Always || Tom Riddle

You knew? ~ Chapter nine

When we arrived at Professor Dumbledore's office Professor Atwell knocked on the old wooden door, and after a few seconds of waiting outside, urged me to go in. walking ahead of me until coming to a stop in the middle of the small, cramped room with a desk full of paperwork, and what seemed like a library's worth of books.

"Professor Dumbledore will be with you shortly" Professor Atwell announced, turning round to face me; the moonlight that streamed in from the arch type windows made her hair look as though it were auburn.I felt air rush past me as the professor walked past me towards the squeaky old door, but when I didn't hear the door squeak when it was opened, I turned round to see that Professor Atwell was stood in through; most likely deciding on whether or not to say something more.

"Oh, and don't touch anything while you are here, will you?"She spoke up, after a few more agonisingly slow moments had passed. I had the sudden urge to laugh, why on earth would I touch anything? Just because I was a slytherin did not make me a bad person! I forced back the laughter wanting to escape from lips, and gave a small, curt smile in return.

"No professor"I replied, and with a nod of her head, she opened the door, which squeaked as she stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her.I must have waited there for no more than a few seconds as when I turned back around from looking around at the shelves and shelves of books I was met by non other than Professor Dumbledore who smiled and gestured for me to sit for which I was grateful for.I took a seat in the old wooden chair opposite to his and waited for him to speak.

"You do not fully understand why you are here do you?"Professor Dumbledore said and I shook my head.

"You are here because I have a few questions that remain unanswered and I believe there is where you come in Miss Pevensie"He said and I sat as still as possible holding my breath waiting for him to explain further.

"I am sorry professor I do not fully understand why I can help you of all people that is"I replied having to let out the breath I was holding.

"Well you see ever since you arrived here I have been keeping an eye on you and I noticed that you are particularly close to Mr Riddle"After professor Dumbledore said this I froze I didn't know what to say or do I thought none knew.

"What has that got to do with anything?"I replied quickly hoping he would not hear the crack in my voice.

"There is no need to worry my child because in fact I only wish to ask a few questions concerning Mr Riddle"He explained and I relaxed a little.

"Go on"I said sitting a little more comfortably in my seat as it was obvious that this would take a while.

"I believe that Mr Riddle is up to something and I also believe that you know what it is"Professor Dumbledore said keeping eye contact with me that I had learnt from past experience with Tom meant that he was reading my thoughts everyone that popped into my head he would receive but that also meant that I had learnt Occumency where I could prevent certain thoughts and memory's from being looked into and I was quite good at it too.

"Do you have something you wish to tell me?"Professor Dumbledore asked and as I knew he was a strong legiminens I worried for a second that he had found out about what Tom was up to.Ever since his first year of Hogwarts he has known he was the heir of Slytherin so know he has begun to become obsessed over his heritage looking through books about his father of whom he believed was the wizard out of the two.The truth was Tom was a half blood and as much as he hated to admit it he was but there was a slight problem none else knew not even headmaster Dippet knew so every time someone asked him who his parents were he would say that they were both pure bloods but the truth was that they weren't.

"No sir"I said as calmly as I could daring to look him in the eyes.

"Off you go then"He said and I nodded standing and walking over to the door.

"Miss Pevensie if there is anything you wish to tell me anything at all you are most welcome to come and talk to me about it with me."Professor Dumbledore said just as I touched the door nob I looked over my shoulder at him and smiled a little.

"Thank you Sir I will"I said and opened the door which squeaked as I left closing it behind me.I walked calmly through the corridors not worrying about getting caught out this late at night as I headed towards the Slytherin common room.I turned the corner to the Slytherin dungeons and stopped in front of the painting of Slazar Slytherin.

"Pure bloods"I said the password to the common room and the painting of Salazar Slytherin bowed to me as it opened and I walked into the dark hallway which was a blind spot until you were fully into the common room.Before I could go in any further though a hand came over my mouth and I was pulled quickly and roughly into the darkness again.My eyes met with Toms they were more black than usual and he seemed agitated.

"What did the old buffoon ask you?"Tom hissed his tight and painful grip on my wrists not loosening but his hand did come away from my mouth so that I could speak.

"He asked me what you were up to he said he knows that your up to something and he knows that I know about it"I replied and his features seemed almost devil like in the darkness of the corner that Tom had managed to corner me in.

"And what did you say?"He said his voice a bit softer and his grip looser.

"I told him nothing"I said and Tom let go of my wrists and backed away giving me a bit of personal space but not enough space to walk away. "I am tired I want to go to bed"I complained trying to push past Tom who pushed me back into the cold stone wall and put a hand either side of my head."You're not going anywhere"

"And why is that?"I asked wishing he would just let me leave already.

"Because you're going to help me"

"Help you do what?"Tom was certainly not himself tonight.

"Open the chamber of secrets"