Tell Me Would You Kill? By: Anayu123 Chapter VI: In Which Maire Meets Professor Mcgonagall Before She Was Professor.

We had Transfiguration with the Gryffindors. I was not a Slytherin who hated someone due to their House. Preposterous really, considering Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin were best friends until they decided on having houses and all that good stuff.

In Transfiguration we had to turn a clock into a whistle that had to sing us the time. I sat towards the middle of the class by some blond girl who was doing extra work along with our current assignment. With a sudden shock I noticed it was Professor Mcgonagall. She noticed me staring and turned to look at me.

"Is there something you need?" "Um... Actually. My names Ella. Ella Lafarge. I couldn't help but notice you are doing extra work." "I finished the current assignment before you guys even started it." I knew it! I nodded my head and let out a small "Oh." before continuing with my work. I finished my work minutes before the class ended and exited the class.

I had to head straight to the Defense Against The Dark Arts class as soon as I exited the classroom. The stairs were so high, I practically skip stairs. I was breathing a little bit faster than usual but I was okay.

I was 3 minutes early so I walked cautiously into the classroom. Aah! Our new student, Ella Lafarge, it's a pleasure! I'm Professor Merrythought! Have you had lessons in the Dark Arts before?" "Yes mam." "Are you good at it?" "Very much mam." "Splendid! Well take your seat anywhere, class is due to start soon." She turned away from me and continued working on whatever she was doing before I walked in.

I sat down at the seat towards the left side of the room in the second row and pulled my books out along with my quill, ink, and parchment. I thought I wouldn't have to deal with Tom very much for the rest of the day. Oh how I was wrong, because there he was, front of the long line of students in black and green.

Tom's POV (This is rare, very, very rare)

I got some information from one of my knights that Miss Lafarge would be in this class right now. So just as I expected, she was sitting towards the front of the class reading a thick book. She seemed very useful in my rise to power, so I would definitely keep an eye on her. So instead of taking my usual spot in the front row, I sat beside her. She didn't take notice of my presence or anyone else's for the matter.

Normal POV

I was reading the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes book. What seemed like only seconds to me was minutes in reality. I saw someone slide a note in front of me and glanced at it.

Are you ever going to take your nose out of that book? We're 6 minutes into the class.

I looked up at the writer and to my horror, The Dark Lord sat beside me. To my unfortunate fear, the worst thought occurred to me. He was sitting in the exact same spot that Cedric Diggory sat when we talked to each other in my fifth year.

"So here I was prepared to tell Harry what the second clue was and some guy comes behind me and steals my scarf!" I laughed. "I remember last year when Marcus Flint and Draco Malfoy and some other guys went onto the pitch for the Ravenclaw vs. Gryffindor game dressed as Dememtors. Harry shot a patronus at them! It was the funniest thing I ever saw!" We both laughed.

Harry came out of the maze, stumbled, then fell on Cedric. I laughed then with a scary thought, noticed that he hadn't moved in 2 minutes, which was impossible for Cedric, especially with an adrenaline rush. Fleur Delacour gave a ear splitting scream and Mr. Diggory rushed to Cedric screaming

"That's my son! That's my boy!" I turned my head and silently cried on Draco's shoulder, who was stiff with shock, knowing that I had just lost one of my few Best Friends.

I looked down in horror at my paper and felt like crying. I held it in knowing I couldn't give up now. I felt a pair of eyes on me and looked up at Professor Merrythought.

"Miss Lafarge, True or False, Unforgivable Curses can't be said non verbally?" "True. Only a severely powerful wizard could possibly do that, which has never been done before." "Correct! Now would you mind giving the class a example of a full formed Patronus?" How'd he know I could do a full formed Patronus? Probably Dumbledore.

I nodded and walked to the front of the class and thought of the happiest memory I could possible think of.

Willy, Marcus, Draco, and I were on the way back from Hogsmeade for the last time as a group. Marcus was graduating this year if he didn't have to repeat a year. Again. I sat next to Marcus who was a distant relative of mine. We were talking and talking about Quidditch and Sirius Black. When we came to a stop Willy took his camera out and followed us out of the carriage. We stopped to take a picture in front of our carriage. I was in my 4th year so I still cried in front of my family. Right before we met the rest of the school, Marcus grabbed my hand and pulled me into a big hug.

"Expecto Patronum!" I shouted and an oversized Platypus erupted from my wand and hopped around the room before I turned back to Professor Merrythought and the animal disappeared.

"Splendid Miss Lafarge!" She confirmed and clapped while I took my seat. As I started on my assignment I heard whispers behind me asking how I knew how to do that.

I swore I saw Tom shift his gaze to me many times during the class. Every time I answered a question right or even just put my hand up to answer the question, he raised his eyebrows.

"Alright everyone time's up! If you haven't finished your report I want it in on my desk by Thursday! Understand?" A chorus of "Yes Mam." erupted around me. Good thing it's lunch time cause I'm starving! As I was heading out the door I was asked to stay behind.

"Miss Lafarge, I have a hunch you will not need to stay up here with me during your break to catch up, due to the fact you seem well ahead in my class." I smiled. "Thank you mam." "You are dismissed." She commanded and I walked out of the door and ran to catch up with the rest of my House.

We all walked to the Great Hall where I sat by my Grandfather. I didn't say anything, despite me wanting to. I had to resist the urge to scream "I'M YOUR GRANDAUGHTER!" which wasn't the easiest things to do. After a couple of sandwiches I left the Great Hall and headed to the Black Lake.

3rd Person

Maire finished her sandwich and left the Great Hall. Debating on whether or not to go to the library or the Black Lake, she decided on the ladder and headed to the Black Lake where she sat on the beach and fiddled with her necklace. The emerald green pendant shined as it the sunlight. Thinking of what she should do during the course of this year.

With a long sigh she took the note from her bag and glanced at it. Dumbledore's handwriting repeated the words he once told Harry and Hermione. 'Time is a powerful thing. But when meddled with; Dangerous.' Not understanding why he told her this, she tucked the note in her bag. She slipped her shoes of and walked around in the sand. Humming the distant lullaby her mother used to sing her, she cast a non verbal drying spell on herself and put her shoes back on. She looked at the watch she kept in her bag and with a sudden jolt of energy she ran back to the Hogwarts doors.

Maire ran back to the Common Room and with a deep breath, she told the portrait the password and entered. Running up the stairs to her dorms, she switched all her books for her Charms class and Herbology. Checking her ink and parchment level she made it back to the Common Room just in time to leave for Charms.

Normal POV

As she made her way to Charms she made a mental note to visit the library again to check for Horcrux books. She knew that the drama hasn't started yet. The worse had yet to come.

Alright! First chapter including Tom's POV where he shows interest in Maire and her intelligence! So what will happen next? Do you want me to show what's happening in the future? Let me know! Please favorite, follow, and review! Thanks to all my followers and to the people who have favorited my story! I really expect my writing to increase even more than it already has as the story grows! See you in the next chapter!

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Harry Potter J.K. Rowling does. I do NOT own Sherlock Holmes or any of it's characters, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does. However, I do own Maire, William/Willy, and Dale Risenwall. I also own Terry and Dirk Malone.