Chapter 6: Something I should know
Tom heard of the news quickly on the way back to the slytherin dorms with Ellie and told her to go quickly to her dorms, as he walked down the stairs waiting to see if the body really was being transported down to a first floor classroom, until tommorow when her parents came. Everyone knew of Myrtle Jennings, a geeky little mudblood with pigtails and glasses and a squeaky irritating voice that always had to be right. Tom was glad she was dead, he leaned back cockily on the railing on the landing, his arms crossed over his chest. He looked up the stairs to see two older hospital employee's escorting a backboard, with a body covered in a sheet on it. All he could see was a hand drapping over the side as a gold locket fell from it, then the employee pushed her hand back under as they escorted her down the first floor hallway to the office she was to stay in. "Riddle" a voice said at the top of the stairs, he turned solemnly at the voice of his headmaster, and looked up at him "Professor Dumbledore" he said simply, "What are you doing out?" Dumbledore asked fiddling with his beard, "I had to see if it was true" Tom said blankly, "Ah yes.. I'm afraid it is" Dumbledore said, "They wouldnt really close Hogwarts would they.. I'm an orphan.. I'd have nowhere to go" he said worriedly, Dumbledore sighed "Well.. if it comes down to it" he said, "You said if the person responsible was caught.. then the school would remain open.." Tom said unsurely, thinking back to when he saw Hagrid, with his stupid spider as a pet. Tom loathed Hagrid, the big annoying Loaf always screwed up spells. "Do you know who it is Tom?" Dumbledore asked, "No sir.." Tom said nervously, "Very well then.. I must ask.. is there something you need to tell me?" Dumbledore said staring straight in Tom's eye only to see it blank like the rest of his face "No Sir" Tom said nodding and hurried off to Find Hagrid. He headed down to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom thats where Hagrid seemed to spend all his time, sure enough, when he pushed the door open, there was Hagrid with a crate behind him. Tom looked to Hagrid, who stepped infront of the crate, as he pulled out his wand "Stand aside Hagrid" he snapped, "No.." Hagrid said in reply, "Stand Aside!" Tom growled irritated now but the ugly creatures attempts, "I said No!" Hagrid snapped, "Systim Aparam" Tom said aiming his wand at the crate, the lid flew open and a huge spider came out and ran past him out the door, "Arauna Examia" he yelled as a bolt flew from his wand out after the running spider, Then spun back to Hagrid who was yelling "Aragon!" after the spider. "They'll have your wand for this hagrid.. you'll be expelled" Tom warned.
Tom heard of the news quickly on the way back to the slytherin dorms with Ellie and told her to go quickly to her dorms, as he walked down the stairs waiting to see if the body really was being transported down to a first floor classroom, until tommorow when her parents came. Everyone knew of Myrtle Jennings, a geeky little mudblood with pigtails and glasses and a squeaky irritating voice that always had to be right. Tom was glad she was dead, he leaned back cockily on the railing on the landing, his arms crossed over his chest. He looked up the stairs to see two older hospital employee's escorting a backboard, with a body covered in a sheet on it. All he could see was a hand drapping over the side as a gold locket fell from it, then the employee pushed her hand back under as they escorted her down the first floor hallway to the office she was to stay in. "Riddle" a voice said at the top of the stairs, he turned solemnly at the voice of his headmaster, and looked up at him "Professor Dumbledore" he said simply, "What are you doing out?" Dumbledore asked fiddling with his beard, "I had to see if it was true" Tom said blankly, "Ah yes.. I'm afraid it is" Dumbledore said, "They wouldnt really close Hogwarts would they.. I'm an orphan.. I'd have nowhere to go" he said worriedly, Dumbledore sighed "Well.. if it comes down to it" he said, "You said if the person responsible was caught.. then the school would remain open.." Tom said unsurely, thinking back to when he saw Hagrid, with his stupid spider as a pet. Tom loathed Hagrid, the big annoying Loaf always screwed up spells. "Do you know who it is Tom?" Dumbledore asked, "No sir.." Tom said nervously, "Very well then.. I must ask.. is there something you need to tell me?" Dumbledore said staring straight in Tom's eye only to see it blank like the rest of his face "No Sir" Tom said nodding and hurried off to Find Hagrid. He headed down to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom thats where Hagrid seemed to spend all his time, sure enough, when he pushed the door open, there was Hagrid with a crate behind him. Tom looked to Hagrid, who stepped infront of the crate, as he pulled out his wand "Stand aside Hagrid" he snapped, "No.." Hagrid said in reply, "Stand Aside!" Tom growled irritated now but the ugly creatures attempts, "I said No!" Hagrid snapped, "Systim Aparam" Tom said aiming his wand at the crate, the lid flew open and a huge spider came out and ran past him out the door, "Arauna Examia" he yelled as a bolt flew from his wand out after the running spider, Then spun back to Hagrid who was yelling "Aragon!" after the spider. "They'll have your wand for this hagrid.. you'll be expelled" Tom warned.