Always || Tom Riddle

Revelations

Tom was taking such long strides that even when running I couldn't catch up with him.Now back in the main hallway by the front door I tried to brainstorm where he would go when looking for a death eater.But I would also have to think where my uncle would be,maybe if I got there first then he could apparate and not come back,I could then persuade Tom to not hunt him down when he was feeling less...like murdering someone.I decided to check upstairs,that's where most of the death eaters rooms were and it was getting late,if Jeffery had not gone out on the hunt for muggleborns then maybe he was in his room.Black,Lestrange,Knott,Malfoy I passed some of the death eaters rooms keeping an eye out for Jeffery's name,it could be Pevensie as my mother took my fathers surname but what if it was something different?Surely then I would stand no chance and it wasn't like I could take a peek in each room with a name tag on I didn't recognize because to be honest I tried as hard as possible to stay away from the death eaters,especially when Tom wasn't around,so how could I recognize any of his clothes or belongings.

I stopped outside a random door without a name tag and decided to investigate.I turned the nob and pushed the door open,with a creak it swung open revealing a trashed up room.The name tag was on the floor and it did indeed say Pevensie,draws full of clothes were upturned and spilling everywhere,the goose feather plush pillows were split open leaving trails of feathers across the wooden floor.Beer bottles were smashed and it looked like my uncle had put up a fight against someone,sadly I didn't have to guess who,Tom.Walking further into the bedroom I picked up a photo,it was of my parents holding me as a baby,both smiling back at me,my mother throwing a glance to me while I slept in her arms and my father planting a kiss lovingly on her forehead.I hope that's what me and Tom end up like,I hope he will forget this...somehow I knew he would never give it up,not even for me.

"Get up!"A muffled voice outside made my head snap up.I placed the photo onto the chester draws and rushed over to the window.It was dark outside but I could still see my uncle on the grass and Tom stood angrily with his wand drawn.

"NOW!"He yelled and my uncle flinched,standing up in front of Tom looking more than embarrassed.The strange thing was I couldn't move I wanted to run down to them and stop Tom from doing something stupid,however,my legs were rooted to the floor.

"What do you have to say for yourself?!"My uncle muttered a reply but it was inaudible.

"What was that?"

"Nothing,I have nothing to say for myself"At that moment my uncle looked up to meet my eyes and my breathing hitched,how did he know I was up here?He smiled knowingly at me,did he just read my thoughts?Finding my legs once more I ran down the stairs out the back door just as Tom was about to cast a spell.

"Tom no!"He froze and looked to me with shock,as usual he quickly recovered himself and furrowed his eyebrows at me.

"What?You want him to live for what he did to you?Clara,he could have killed you!"I cast a glance to my uncle who stood with an expressionless face that I had seen so many times on Tom.I tried my best to get him to see he had to leave,he had to get out of here before he ended up dead.

"I-I know,but hes the only family I have left,he is my uncle"

"Your uncle?"Toms dark eyes moved between me and my uncle in confusion.

"You lied to me,I thought you said you had no family."

"I thought so too,I literally only just found out myself"For some reason I couldn't quite meet his searching eyes,he was just as astonished as I was.A silence began between the three of us,none knew what to say.

"Explain yourself,Uncle"

"Clara,you don't want anything to do with me..."He trailed off as his voice broke when he tried to say anything else,tears sprung to his eyes and Toms eyebrows went up.

"And why would that be?"Toms voice was laced with venom it was clear he did not like Jeffery whether or not he was related to me.

"I am the reason her parents are dead,I would have killed her too had it not been for the muggle police arriving."Jeffery began to laugh,not a nice laugh but an evil one,a laugh that would haunt my nightmares and sent chills down my spine.Without thinking about it my wand was drawn and I was pointing it at him.I thought that he would silence but instead he continued laughing,even more so now that my wand was out.

"You have got guts girl I will give you that"I clenched my jaw and ran at him pushing my wand into his throat.

"Why?What would you get out of killing me and my parents?!"

"I would get revenge on my brother,he got everything,the girl,the house...the family life that I knew I would never get.And all because he asked out your mother to the yule ball before I could get the chance."

"You killed him out of jealousy?!"I gulped when he nodded and looked over my shoulder to Tom with tears in my eyes.With one look he gave a solemn nod,it had to be done,for my parents,my uncle would have to die,tonight.