Ch7 Learning something new
I went down to the same passage that I had followed Tom. My bag was packed with books and I held them tight just in case I waited for about a minute by the entrance of the passage when I was grabbed from around the waist and dragged inside. It was Tom I could smell him. It was a tantalizing smell like nothing I had ever smelled before and it suited him to perfectly. He held me to him and I could feel every inch his body that pressed deeply into me. I shivered involuntarily and he pulled me close.
" I know you feel it too Hermione," he said in my ear his warm breath making the hairs on my neck stand on end " this feeling whatever it is I have never felt so strongly"
" Stop it Tom! We need to get to work!" I said trying to break his grasp.
" Tell me if you feel it also and then we will get straight to work no interruptions" he said
" Fine I feel it too. Merlin how could I not" I half whispered the last part. This satisfied Tom because he let me go then went down the passage which was lit with candles. I followed and he led me to a table that was packed with books and parchment.
" I have of course begun research I hope you don't mind" Tom said sitting down. I shook my head and grabbed one of the rolls of parchment. His writing was neat, very long and narrow script. I began to read his long complicated notes as he dissected the few books I had brought. We worked in silence for a few hours as I read his extensive notes finally I got to the last part which was the potion recipe had created. I read through it frowning.
" Tom did you already plan doing something like this because it simply is not possible to have done all this in one afternoon?" I said looking around at all the parchment and books.
" Nothing gets past you Hermione. No I started these Theorems over the summer. Its listed in the syllabus what our projects for the year where so I began to prepare early in case I got an incompetent person as a partner" he said I looked at him carefully
" Did you start the research in the other things you listed for me or just this one?" I asked his face was blank but his eyes where calculating. It seemed as if he was thinking of how much information he should entrust in me.
" I was indeed working on all of the possibilities I gave you. I certainly wasn't expecting such a bright witch like you as a partner so I was going to do the others in my spare time and only do one of the easy ones for class. But then you came along and I decided to get your help." he said his eyes boring into mine.
"Why do you find these particular subject fascinating? the first I could understand but the one involving bringing the dead to life don't you know what happens when you resurrect a dead person or thing?" I asked him. He looked at me curiosity burning in his eyes. " I'll take it you don't know. Well if you try and bring someone back they don't come back as themselves but instead a demon inhabits their body."
" How do you know that?" he asked his eyes burning with curiosity. I had to think of a lie quick because they obviously hadn't discovered the effects of bringing someone back.
" My parents used to experiment a lot they were constantly in the lab scheming something new and one of their interests was reviving the dead. They did a couple of times I think and the results were the same each time" I said. Toms curiosity only seemed to swell but before he could ask questions I asked him
" so have you tried brewing the potion?"
" No I think we should go over it a few more times before we try it" he said so I grabbed the parchment with the instructions. He had all the ingredients written neatly at the side of the paper.
" Well first lets make sure these ingredients don't react fatally to each other." I looked through them and he read over my shoulder
" Fidem will explode when mixed with Odium." I said
"But when you have Qur it counter acts the ingredients explosion" he said
"Yes but you have Qur added after the two potentially dangerous ingredients meaning they will have exploded long before we add the Qur" I said, I saw him thinking
" Your right put if we move to put Qur in front of Odium it will react with Luctorari and that becomes a poisonous gas"
" Maybe if we move Fidem to after Ceveo then we won't get a reaction right?" he looked at the possibilities
"No it won't work it will counter charge Achaia that makes Brevi and Bubileis un harmful. Let me think for a second. If we put Odium after Pannonium it will work without effecting anything but we have to get rid of Nex Necis but that's the major ingredient as of now. Without it the potion will only make the metal stronger. Unless…"
He trailed off with a tone that said plainly his solution was not leagal
"unless what ?" I asked curiosity now building in me. I had began to think this potion was hopeless with all the conflicting ingredients.
" Well you can't breathe a word to any one or you'll regret it" he said his voice was dangerous I shook my head as if saying I wouldn't tell. And he spoke
" there is a rare plant only growing in the Eurasia its not legal here but only because it could be dangerous when mixed with certain ingredient that we don't know of in depth as of yet. I'm sure I could get my hands on some but I can't be certain it won't react badly to our ingredients. " he said confirming my hunch that it wasn't legal.
" Well what is it called?" I asked curiosity at full intensity.
"Belladonna" he said. Me I knew of course the property of Belladonna and what it reacted to, and I told him.
"Belladonna will react to Inde, Summus, Vir Viri, Aornosi, and Delinde. With Inde and Delinde it makes something like 'The Living Death' its useful when you want to pretend your dead, bad thing is you actually die about 3 months after you awake. Mixed with Aornosi and Vir Viri it makes a poison gas that burns through your lungs." I said looking back down at the list.
" Hermione how do you know so much about things that cause death and pain and destruction?" Tom said in bewilderment. I just stared at him. What was he talking about.
" I know good things like Belladonna mixed with Congius makes an unbelievably potent lust potion" I said trying to defend myself
" Is the lust potion dangerous?" he asked
"If you take to much yes you could end up… you know… screwing to death so to speak" he just looked at me knowingly.
"Stop smirking like you Know something I don't" I sneered at him
"you Know its true Hermione you have an unbelievable evil inside you. You know more about Dark things then the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and the headmaster together. You might even know more then me. That's why your attracted to me because you can sense it in me you could feel it like I could fell it in you. Admit it Hermione. We could be great you and I side by side ruling over this planet" he said he was right behind me his hands moved the hair from my neck as he whispered into my ear. I could not think my brain was frozen. Was it true what he said could I be as evil as him from the inside? No I am a Gryffindor best friends with people who fight dark wizards like Tom. I wasn't one of them I fought them with my friends. But Tom was right I could not deny it any longer I was in some way attracted to Him. But why? It didn't seem likely. Was this why I was sent back to make Tom fall for me? No that can't be right because if Tom had the ability to love he wouldn't be the dark person he was and would become. I suddenly felt his lips on my neck.
" I have to go" I said jumping up and away from him. I grabbed my stuff and ran until the end of the passage. I stepped out quietly then I walked quickly back to the Common room I went straight to my dorm and drew the curtains around me trying to sort out what had happened. The last thing I thought before I fell asleep was perhaps I was attracted to Tom in some sick twisted sadistic way.
/ Alright another chap done all those ingredients I found in a Latin English dictionary I picked them out at random so I don't know what they mean one could mean toe jam and I wouldn't be any wiser about it I am just posting this quick because there is a movie I have to watch right now in like five minutes so pardon the mistakes and things and for some reason this story is going in a totally opposite direction then originally planned well we shall see where the wind blows
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