Circe Riddle (Book 3)

Chapter 40

TW: Mentions of daggers, mentions of blood

(Just want to remind you before you start this chapter, this book does not follow the Harry Potter timeline. If you have any questions after you read this chapter don't be afraid to ask)

I started reading the article '40 deaths have been counted in the past week... many people have claimed they have seen Death Eaters roaming the streets, could the Dark Lord be back?'

There had been two stories going around about my father since I was little. Of course there was the story that Harry Potter killed my father, but that wasn't true, he nearly weakened him. My father locked himself away from the world so they wouldn't see how weak he had become- everyone thought he was dead. Some of the stories people have made up don't make sense, but they will come up with their own stories to distract them from the truth. The reason my father gets us to do all his stuff is because he's been too weak to do it, but he's getting more and more powerful as the years go on- and soon he's going to start getting more Death Eaters and continue his plans for 'world domination' or whatever he wants to do. I've seen Harry Potter before- he's a year older than me but since I'm a year ahead, I see him in some of my classes, and I took one look at him and knew there was no way that boy could kill my father, especially not when he was a baby. I avoided the boy as much as possible and he avoided me. I still saw him in the hallways from time to time but it was only for brief seconds. I stayed away from his friends too. And Draco Malfoy- He can keep his bleach blond hair out of my business.

I frowned and passed the paper to the boys "You'd think they'd be a little more discreet, wouldn't you?" I shook my head "Father's probably not going to like the fact this is in the paper" I whispered "Idiots"

"Why wouldn't he want it in the papers?" Indu asked

"He doesn't want to reveal himself just yet- he wants to make a grand appearance-" I started

"He's playing a game of cards and he doesn't want you to see what he has" Mattheo cut me off.

As expected a letter appeared in front of us in a puff of black smoke and dropped into Mattheo's hands. I grabbed Indu's hand and we all glanced around, making sure no one could see us before we apparated to Mattheo's dorm.

Mattheo opened the letter and read it aloud "You have been summoned to a meeting tonight at midnight"

"So you're all Death Eaters or...?" Indu asked

I hadn't really talked to her about this yet "Yeah... uh, we were all forced into it"

"I'm sorry" She commented "It doesn't really change anything though, you're still the same people to me" She shrugged

I gave her a small smile before I nodded my head "Thanks"

"No problem" She smiled back at me.

I turned to Theodore "You might want to bring some ear plugs to the meeting tonight" I grabbed Indu and apparated to our dorm.

"That's something I have wanted to ask you. How do you apparate, let alone in Hogwarts?" She asked

"My father taught me and I honestly still don't know how I can do it in Hogwarts- It just takes some concentration I guess"

"Oh, I forgot to mention there is a new student. They are in fifth year and got put into Slytherin"

"What's their name?" I asked

"I believe it was Nicholas"

"What about the last name?"

"It sounded something like Rosey-"