Circe Riddle (Book 1)

Chapter 8

TW: Mentions of death

"You can go to dinner if you want" I offered Indu as I turned to face her

"Really?" she asked

"Yeah, why not" I shrugged

"Great, but I will be back after I'm done eating"

"Great, see you then" I waved goodbye to her as she left and I walked over to the table Thomas was sitting at.

"Hello sister" He greeted

"Hello Thomas" I replied then Mattheo walked into the room and saw us in the corner and came over. Thomas eyed him wearily, his suspicion for Mattheo covered his face and I knew Mattheo could sense it too.

"Circe" Mattheo greeted, nodding his head at me. "Thomas" He glanced at Thomas then sat down.

We started talking and Mattheo told Thomas what he had told me earlier and Thomas nodded his head as Mattheo talked.

Once he was finished I asked him "How did you know to look in the forest?"

"I didn't but we couldn't find her anywhere else and Theodore had a feeling she would be in there" He explained

"Was there any other student in your year that you noticed wasn't there during the feast or someone who was acting suspicious?" I questioned

"No, and I only really pay attention to the Slytherins and they were all there"

I looked at Thomas "no one from his year but a year below mine, a 5th year. He wasn't at the feast and came back to the common room a little before you did" He nodded towards Mattheo "But I don't think he would ever kill someone. I could have been him but I doubt it"

"How about in your house, is there anyone... weird in your house?" Mattheo asked

"Everyone is weird in their own ways but my house is full of weirdos don't even get me started, but none of them would kill anyone, or harm anyone. Unless it's by being smacked accidentally by a book"

"Accidentally?" Thomas asked

"Yeah, this morning two guys were playing catch with a book, I almost got hit, don't ask"

"I wasn't going to" He replied

"So are we back at a dead end?" Mattheo asked

"Quick question, do you know a first year Slytherin named... what was it, oh Hunter?"

"I have talked with him once, wasn't that interesting, why?"

"He just seemed off" I shrugged "Just curious about why I was put in Ravenclaw and not Slytherin"

"He just wants attention, word of advice, don't let him have it" Mattheo whispered

"I didn't, I left him in the dust as soon as the bell rang" I looked at Mattheo "Are you still trying to break into wherever it is you were trying to get into?"

Mattheo glared at me then looked at Thomas who was glaring at him "No, that was a dumb Idea"

"You were trying to break into somewhere?" Thomas asked disapprovingly

"Yes, I was, keyword was, as in the past" He looked away just as I caught the sight of someone rushing in the library doors.

Theodore sped into the library, glancing around looking for something until he caught my glance and came over to us. He looked at Mattheo "Another girl was killed" He reported in a hushed voice as if not to worry the people around us.

"What?, Where?" Mattheo asked, standing up. Thomas glanced at me with an unrecognizable emotion, the closest I could guess was worry.

"The courtyard" He replied

"Did you see or hear anything?" Thomas asked, still sitting down, trying to act calm.

"I heard someone, I think it was a boy say the killing curse then I heard her scream, I waited a minute or two until I heard footsteps walking away then I went and saw her, she was dead" Theodore explained, still whisper shouting.

"Do you know who the girl was?" Mattheo questioned as he tilted his head

"No, she looked like a first year student, a Hufflepuff"

I looked down and frowned slightly. A girl hadn't even been here a week and she was now dead. "Do you know their blood status?"

"Halfblood, same as Cleo"

Same as me and my brothers- I couldn't help thinking. 

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