Chapter Thirteen: Tom
I just noticed, this is kinda like a sad chapter, a unlucky chapter. And its Chapter Thirteen! That doesn't prove anything though
Everyone in the greenhouses turned around.
The scream came from the castle.
"What was that?" Lucy said.
"I don't know, follow me children." Professor Longbottom said. He leaded the kids out of the greenhouses, they followed off one by one.
"What do you think that was?" Davos asked Bane.
"Not sure." Bane said, shrugging. Scorpius, Davos and bane huddled together and shuffled along.
"Who do you think made that sound?" Jenna whispered to Tom.
"I'm as clueless as everyone, but I can tell from the pitch it was a young girl," Tom answered. Jenna looked surprised.
"What?" Tom asked.
"Nothing." The two were silent until Professor Longbottom stopped abruptly. They saw Professor Wolfheart sprinting along the courtyard and into the castle.
"Jack! What happened?" Longbottom yelled. Wolfheart turned around and saw them.
"I don't know! I just heard the scream! I was down at the lake."
"Why was Professor Wolfheart down at the lake?" Scorpius wondered aloud.
"Nevermind that Scorpius. Who made that scream?" Jenna said.
"Tom says that from the pitch it was made by a young girl." Jenna continued.
"Really?" Davos said.
"Yes. But the sooner we go in the castle, then we find out what happens." Tom said in a rushed whisper.
"Come on Children!" Professor Longbottom yelled. The students followed Longbottom and Wolfheart into the castle.
The two Professor both had their wands held out.
"I can understand Wolfheart, but Longbottom?" Bane said curiously.
"Longbottom knows tons of curses, hexes and spells, he learned it in his fifth year," Scorpius explained. "My dad." he added as The four looked at him.
"Now be quiet." Wolfheart said.
"Help us!" The same scream came again.
"There! The Great Hall!" Lorcan whispered.
"Great, come on." Longbottom said. They creeped to the Great Hall.
"Children, I know you don't know much, but I head great reports from your charms class. I want you to take your wands out and fire any spells, hexes and curses you know at an attacker." Wolfheart whispered. Lorcan, Lysander, Lucy, Jenna, Tom, Scorpius, Davos and Bane nodded.
The double oak doors were shut tight. Professor Longbottom held his wand and swished it.
"Bombardo!" The doors blasted open and the children ran in, wand at the ready. They surveyed their surrounding and saw all the students trapped in corners. Four people dressed in black, gray and silver robes with masks were furiously waving their wands at the children.
"Crucio!" One of the masked intruders yelled. The same scream was made in the back corner. It was Rose Granger.
"Rose!" Jenna yelled. The same intruder spun around and saw Jenna.
"Incendio!" Jenna yelled. A blast of fire erupted from her wand and set the intruder on fire.
"Ah!" He screamed. Tom could tell it was a man from the voice.
Tom looked around and saw that the four corners were separated into the four houses. The house tables were flipped over and scratched.
Tom saw Albus, James, Lupin, Patrick and more Gryffindors huddled in one corner. There faces covered with fear.
"Get them!" A woman yelled. Lorcan whipped out his wand and yelled, "Flipendo!" The woman in robes flipped backwards and Tom felt the spot on his back where he was flipped backwards, just like the woman.
"Pefetricus Totalus!" Tom yelled as another masked intruder walking away from the Slytherin corner. The Slytherin intruder froze.
"Sectupsempra!" Screamed the masked man who was set on fire. The spell hit Lucy on the arm and she toppled over, clutching the wound.
"No! Lucy!" Rose screamed.
"Shut up!" The man yelled. "Crucio!" She screamed again.
"Stop it! I suspect who ever you work for, no ones supposed to die. You're going to torture her to death!" Tom yelled. Now, the four intruders turned to Tom.
"Oh really?" The one from Hufflepuff said, she was unharmed.
"Yeah." Tom had to test something, and if it was true, he would survive.
"Well, maybe you're wrong." The Ravenclaw sneered, he appeared to have ridded the fire.
"We'll show you that you're wrong." The Slytherin one raised her wand and blasted a curse at him,
"No Tom!" Tom heard a familiar voice scream. He looked around and saw Albus. Tom smiled. Albus didn't hate him.
"Avada Kedavra!" Tom saw a green jet blast out of her wand and it hit Tom right in the chest. He fell down and felt hi heart slow down. It was all silent for a second, then Tom heard a voice.
"You idiot! I think that was him! The one he wanted!" Someone screamed.
"Tom. . ." A voice whispered to him. Tom felt someone put a arm on his chest.
"Scorpius, I think he's really. . ." The voice said, it was Jenna.
"Dead?" Scorpius mumbled.
"Protego!" Someone yelled, Tom felt Jenna and Scorpius fade away from him and he opened his eyes. They were being forced away from him. Jenna, Scorpius, Davos and Bane were magically being pushed over to the Slytherin corner. That meant Lorcan, Lysander and Lucy were being sent to the Ravenclaw corner. Where were Wolfheart and Longbottom going then?
It didn't matter though. Tom could feel it, he was fading away. It didn't work, he was wrong.
All Tom knew, was that he was dying. Slowly. Very slowly.