Melody Riddle and the Goblet of Fire

Chapter 19: Lying and Flirting

Wormtail screamed in pain. "No...! N-No my Lord, I meant nothing –"

"Of course you did!" screeched the high-pitched voice of Lord Voldemort. "Wormtail, you talk highly of yourself with what you've said, but I trust my daughter!"

"B-But, my Lord, if you really think about it –"

"I will do no such thing! Together with my most trusted death eater, she will restore me to my former power! I have no complaints with her progress..."

"I-I understand m-my Lord.. p-please forgive my stupidity. I do not know her like you do."

"Indeed not. I may be the only one to truly understand her, which she needs. I know I could have used it when I was her age, both of us pretending to be kind to other idiots....You do not understand, Wormtail. No one does..."

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I sat bolt upright in bed, breathing heavily and clutching at my heart. What did I just see?! What did Wormtail accuse me of that made dad so angry? Should I worry about Wormtail's suspicions? Whatever it is... I hope dad doesn't start questioning my loyalty, even if he says he trusts me.... Wait. He said he trusts me?

"Melody?" Becky was already sitting up in bed with her black cat, Nightmare, in her lap. I glanced over at her, trying to be sure not to show my face.

"W-What time is it?" I asked, still a bit confused.

".. You have a clock, look at it..." she replied. Oh, of course, she caught on. She's making me show my face to her. Okay, fine, I'll show my face.

I turned to look at the clock. 7:15. How long had Becky been up? Probably since six... I never see her wake up. Am I actually changing the subject in my mind? That vision must have really got to me.

Apparently it did.

Becky shot out of her bed and sat next to me on the edge of my bed. "Please tell me what you dreamt about, Melody! You have to tell me! Every time you have a bad dream, your face gets whiter every time... this is the worst I've seen!"

I don't want her to worry so... ooh, what can I say? I slowly rubbed my eyes as I thought, delaying as much time as I possibly could while groaning sleepily.

"What did you dream about?" Becky asked again, pulling one of my arms so she could look at my face.

I blinked once. "I remember it was horrible but... I don't remember what happened."

Becky let out a sigh of exasperation.

Sorry, Becky.

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Breakfast went by smoothly... for Lissy and Trixy. I liked watching them. It was so exhilarating to observe how carefree they were, because they animatedly signed to each other about homework and studied for upcoming quizzes with absolute zest. Meanwhile, I was lost in my thoughts with a worried Becky glancing at me every now and then.

What could Wormtail have possibly accused me of? Treachery? Oh, please, he wouldn't know; the idiot that he is. But, more importantly... dad really trusts me. I'm close to him. That could be good for future reference, right? Oh, but what could be said about that? If he comes to power again, he might just put me at the center of attention as his daughter... I really don't need that! Everyone would also be after me!