Always || Tom Riddle

Time will tell

"And what makes you think we would do that?"Tom spat raising his wand,the fight had begun,the Minister of Magic seemed to freeze on the spot but when Toms wand sent a spell at him he managed to unfreeze and deflect it.With their Lords command the death eaters began an attack on the others,some stayed and fought while others apparated to safety,cowards.I had been so caught up in thought that I hardly noticed that Victoria was stood in front of me with a devilish smirk on her face,I reached for my wand but it was nowhere to be found,shoot!I had stupidly placed it down on Toms desk.

"Worried are we Pevensie?"Before I knew it she had sent the cruciatus curse on me,I easily used wandless magic to turn it on her and she fell to the ground screaming,it seemed to make some of the people from the ministry stop and stare,shortly before escaping.I had to admit seeing her there screaming amused me and also sickened me,but didn't I have a right to see her like this,after all the last time she had done this to me I had lost my child.In my anger I lost my concentration,Victoria's makeup was smudged and her head moved quickly to try and find an escape route,there was non and the other workers from the ministry had left her.I relaxed upon feeling arms go around my waist and a chin rest on my shoulder.

"You have to mean it"A whisper from Tom sounded in my ear making a smile form on my lips.He always knew what to say and do,you could say he was perfect had it not been for his killing sprees and his desperation for immortality.With his words fresh in my mind I concentrated harder and soon Victoria Clearwater,the girl who had bullied me for years on end during school was once again on the floor writhing in pain.With every scream emitted I grew more satisfied and deeper into trance.

"That's enough!"A voice broke me out of it and everyone spun around to see Dumbeldore stood behind us bold as ever,and even more fearless than the last time I had seen him.

"I really thought you were the type of girl who knew when to say no..."Dumbeldore's bright sky blue eyes met mine pleadingly but I kept my face passive.

"How dare you say that!"Tom stepped forward angry and ready to defend me,he looked deadly taking long strides towards the old wizard but I put a hand to his chest making his attention turn to me.

"Hes not worth it,come on lets just go"His eyebrows went up but nonetheless he took my hand and followed me back inside,Victoria had scrambled to safety and soon both Dumbledore and Victoria were gone.

"My Lord"Lestranges voice sounded behind us and although it did not concern me my fingers were entwined with Toms and to be honest I didn't exactly want to let go,I felt safe.

"What is it?"Lestrange flinched at the sharpness of Toms voice but soon regained himself and cleared his throat.

"We were wondering what our next plan of action will be"I had been so focused on Tom and Lestrange that I had not even noticed the death eaters stood surrounding us,waiting and watching our every move.There was a moment of silence and Tom nodded his head understandingly,clearly only just thinking of what to himself.

"Go,to the dining room,I will be with you in a minute"With his command most of them left but Lestrange and Malfoy remained.

"All of you"The pair soon rushed off without hesitation towards the dining room.As soon as they were out of sight I was led off back to the study,sure enough my wand lay on the beautifully carved dark chestnut desk,I let go of Toms hand and grabbed it,just to be safe,I didn't want to leave it behind again.I looked back up from my wand to see Tom stood by the window looking out thoughtfully.With a sigh I walked up behind him and rested my head on his shoulder while wrapping my arms around his waist.His hands gave mine a tight reassuring squeeze which made me smile.If he was around everything was going to be alright,I just knew it.

"What are you thinking?"

"How we can win this war..."Tom let go of my hands and strode towards his desk,opening and closing a few draws until he found what he wanted,an old map of Hogwarts and its grounds.

"What do you need this for?"I asked making my way over beside him and running my fingers across the dated map,this must be hundreds of years old.

"To be able to attack the school"My head shot up and I furrowed my eyebrows,he wasn't seriously planning to go through with this.

"What could you possibly want at the school?"

"Dumbeldore may have thought he could keep me away by dismissing my right to teach as a DADA teacher,but he hasn't gotten rid of me yet.I will attack tonight,the old fool wont even see us coming!"Tom rambled on and seemed to get caught up in it,after a while he wasn't even directly speaking to me but to himself.

"Tom"My voice broke him out of it and I walked up to him,placing my hands on his cheeks.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"He nodded furiously but his eyes told me another story,sadness lay there and for a short period of time he looked vulnerable.

"Hogwarts may have once been my home but it is not now...I must go!"And with that Tom Riddle was gone,off to a meeting with his death eaters.I waited patiently for his return by sitting at his desk and reading.Hours seemed to pass and darkness fell so I put the book down and began to light some candles,the Malfoys weren't up for redecorating their centuries old manor so they had no proper heating or lighting,instead they still relied on fires for warmth and candles for sources of light.When reaching the candles by the window I noticed death eaters stood around chatting excitedly outside,oh no,with long strides I rushed to the front door reaching it just as Tom was about to exit.

"Tom...whats going on?"I already had a feeling he was really going to attack the school but wanted to be sure.

"To Hogwarts,to free it of the filthy mudbloods!"He spat with his face contorted in disgust.I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do but I put a hand to his cheek which made him send me a small smile and reach for it with his own.

"Don't go...please"I begged feeling tears well up in my eyes.I couldn't risk losing him and I certainly wouldn't be able to bear it if I never saw him again.I don't know what I would do without him,psychopath or not,I still loved him more than anything.

"I have to,I will come back to you,I promise"He stared intently into my eyes for a while seeming to be regretting his decision but the emotion left and they turned back to the cold fathomless eyes I saw so often.

"I need to go"His voice was soft but his gaze upon looking at the death eaters turned to determined.

"Tonight,we will be doing an honor to the wizarding world,we will be the wizards and witches that younger generations look up to in the future,we will purge the wizarding world of mudbloods!"I put a hand to my stomach at his mention of younger generations,the little kicks had been happening more often and I had been feeling sick for the past month.Each time I had dismissed the fact that I could once again be pregnant and pushed it away,in the middle of a wizarding war it was really not the time to be vulnerable.The death eaters took off apparating to the outskirts of Hogsmeade,from there they would be able to go undetected to the school.Within seconds Tom too had apparated causing me to let out a sob,what if he never came back,would I be left behind with our child?Only time will tell.