Chapter 12
The rest of there summer flew by like they knew it would. They finished all there homework quickly and almost finished there plans. They knew everywhere they wanted to travel too and Belinda knew what to make her Horcruxes out of. The only thing left was for Tom to figure out what the rest of his Horcruxes would be made of. He already knew Belinda would be one, The locket, Diary, Nagini and ring. That was five he just needed two more. He wanted to locate Hufflepuff cup and Ravenclaws crown. He didn't want anything from Gryffindor since that was the enemy house of Slytherin.
Ravenclaws crown had been lost for years. The Ravenclaw ghost had told Tom she lost it in the woods of Albania so that was on there list to travel too when they left Hogwarts.
Hufflepuff cup would be easier. After some research they found it was owned by an old widow that collected magical artifacts. All they'd have to do is find her and get her to give it to them. Something else they would do when they left school.
They were packing all there things today. They would leave for Diagon Alley to stay at the leaky cauldron the next day so tonight was there last night to ever have to live in this muggle filth and Belinda was very happy about this as was Tom.
Tom was in the shower, Belinda already took hers and was just closing the lid to her trunk when that idiot boy came back to her room door just as he did last year.
"Packing to leave." he ask and she sneered at him but didn't answer.
"I'm talking to you." he said firmly and she snorted.
"Yeah, and." she ask and he scowled at her.
"Still think your better then me don't you freak." he ask walking back towards her. She rolled her eyes at the idiot, this was just like last summer. He obviously doesn't remember Tom's warning.
"I don't think I'm better then you I know I am and I suggest you leave before Tom finds you back in here." she said keeping her hand on her wand that was up her sleeve. They were both 17 now and could use magic outside of school, but any unforgivables would land them in jail but there were still lots of other ways to hurt someone and if this idiot put one little finger on her she was going to flip out on him.
"You think I'm scared of your boyfriend, please. This is your last chance to be with a real man, honey." he said and she looked at him in disgust before scoffing.
"There's no real man in this room, honey. Now leave before I hurt you." she said and he stalked towards her. This time however she held her ground and didn't back away, he raised his hand to slap her but she ducked out of the way and used her wand to close and silence the door before putting the boy in a body bind.
"Big mistake." she said in a cold voice. The boy couldn't move of scream so he just stared at her with wide eyes.
"Belinda, are you in there. Baby open the door." She heard Tom's voice. She opened it for him and he slipped inside before she shut it again. He took in the scene and his eyes flashed with anger.
"What's going on." he ask coming to stand over the boy next to Belinda. She explained what happened and what she did and he was pissed.
"You didn't listen to my warning last summer did you, you filthy muggle trash." Tom snarled.
"No I don't think he did. What shall we do with him love." Belinda ask eyeing the boy. Tom thought about it for a moment before smirking. He waved his wand and transfigured the boy into a large rat.
"How about feed him to Nagini." Tom smirked and Belinda nodded, smiling evilly. Tom went and got there snake from his room and sat her on the ground.
"Ooo. Rat. Is it for me." she hissed and Tom nodded.
"Yes this boy tried to attack Belinda. I think he needs to learn his lesson and what a better way then to become your dinner." Tom told her and Nagini hissed in anger.
"Filthy boy tries to hurt my youngling. Leave it to me, master." Nagini said before darting out and biting into the rat boy over and over until it was dead then she ate him.
"Yum." Nagini said.
Tom laughed at his snake before placing her back into her tank in his room. He pulled Belinda down on the bed and wrapped his arms around her.
"There you don't have to worry about him anymore." he said before they went to sleep.
The next morning they woke up early and got ready quickly, they couldn't wait to get the hell out of this place. The only time they will ever some back is when they leave school to burn this place to the ground, with everyone in it of course.
"Ready." Tom ask her and she nodded. They started to walk outside when they caught site of the women that owns the place.
"Leaving finally. Well good reddens." she spat before going back into her office. Looks like they didn't know the muggle boy was missing yet. Tom smirked at that before pulling Belinda outside to the cab. They took one last look at the place before driving off towards the leaky cauldron.
Once inside Tom the bar tender gave them the same room they had last time and they split the cost again since they were here days earlier then normal, they just couldn't wait to get back to the wizarding world.
When they unpacked there things and ate lunch they decided to go to Gringotts and get that taken care of. When they got there the goblin told them he needed to talk to them in his office about important matters.
Curious they followed wondering what was up.
"Now, since your both of age in the wizarding world we need to do a blood test to see if there's any vaults you will now have access to. If you would please hold out your hands." he said and they both did. He pricked there fingers and let them drop on a piece of paper. The paper glowed before turning normal again.
"Well, it says here that your technically married, is that true." the goblin ask and they nodded.
"We did a bonding ritual. But we don't want that to become common knowledge." Tom said and the Goblin nodded.
"We keep all out clients secrets, Mr. Riddle. Don't worry. Now, Belinda Corbin. You now have full access to your families vaults as well as the old Corbin Manor." the goblin said handing her the paper. It showed how much money she had and her eyes widened at the amount of money in her families old vaults.
"Why was I not aware there was this much money out there. I thought the vault I transferred here from America was all my family had." Belinda ask handing Tom the paper to read and his eyes widened as well. She was loaded.
