The Snakes Gambit| T.R

Chapter 2

After the prefect ceremony , I was given my new dorm , I felt as if I had a clean slate , and as soon as I stepped foot into the blank space my mind immediately got to work on how I wanted it decorated.

I set up a few picture frames on the desk next to the window and decided that it would probably be best to finish decorating tomorrow when I actually had the energy and motivation to do something other than lay in bed.

But today was not tomorrow , and so I crashed on my new bed and looked up towards the ceiling.

It didn't take long for me to start feeling drowsy , and soon enough the world in front of me faded to black.

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I was sitting on the curb in front of my house.

I heard the familiarity of my mothers melodic singing and my fathers chatter that I'd grown up to know all to well, radiating from the kitchen.

I quickly rush to get inside the house to hug my parents.But as soon as I stepped inside the house it shifted from the warm comfy environment that I'd grown up in, to a small room with four stone walls and metal bars barricading me in.

I quickly place my hands on the cold bars and shake them to try and release myself, but to no avail.

I heard crying.

It was a cry of death.

I quickly turn to see my father hovering over my mothers bleeding and bruised body as he cradled her head to his chest.

She was dead.

My mother , the sweet Emily Millicent , was dead.

I watched in horror and dropped to my knees beside my mother and father , I look up to grab my fathers attention and I'm just now noticing how hollowed out his cheekbones look, like he hasn't eaten in days.

I reach out my hand towards my fathers shoulder , but instead of making contact, my hand goes right through his body.

I'm a sobbing mess now , hugging my knees to my chest as I watch my mother bleed out , and having the love of her life watch it.

I heard the sound of a key rattling behind me and I whip my head arou-

I woke up in a cold sweat , I look left and right to check my surroundings to be completely sure I'm not in the hell that I had just been in moments before.

I feel hot tears on my face and quickly bring up a hand to swipe them away.

It wasn't real , I told myself.

It can't be real.

I pull the covers off my body because they just seemed to be trapping my body heat and I was already dripping in sweat.

I quickly got up from my bed and hurried to get out of the room.

I shut the door behind me and started walking to the library to cool down.

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Once I approached the door I muttered the spell 'alohomora' and heard the click of the door unlocking allowing me to enter.

I wasn't too worried about getting caught considering as a prefect I'm allowed to be out after hours in the library.

I walk in and halt when I see a familiar mop of dark brown hair.I immediately started to question why I had come here in the first place.

I started towards the door but a voice stops me in my tracks.

"By all means , come in , I don't own the library." The snarky voice of Tom riddle scolded me.

Why is he everywhere lately?