The Dark Side

6. Confronting

I froze. Shit.

I need a cigarette.
I walked back to my room, grabbed a pack of cigarettes and walked back outside shutting the door.
The twins gave me a confused look. I showed them the packet and they nodded.
I wasn't gonna talk about this in here. So I walked to the astronomy tower and they just followed.

"Okay, what is it you guys have to tell me?" I asked lighting the cigarette with my wand.
"There are rumors that you and Riddle are behind the disappearance of the Hufflepuff couple." Fred said. I was about to say something to prove my innocence.
"We obviously know you wouldn't do something like that-" George said. "but we heard our brother and Potter talking to Dumbledore, saying they saw you two wandering around a few days ago."
I gasped. That two faced son of a bitch.
"Your brother and Potter don't like me, that's it. A little dramatic to make me out as murderer not?"
"We agree." They said in unison.

"But what were you doing with Riddle then?" "A Grindelwald and a Riddle wandering together at night doesn't sound so good you know."
"I know, I know. Riddle puked. So I brought him to the hospital wing. We can ask madam Pomfrey to back up my story." I said. They both nodded.

"If you need a backup for your story, say you were hanging out with us." George said. Fred nodded.
"Yes, we were in the kitchen looking for food and heard someone coming. We ran, but obviously they only caught me." Fred said rolling his eyes making George and I laugh.

"I just don't get why Potter would do that. He apologized for being rude and asked me to be friends and now he's out there calling me a murderer." I said annoyed.
"Yeah it is kinda confusing." Said George.
"I do think you're an amazing girl." Fred said as he winked at me.
"Oi, so do I!" George said.
"I in fact also think I'm amazing." I said. We all started laughing.

~

The next morning I woke up to the twins banging on my door.
How the bloody hell do they always get in here?
I went to get Draco but he wasn't feeling very well so he stayed in bed and I said I would bring him breakfast.

I was walking with the twins to the great hall when Dumbledore stopped us.

"Miss Grindelwald, may I talk to you for a second?" he asked.
The twins gave me a reassuring look. Before they left George whispered that he would save me a seat.

"What's wrong professor Dumbledore?" I asked innocently.
"I don't know if you have heard this, but there are rumors that you and mr Riddle are behind the disappearance of the two Hufflepuffs." He said.
"Professor, I promise that I don't have to do anything with that and I really doubt Riddle would do something like that." I said trying to defend us.
"I've heard from two trustable students that you and mr Riddle were wandering the corridors together a few nights ago, around the time the two missing students were last seen." He said.
"Well that is possible professor. A few nights ago I found Riddle in the common room very unwell. He vomited and was a little pale, so I decided to take him to the hospital wing." I said.
"And would you mind if I checked this story with madam Pomfrey and mr Riddle?" he asked.
"Not at all professor." I said. I was a little nervous about that because Riddle would have to say the exact same thing as I did.

"Did you do anything else that night, that could be some kind of proof of your innocence?" he asked.
"Uhm well- I- not really" I said trying to look nervous. I would only make sense if I didn't want to get caught with going to the kitchen at night.
"Are you sure miss Grindelwald? It feels like you are.. hiding something from me." He said giving me a suspicious look.
"Well.. after that I was hanging out with the Weasley twins." I said looking down.
"You and George Weasley were in the kitchen with Fred?" he asked giving me a shocked look.
I nodded looking a bit ashamed.
"I will make sure to confirm both your stories. Have a nice day." He said.

Okay well now I have to find Riddle. If he tells a different story we're both screwed.
I ran back to the dungeons as fast as I could. I was looking for Mattheo, but I couldn't find him.
I saw his roommate Adrian Pucey. Maybe he'll know where Mattheo is.

"Pucey." I shouted across the common room. He turned to look at me.
"You know where Riddle is?" I asked.
He shook his head. "He left a few minutes ago."
"Any idea where he is going?" I asked.
"He said something about fresh air and peace. He sounded like some muggle hippie." Adrian chuckled.
"That's so useless Pucey!" I shouted and left the common room.

Where the bloody hell would he be going?
Fresh air and peace? What the fuck.
After a few minutes I knew where he was.

I ran outside to the tree by the black lake. When I got there, I saw him sitting down against the tree with a book.
He reads?

"Oi Riddle!" I shouted making him look back.
"So people think we killed the two Hufflepuffs." I said standing in front of him.
"So I've heard." He said, not looking up from his book.
I grabbed the book from his hands. "How the fuck are you so calm? If they find out it was us, e are done Riddle! Done!" I shouted.
"But they can't right?" he asked.
"If we don't have proof it wasn't us we will remain the main suspects. So your story has to match the one I told Dumbledore." I said.
"Okay so what did you say?" he asked.

I explained everything that I told Dumbledore. He agreed to say that after we went to the hospital wing he went back to the common room but I went to the Gryffindor tower.

Now I have to go to scarface and the ginger to confront them about telling Dumbledore that, but first get breakfast for Draco.
I went to the great hall and saw the trio sitting close to the door. I took this as my chance to confront them.

"Good morning." I said, sitting next to Hermione.
"Good morning Lizzie. How are you." She asked with a smile.
"Well Hermione, my morning started of really well, until I was stopped by professor Dumbledore in the corridor." I sad while filling a plat with food for Draco.
"Why did he want to talk to you?" she asked giving me a confused look.
"I'm glad you asked. Apparently someone gave him the idea that I am behind the whole students missing thing." I said looking and Harry and Ron.
She saw me looking at them, after a few seconds she gasped.

"Why would you do something like that?" she asked looking disappointed.
"Well we saw her in the corridors at night, with Riddle." Harry said.
"You can't jump to conclusions like that!" Hermione said annoyed.
"It's because I'm a Grindelwald and he's a Riddle, right?" I said with a fake sad look.
"That is a little suspicious isn't it?" Ron said.
"Well if you must know, Riddle wasn't feeling well, so I took him to the hospital wing." I said.
"Oh" they said in unison.

They were quiet for a while Hermione was giving them a very disappointed look.
"I'm really sorry Elizabeth." Harry said.
"Yeah, me too." Ron said giving me a small smile.
"It's okay I guess." I said looking at my still empty plate.

"Here, eat." Ron said putting some food on my plate, making everyone laugh.
"Hey uh- we are going to hang out tonight. Ron is going to teach us how to play wizards chess." Harry said a little shy. "If you want you can join us." He said with a smile.
"I would love to join." I said with a big smile.
"Great, come to the Gryffindor common room after dinner." He said.
"Okay." I said while standing up.
"Where are you going with all that food?" Hermione asked, pointing at the plate in my hand.
"Draco is sick, so I'm bringing him breakfast in bed." I said with a smile.