Always || Tom Riddle

Talk of the school

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"Divination...great!"I muttered under my breath while reading my timetable for the day.Penelope nearly choked on her cereal in laughter to which I put the timetable down onto the table.

"You really hate Trelawney don't you?Well as your always giving others advice here is some for you,if you don't like her tell it to her face,or even ask to sit somewhere near the back so she won't always pick on you...I mean I don't even like her but I have to put up with her oogly eyes staring back at me underneath that carpet of curly hair..."Penelope began to mumble on about how bad Professor Trelawney was and hadn't even noticed that the very women was stood no less and two feet away from her,some of the other Slytherins sat around the long dinner table were staring with smirks in amusement.

"Uh Penelope-"

"No I really mean it you tell her girl!"She patted my shoulder looking proud of herself and I looked to the teacher behind her who looked more than furious,in fact furious would be an understatement as her face was red as a beetroot,with her carpet of curly hair covering her oogly eyes as Penelope so diligently put it.

"MRS FUDGE!"Penelope went as pale as a white sheet,turning around on the bench to face the teacher who had her hands on her hips in disapproval.

"Y-yes Professor?"She gulped and most of the great halls occupants turned to stare,in fact the whole school was staring.

"MY OFFICE ELEVEN THIRTY SHARP,IF YOU ARE LATE THERE WILL BE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES!!!"Trelawney yelled at the top of her lungs before stomping off in a huff leaving a few of the first years giggling and whispering among themselves while the older students just stared in shock.

"Well,that could have been worse"Penelope muttered clearly embarrassed once turning back to me.

"Could have been worse-,Penelope the whole school was listening!"I replied in a hushed voice.She raised her eyebrows and looked to the other houses who were whispering among themselves.

"Is there a problem here ladies?"We both looked up expecting something bad to happen only to see Tom to which I perked up a bit.

"Oh,Tom,I am guessing you heard the thing with...uh Penelope and Trelawney."I replied as he raised his eyebrows with a smirk.

"Oh I did,and I can guarantee that it will be talk of the school for the rest of the term"

"Don't remind me"Penelope muttered and grabbed her bag as we began to walk as a three towards the stairs to Divination.

"I can't believe that she was that close and you didn't bother to tell me"Penelope hissed as we climbed the many stairs to the classroom.

"Well I did try,you just didn't take the hint"

"Oh who cares,its too late now.All I can say is I am sorry because now Trelawneys gonna be in a right piss with me when I get up there"Penelope hurried off into the classroom and I rolled my eyes following her in.I took a seat noticing that we were now right at the back,as far away from Trelawney as possible.

"Today,we will be learning about the different meanings that a shape of the leaves can take,for example the grim,it can sometimes be misunderstood.And many of you have been getting below...what is expected of you in your tests,now,as you have your OWLs coming up I suggest that you stop with all the talking and get some work done!Turn to page 109!"Professor Trelawney snapped walking into a few of the tables as she stumbled around the room.Everyone seemed to wake up and instantly turned to the correct page waiting for the next set of instructions.

"Read both of the pages and then answer the questions on the next page,you will then come up and POLITELY ask for a marking sheet,I believe that this will both prepare you for what is to come in your OWLs and get your grades up,now get on with it!And if I hear a single whisper out of any of you,you will be coming back every break,lunch and free period that you have until you have learnt your lesson!"As the others mumbled a reply I leaned over to Penelope.

"I wonder whats got her cranky"I whispered sarcastically and that seemed to put her mood up a bit after Trelawneys rant.The class was just about to end when Trelawney saw something and froze,fainting on the spot.I really couldn't care less for the women but she was my teacher and well...I was now a prefect it was my responsibility to set an example.I rushed down to her side and felt her forehead which was ice cold...she had been petrified.