Evil in Riddles {Tom Riddle} (Wattys 2018)

8|| "Kill Myrtle Warren, and make Tom Riddle seem to be the murderer"*

Serena glanced at the time. It was already 5:55 PM. Sure, she will have no problem changing clothes since Crystal is also a Slytherin. But, she needs a place to hide. Then, a thought flashed through her mind.

The Room of Requirement.

The room she found during Prefect duties. Quite interesting, might she add. Something so interesting might just as well to be as powerful.

She snapped her fingers, and she was already inside the room. The walls were of a white and light blue color, and the floor was made to look like ice. There was a light blue bed there, and a closet. She looked at the time.

It was seconds away until 6:00.

10.

She started to run to the mirror, knowing she would change very much dearly.

9.

Her hair started to glow.

8.

Her eyes also started glowing, although a bit dimmer than her hair.

7.

The glow on her hair brightened even more, almost blinding her.

6.

The glow on her hair turned almost white, yet still blonde.

5.

The glow on her eyes became snow blue.

4.

Her hair started twirling itself, as if making it into a hairstyle.

3.

Then, her entire body started glowing.

2.

It was so bright that she couldn't see anymore, so she closed her eyes.

1.

The light disappeared.

Slowly, Serena, or rather Crystal started opening her eyes. True enough, she was Crystal.

Her hair was tied into a French braid, and Crystal shrugged. She went to grab her bag and left the room.

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"L-Lady Peverell!"

Crystal turned to face her. It was a first-year Ravenclaw, who seemed to be frightened of her. Crystal just gave her a blank look.

"What is it?"

"P-Professor Dumbledore w-wanted to s-see y-you" the girl stuttered, which Crystal frowned at. She hated stuttering, it irritated her much too well.

"Don't stutter, you idiot" Crystal snapped, but the girl only cried.

"So much for not stuttering" Crystal muttered, and stood up then left.

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"How are you today, Professor?"

She was in Professor Dumbledore's office. He was their Transfiguration teacher.

"I am fine, thank you. I must ask, how did you know all about Hogwarts if you came from Beauxbatons?"

"I knew it from my Aunt and cousin, Aunt Elizabeth and Cousin Serena"

"Okay, but if you need anything you may come to me. Care for a lemon drop?"

"No, thank you" Crystal refused politely then left.

Those lemon drops he offered, there's a reason why she refused them.

It had Veritaserum.

She knew he'd only do something for his own good. For example, information. He knew he wanted to prove if she did come from Beauxbatons, and if she really is Crystal Snow Peverell.

Really, he shouldn't bother. She can sense Veritaserum when she sees one, so there's not much really use sneaking it into a lemon drop. Muggle sweets, she disgusted them, hated them, even.

As she was walking down the hallway, she saw someone.

Tom Marvolo Riddle.

She followed him, and it lead her to the place that she recognized dearly.

The girls' lavatory, that place where that mudblood Myrtle Warren, more known as Moaning Myrtle cries.

She hated her, that wretched girl. Always crying when someone teases her. And she was irritated at crying more than stuttering.

He went to one of the sinks, and spoke a language she very much understood.

Parseltongue.

Who knew that a halfblood could speak that language? Of course, Crystal knew. Not many know that Tom Riddle is also a Gaunt.

She followed him through the tunnel, and realized what he was going to do.

He will call the Basilisk.

And then, it came. The King of Serpents came slitering to where Tom Riddle stood, and bowed down its head.

"Now, you will go kill the intruder behind me--"

"Do not follow him"

He came facing her, with barely visible shock. Then, his eyes narrowed.

"What are you doing here?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I? I am the Heir of Slytherin"

"I am the only Heir!"

"Oh, really? You're not the only Heir. I am, and Serena is, too"

"Impossible!"

"Actually, it is possbile. Did you really think that I could speak Parseltongue when I'm not Slytherin's Heir?"

He paused for a moment, before glaring at her and returning to the Basilisk.

"Kill her"

"You shall not follow him or his orders until I say so"

The Basilisk stopped and looked at her, before bowing down.

"Mistress" it hissed.

"Hello. Now then, take Tom Riddle out of this chamber, but do not kill him" it nodded before using its tail to get Tom Riddle and threw him out.

"Very well, I have something to order to you.

Kill Myrtle Warren, and make Tom Riddle seem to be the murderer"

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Okay, so since Crystal is Serena so they both speak Parseltongue (Yes, I already told you that).

And also, in this story, Rubeus Hagrid will not be blamed for the crime (Because I'm smart enough not to put a Gryffindor as the Heir of Slytherin and all that).

Then, I realized that I did the glow colors wrong, so I edited it.

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