Leah Riddle: Riddle me This (Book 2)

Chapter 56

"Leah, listen to me. You know I love you, right?" Draco asked. I looked at him with raised eyebrows.

 "Of course," I said.

 "Then I need you to please behave. Change your eyes and hair, otherwise you're definitely in trouble," he said seriously. I rolled my eyes and blinked, making my hair a warm brown and my eyes green.

 "Okay, now change your eyes," he said.

 "I did," I protested.

 "Leah...they're still red," he said.

 "Crap," I muttered. I tried several times to change them, but nothing worked.

 "Here, we're running out of time," he said urgently, waving his wand.

 "I enchanted them; they're green again. Yes, you are welcome," he smirked.

 "I have a plan, Draco. Do not worry about me...just play along," I whispered as people were about to round the corner. I pretended to faint and Draco caught me, but my eyes were open as if I just woke up. Umbridge, Dumbledore, Severus, Filch, and McGonagall looked at me and then I saw Ministry officials round the corner. This better work! I might have to fight my way out of this.

 "There she is! Mister Malfoy you are aiding a criminal!" Umbridge said.

 "Now, now, she is no criminal yet. We have nothing to charge her with," Dumbledore said calmly, yet his eyes showed fear.

 "Merlin, where am I?" I asked, rubbing my forehead which was burning up.

 "What do you mean, where are you?" Umbridge asked curtly.

 "This is not my dorm room," I said, pretending to blink against the 'bright' lights.

 "Miss Riddle, you are well aware of what happened," Umbridge glared.

 "No...I'm not," I said in confusion. I looked around and furrowed my brow.

 "Was I sleep walking?" I asked Draco and he raised his eyebrows at me.

 "You mean you don't remember what happened?" he asked.

 "No, what happened?" I asked with a frown.

 "Maybe we should take this into my office," Dumbledore said, and Umbridge nodded stiffly.

 "Mister Malfoy, give her to one of the officials, just to be safe," she narrowed her eyes at me. Draco nervously handed me over and the official put magical handcuffs on my wrists.

 "What are these for?" I asked shrilly.

 "To restrain you," Umbridge said coldly.  I was carried up to Dumbledore's office and my eyes started watering. Pretty soon tears were falling and no, I was not crying. The spell Draco put on my eyes made them hurt really badly. We walked into the office and I was set down on a chair with the two officers on either side of me.

 "Miss Riddle, I do believe we have some things to discuss," Dumbledore said, looking worried.

 "You are being sent to Azkaban," Umbridge said and Dumbledore held up his hand.

 "Not yet, but that is a possibility. The other possibility is St. Mungo's for the insane. Your brain has possibly been filled with so much dark magic that you've been destroyed by it; mentally of course," Dumbledore said.

 "Professor, I'm not insane, and I'm not a criminal. What did I even do?" I asked.

 "You killed a student!" Umbridge yelled and I raised one eyebrow at her.