The Snakes Gambit| T.R

Chapter 6

After our encounter at the library , me and Tom went our separate ways.

As separate as they could be anyways , considering our rooms were right next to each other.

We didn't walk together though , I stayed back and read that book from earlier in my favorite window.

The book proved to be quite insightful, and I learned that every seer has the ability to 'channel objects' , which basically means that I can summon visions about certain objects past's and future's.

I never had much of an interest in divination , but the more I read into it the more interesting it became.

For the first time in a long time , I was looking forward to my day tomorrow,  because that's when me and Tom would get to work on my abilities and finding my parents.

But that also meant finding Rowena Ravenclaws diadem and whatever else troubles I would have to encounter along the way.

It sounds selfish , but even though I know that Tom's intentions with the diadem are probably not as pure as he makes them out to be , I can't find it in me to care.

If this is what it takes to find my parents , then so be it.

I would walk through the depths of hell if it meant that they would be ok.

If it meant that we would be ok.

I just wanted to wake up to my mom's cooking , I wanted to wake up to my dad reading the papers on our couch.

I wanted things the way they were before.

Before half of my heart got stolen from me and hoarded off somewhere.

Before I could get to emotional, I shut off the light next to my bed and got under the covers.

The last thing I felt before my eyes closed was my boundless determination.

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It was the next day and I was sitting in divination , I could feel my nervousness with each strike of the clocks hand.

Today was going to be me and Tom's first meeting.

Hopefully me and Tom could resist our usual banter enough for us to actually get some work done, though I seriously doubted it.

Something about him provoked me , anytime he spoke I could feel myself growing more and more agitated.

I don't know how to explain it other than the fact that he totally and completely vexes me.

Maybe that feeling of annoyance would be overcome by my gratitude.

After all, he was going to help me find my parents , and in return I was going to assist him in locating the diadem with my 'abilities'.

I don't know why Tom wouldn't just let me say the word help , and instead made me say assist.

Clearly he has not received help from anyone before , and I didn't like to admit it , but that fact saddened me the slightest bit.