The Two Founders

by ShadX - Shadow Elf

To change the future, she was sent into the past. Hermione must regain her true identity which was kept secret. Can the ingenious Gryffindor find a way to melt Tom Riddle's frozen heart?

7. Who Knew?

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"Are you sure you want to adopt Tom Riddle?" Miss Cole asked again for the hundredth time.

"Yes, Miss Cole, I am very much sure." Hermione grit out from between her teeth that was very tightly clenched shut. Her hand crept creeping towards her pocket where her wand was, and she was almost ready to curse the woman into Hogwarts and back again.

"Very well… But are you really-"

CONFUNDUS! OBLIVIATE! Hermione thought angrily, waving her hand on front of Miss Cole's face.

"Ok, you give me the papers, and you'll take care of everything!" Hermione said brightly, "Then we can happily leave the dump and I'll be sure to send you a hundred bucks so that you can live without grovelling for money and food for the poor orphans, comprende?"

The woman nodded like a robot and said in a monotone voice, "Yes. You can leave with Tom Riddle. I will give you the papers and I will take everything else." She froze and shook her head, "Sorry? You will give a- a hundred pounds?!"

Hermione smiled, "Yes, now I will see you, Miss Cole." She went to her feet and exited the room, snapping the door shut on the stunned woman.

Tom Riddle was on the other side and Hermione clicked her tongue disapprovingly, "I thought that you knew eavesdropping was bad."

He shrugged, "You learn to do anything in Slytherin."

She just sighed and said, "Follow me."

Tom trailed after her unwillingly as she went out of the orphanage into the woods. She then said, "Take my hand."

Tom touched her hand and suddenly was jerked off his feet. He landed gasping for air on the forest floor, glaring at Hermione.

"What? Gramps done that to me to teach me the dangers of Apparation." Hermione said innocently, grinning at him impishly.

He scowled and just dusted his muggle clothes off.

"My house is nearby here, so just follow me." She said brightly, walking in one direction into the woods, her wand floating over her hand as it pointed into the distance.

"Your house is in a forest? Gee, you must be a hermit." Tom said sarcastically, walking after her.

Hermione rolled her eyes at him as the trees cleared up, "You'll be surprised, Riddle, it isn't what you expect, and try not to think about harming me, the castle will respond."

His curiousity was peaked as he heard the word 'castle' as he entered the empty clearing.

"Er… Where is it?" Tom asked.

"Here." Hermione grinned, leaning on thin air, "It's just charmed." She knocked on the invisible wall and a door appeared.

"Now, before we go in, this castle is the Ravenclaw Castle, do you know what it is now?" She asked.

"Yes I do." Tom replied, "It is the castle of Rowena Ravenclaw and can only be found by a descendant."

"Any other details?" Hermione asked, reaching for the door.

"It has more wards than Hogwarts?" He asked.

"Yes, and one last important detail?"

"I wasn't aware of 'one last important detail'." Tom said coldly.

Hermione smirked, "And I won't let you in until you guess correctly."

Wait- didn't she say something about 'don't think about harming me' or something? He thought.

"Well, does the castle harm a person who intentionally thinks or is about to harm the Ravenclaw heir?" Tom asked, guessing.

She grinned, "Five points to Slytherin." She opened the door and gestured him in, "Welcome… To Ravenclaw Castle."

Tom was stunned by the simplicity and elegance of the entrance, it was wide open, not cramped but not to empty. It was mostly light blue and golden-bronze with small eagles hunting, flying and nursing in the wall tapestries.

"Like it?" Hermione asked.

Tom nodded incomprehensively.

She giggled, "Muffin!"

He looked at her strangely before yelping as a house elf popped into existence.

Hermione grinned at him, waving her wand, "I caught that. It's going to be perfect blackmail."

He quickly composed himself and said coldly, "Like I care."

"Really? Then I can give it to Ol' Sluggy and laugh with him about your yelping?" Hermione teased, bending down slightly to grin at him.

He glared at her, She… She's only a few inches… Taller than me. I will not let that get to me… I will- Oh screw it!

Hermione just smirked and went through the inner doors, "If you don't want to get lost, follow me,"

-Two hours later-

"So do you get everything?"

Tom nodded slightly, "Yes."

"Well, it's almost dinner and while we eat I'll tell you the rules, you can let friends come here but I will have to Obliviate them to get rid of how to get here so you will have to tell them that before they come." Hermione said, "And you are forbidden to go into my room, it is a form of harming me since you might curse things or mess up potions."

He nodded again, "Sure."

She smiled, "See you later then."

She walked to the third floor and spoke softly to the golden door, "Tempus Eternus."

The door slid open and she went in, and walked towards her bath. She sighed as the water began to flow and warm up, and slipped into the hot water.

Who knew that time travel was so annoying?

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Some spells/fancy stuff are made up!

Tempus Eternus: Eternal Time