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CHAPTER-9- The Crooked Riddle

Chapter-9-The Crooked Riddle

Tom Riddle's Pov:

I don't know what happened to me yesterday night, I just felt so infatuated with Sofia that I just did something that I knew I would regret later.

How will I face her now? On top of that, today, I have two classes with her, Potions and Divination. God!

I went to the great hall for breakfast and to my disappointment and surprise, Sofia wasn't present for breakfast. I am glad I can escape facing her now otherwise her whole group would be sitting at the Slytherin table prepared to mock me.

I went to one empty seat far away from everyone and started eating breakfast. I tried not to think much but the thoughts came in like a flood.
I am shocked at how Sofia can change from sentimental to furious in seconds, it terrifies me and that's another reason not to trust her.

She is also like all humans, pretending that they are kind and good from the outside when inside, they all just want what they can have from everyone, they make acquaintances and friends for their benefit and try to be with them forever to meet their emotional needs.

That's the difference between me and them, I leave people when they aren't of any use to me anymore instead of being with them and putting on a facade that I like them. And second thing is that I don't have any emotional needs.

I was peacefully eating when McGonagall decided to announce something and ruin my mood wholly.
Well, I thought she would announce something terrible, and my thought was right because a new DADA teacher had been introduced. It is none other than Charlie Weasley and Bill Weasley.

McGonagall said it would be more effective if they were to teach together. And I understood the underlying message that only one of them isn't good enough so both of them have been thrown together in this job for a temporary year. She also said she would try her best to convince them to stay here permanently and I didn't want her to try.

After breakfast, I headed to the Charms class as usual and Professor Flitwick allowed me to keep the spare wand with me because he said I was a good student and I would need it in my other class. It wasn't special and unique and powerful like my wand but I hope it will quench my thirst.

After charms, I headed to Divination, which was the least of my favorite classes because it would mean that I have to hear nonsense from Sybill and also I would have to face the unnecessary wrath of Sofia.

I climbed the ladder and entered the class to see to my utmost dissatisfaction that again only one seat was left and that was beside Sofia. She tried to warn me with her eyes to not sit beside her without knowing that I really don't obey anyone.

"Hi, Sunshine!", I said the nickname mockingly.

"What the heck!", She exclaimed.

"What happened? Charmed with my voice?", I asked her, again mockingly referring to the yesternight's incident.

"No, your voice is truly disgusting! Your older self, that is, Voldemort's voice was better than yours!", she said and extreme hatred was pouring out of her.

But wait... How dare she? How dare she use my name and how dare she insult me like that? Rage built up in me and I wanted to punish her badly for insulting me like that but I can't, I am bounded, bounded by my doings which I have no regret for.

The class started soon, and I focused my attention on it, at least it was better than arguing with Sofia. After the class finished, every student was climbing down the ladder when I grabbed Sofia by her arms pulled her into a wooden cabinet present beside the classroom, and locked it with my spare wand.

I pushed her against the cabinet's wall hard and the cabinet was very small so we were standing dangerously close. I put my hands beside her head and caged her, and my eyes were glaring at her like she killed my dog.

I don't have one, it was a metaphor. (iykyk which book this is from)

I was staring at her with an angry scowl fixed on my face and she trembled beneath me, looking at me with eyes that concealed fear. Yes, she is terrified of me, fuck this! I don't want to scare her off of me but I can't let her walk all over me either.

"You! Mind your own business, sunshine! Don't you dare say the name that clearly without any hint of fear, it pisses me off.", I snapped at her and a low whimper escaped from her throat.

Even though she was scared, she was directly staring back at me with anger, challenging me to back out first but I am not a loser, she isn't one either.

"I don't fear you! I will never, it's just your dream that can't be fulfilled even in your dreams.", she said to me with conviction in her voice.

"But I want you to, and I will make you fear me to death.", I said.

I took my spare wand from my pocket and directed it towards her and in a second, she too withdrew her wand and pointed it towards me. We will kill each other if this keeps going on but I am ready, I am ready to make her fear me to death.

"Crucio!", I said the spell before her and it worked.

"put down your wand", I said.

"No!", she screamed and her face twisted into agony, she was trying to deflect my spell.

She was trying hard and she was shaking with tears in her eyes. She finally backed down and fell to her knees which made my heart clench with hurt and regret for what I did to her.

No, why am I feeling guilty? I shouldn't, she disrespected me, and she deserved it! She deserves to be punished...

And what the hell was I thinking performing an unforgivable curse on her???? I will go to Azkaban??!!! No, I can't. I shouldn't.