"That is because when they moved your grandfather Corbin was still alive. He died a few years ago and your father didn't want the money. Said he didn't want anything to do with his dark family so he passed on it. Now there dead and you're the only living relative. The vaults have all been combined into one large one for you. The Corbin family is the last living blood of Grindelwald. The Corbin Manor was passed down to your grandfather from Grindelwald himself to which he changed the name on the deed." the goblin said and Belinda and Tom gasp.
"Wait. Are you telling me I'm a descendent of Grindelwald. The dark wizard Dumbledore defeated." Belinda ask and the Goblin nodded.
"Most of the money in your vault comes from the Grindelwald accounts, just all put into one to make it easier for you is all." he told her and she shook her head to clear it, she couldn't believe it.
Tom too was stunned. He always knew she was powerful and dark but he had no idea she had the blood of Grindelwald in here. That made him all the more proud of her.
"All we need to do is change your ring. If you could hand it to me." he said and she did. The goblin did something to it and it changed to combine the Corbin and Grindelwald crest and change the stone from red to black. He then handed it to her and she put it back on.
"That will give you access to your new vault and your new Manor. To key anyone else in to the wards on that house you will have to use there blood and place a drop on the gates to allow them access if your not there." the goblin said and Belinda nodded still stunned.
"Has anyone lived in that house recently." Tom ask and Belinda was grateful for his brain cause hers was gone at the moment.
"No one has lived in it since old man Corbin died, Before that Grindelwald used it from time to time when he needed a secure location to stay in. It has every possible security attached to it and no one that's not keyed to the wards can find it." he told them and they nodded.
"Now, Tom. You now have access to the Gaunt and Slytherin vaults. The Gaunt vaults don't have much money in it but the Slytherin vaults have a good bit." the goblin said and handed him a paper with the amounts on it. He didn't have the money Belinda had but he had quite a bit.
"We have also combined your vaults into one and the Slytherin ring you wear will give you access if you'll hand it to me so I can key it in." the goblin said and Tom handed him the ring, he wondered why the Gaunts didn't use the money in these vaults while they were alive but didn't really care to ask.
"Also, the Riddle family we have found out were your muggle relatives. They were all killed over the summer and since there was no one to leave there money and house to it goes to you and has been transferred into wizarding money and placed in your vault." the goblin said and Tom nodded.
"I didn't know I had any muggle family left." he said trying to make it sound true. The goblin nodded but didn't ask any questions, it wasn't in there nature to get involved in family problems.
"The only thing left to do is decided if you want each other to have access to your accounts, since your bonded now." the goblin said.
"That's fine with me. Key Tom into my vaults." Belinda said and Tom nodded and said the same. She was the only one he trusted with his things and she felt the same. Once they were finished at the bank they decided to go to Belinda's new Manor and check it out.
They apperated to the location and Belinda keyed Tom into the wards with a drop of his blood. Once the gates opened and allowed them entry they started to look around.
The manor was a huge gothic style mansion that sat on hundreds of acres of land and gardens. It even had it's own greenhouses for growing potion ingredients.
When they were done with the outside they walked up the stone steps and opened the door. As soon as they opened it a pop sounded and a house elf appeared.
"Hello, my name is Tina and I am the head house elf. You must be my new mistress." she said bowing.
"Yes Tina I am. Can you tell me if you have been keeping the house up even though no one has owned it in a few years." Belinda ask and the house elf nodded.
"Yes, Miss. We have kept it clean since the last Master died. We knew someone would come take over and wanted it to always be ready." Tina the elf said and Belinda nodded.
"Were going to look around for a while, This is Tom, My husband. He will also be your Master so you are all to treat him as such. You are not to ever tell anyone anything that happens in this house or anything you may hear. Is that understood." Belinda ordered and the elf nodded.
"Yes. We are bound to the house and the Owner. We will never tell the secrets, miss and we do's as were told." Tina said and Belinda nodded before dismissing it.
"I cant believe this place, its huge." Belinda said as they went from room to room looking at everything. It was decorated with a dark look. You could tell dark wizards have owned the place for years. They library was very impressive and both Tom and Belinda couldn't wait to start reading the books in there.
It took over two hours to look through every room and it was decided that they would move in here so they sent the house elf to get there things from the leaky cauldron. They weren't worried about the money they paid for the room since they were now very rich. A few Gallons was nothings.
"Tom this room would be perfect for holdings meetings and such and the cells in the basement are already for prisoners." Belinda said and Tom agreed. The house was set up perfect for them. The huge ball room was big enough that they could key the death eaters into the wards when they called them giving them temporary access for meetings only then once they leave the manor again would stay secure.
The cells were heavily warded and only opened for Belinda and now Tom since he was keyed as a Master of the house. It was perfect.
"Everything is falling into place perfectly, love." Tom told her later that night after they had gone to bed. He couldn't believe the luck they were having. This was a huge weight off them now that they didn't have to find locations for hold meetings or live after school.
"I know. I cant believe it. I love this house." Belinda said before they fell asleep.
They next day they went and bought all there school things before apperating back to the manor where they spent the rest of the week before having to head back to school. Belinda ordered the Elves to keep up the house until they returned and told them they would be visiting the manor for Christmas so to have it decorated and ready.
This would be the first year Tom left Hogwarts during Christmas break. He now had somewhere nice and safe to enjoy the holidays and the perfect mate to spend in alone with.
