Evil in Riddles {Tom Riddle} (Wattys 2018)

4|| Weirdness in Disguise*

Alysia Lovegood was Hogwarts' weird witch. With her weird personality, she was often teased by almost all of Hogwarts.

Most of them as teasing her for she was friends with Serena Gaunt, Slytherin's Queen. But some tease her just for fun.

But Alysia wondered what will happen to her if everyone knew that their friendship is fake.

As one night, she slipped into the Room of Requirement, hoping to find some peace for herself. Instead, she found Serena, torturing Abraxas Malfoy.

"Serena!" Serena turned to face her, emotionless. She stopped torturing Abraxas, but hanged him in tight ropes.

"Hello, Alysia. What are you doing here?" Serena simply asked, twirling her wand between her fingers.

"I should be the one asking you that. Why are you torturing him?!"

"It's so simple, I think you should know it already"

"Then, it's..."

"Yes"

She only cried. She kneeled down on both knees and cried. Serena only smirked.

"Now, do you want him dead?"

"N-No"

"Wrong answer. Crucio!" She screamed in pain, then fell down.

"Malfoy, stand up" he tried, but he can't. He was too weak to even speak.

"I said stand up!" She tortured him again, him screaming in pain before falling down.

"My, my, I wonder why--"

"Shut up"

Alysia stood up, but her knees were still weak.

"Oh, you're still alive. Surprising" she smirked.

"I said shut up!" A green light hit Serena. Almost. Just in time, she dodged the spell.

"You dare use the Killing Curse on me?! Imperio!" Alysia became emotionless, standing there. Abraxas was already awake, and stared at Alysia in shock.

"Kill him" Serena said simply. Alysia nodded and pointed her wand at Abraxas.

"Please Alysia, no..." Abraxas pleaded. Alysia's eyes flashed sadness for a second then they became blank again.

"Don't listen to him, Alysia. Kill him" Serena ordered her again.

"A-Avada--"

"Stop"

Alysia turned to face him. There stood Tom Riddle, glaring at Serena.

"How dare you interrupt me?!" Serena shouted at him. He only smirked.

"Only I have the right to kill my followers, especially my most trusted follower" he said simply. Serena just smirked.

"He's your most trusted follower? I expected better from you, Riddle"

"I don't care. Let him go"

"Alysia, it looks like I changed my mind. Kill Tom Riddle" Alysia nodded and pointed her wand at him.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Everte Statum!"

Tom's spell won, and Alysia blasted to the other side of the room.

"How dare you?! Levicorpus!" Serena shouted, but Tom dodged it with a flick of his wand.

I'll make you pay she thought. She faced him then smirked.

"Face me, Riddle. Challenge me"

Tom looked at her, shocked. She just spoke Parseltongue.

"How do you speak that?"

"Have you forgotten? I am a Gaunt" she said bluntly then rolled her eyes. Tom just gritted his teeth.

"Let me tell you, Riddle. Let me announce. Let us play the game, and see who will win" she said playfully, then disappeared.

He just stared at Alysia and Abraxas, laying unconscious on the ground. Then he left them.

She wanted a game? Then he'll give her one.

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Serena walked down the halls, glaring at everyone who glances at her. It was too early in the morning, and Serena was not in the mood to play nice.

As she was walking, she saw Alysia there, scared out of her wits. Of course no one noticed her, which Serena felt pleased about.

"Hello Alysia"

Alysia jumped in surprise and looked at her, fear in her eyes. But Serena only fake smiled.

"Let's go, we have business to carry on"

She dragged Alysia by the arm and pulled her to the Room of Requirement. She made her sit down on the chair with clamps on the arm, and pointed her wand at her.

"Now, will you tell the truth?"

"Of course....

...Not"

"Crucio!" She screamed in pain. She casted spell after spell, until she fainted.

Everyone knew Alysia Lovegood was weird. Crazy, they even call it.

But, no one ever knew that Alysia was Evil.

Yes, it may not show now, but she was Evil, even though she was only pretending to play weak at her, and Serena knew it.

She had a façade over everyone. They were tricked.

With Weirdness in diguise.

Serena just stared at her, while Alysia was forcing herself to open her eyes. She knew.

With Alysia Lovegood, Serena Gaunt had them all around her finger.

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Okay! This is the first chapter that the world does not revolve around two certain persons *cough* Serena and Tom *cough* lives.

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