you look like a fish! Close your mouth!" he ordered. Peter obeyed his master. He was quite scared of Tom's temper it seemed to flare up all of a sudden and he was really rude. Peter decided it was time for him to leave, as he was quite tired. Tom let him and reminded him about his little task. Peter hurried back to the castle and scrambled back to bed. He didn't sleep though, as he was too worried about his telepathy task. He didn't particularly like Lily but he certainly didn't want her dead. He must've drifted off after that because he woke up the next morning.