CHAPTER FIVE

"What?"

Trixie shook her head quickly.

"It's not like that Professor! She didn't want too!"

"Explain!" he snapped, but at the look on the two girl's faces, he took a deep breath, softening his tone slightly. "Please"

He listened patiently as they told him everything they knew. They were both terrified, and confused.

"Please don't tell anyone!"

"I didn't mean too!"

"They'll think she did it on purpose!"

Professor Snape had never felt a worry like this in his life. He didn't know what was happening, all he knew was that they were hurt, they were upset, and he had to do what he could to fix it.

"It's okay," he whispered, the words sounding strange even as he said them, and yet they seemed to have the desired effect. "I won't let anything happen to you. I promise"

Both Trixie and Ginny threw themselves at their Professor in that moment, hugging his chest tightly.

"Thank you" they whispered. "Thank you"

Severus was pacing back and forth in his office. From the girls' description, young Miss Weasley must have been possessed. But by who, and how? It seemed even Albus was unsure how it was happening. He too was extremely worried about the two girls.

"Trixie, I must ask you to stay with Ginny at all times. Do not EVER leave her alone. It's the only way we will discover just HOW this is happening"

"Yes sir" Trixie had promised in a small voice. She had been doing that anyway, but even she couldn't be with Ginny at every moment. "I'll try"

Severus sighed. He promised he would protect them. He just didn't know how.

"Ginny!" Trixie chased after her friend, stopping her just outside the Room of Requirement. They had been sitting in their room, and Ginny was just about to write in her journal, when all of a sudden she had freaked out, taking off out of the room so fast that even Trixie had lost her. She had to steal Fred and George's map to find her again.

"Ginny, what happened?" she asked, panting slightly.

Ginny held in a sob.

"It was Tom. I think it was Tom making me do it!"

Trixie froze in shock. She would never have thought of Tom. He had been so... kind to them. How could he betray them like that? Trixie suddenly felt like an idiot. She should have known not to trust a stupid book. But there was no time for that.

"Come on, we should take it to Professor Snape"

Ginny's jaw dropped, and her heart beat with fear and shame.

"I... I flushed it down the toilet"

"WHAT?"

"I panicked! I'm sorry!"

Trixie shook her head.

"Let's just get it back! Before anyone else finds it!"

The two girls raced down the halls as fast as they could.

"WATCH IT!" cried a third year as they pushed past him. But they ignored him. They had to get to that diary. They just had too! But as they were soon to find out, someone had already beaten them to it.

My name is Harry Potter

Hello Harry Potter. My name is Tom Riddle.