my riddle to solve (tom riddle)

eight

The next day was absolutely agonizing. I woke up with a blinding headache that lasted for hours, and Raymond and Adelaide were now refusing to talk to each other. Raymond was mad that Adelaide had slept with Lestrange, and Adelaide thought that he wasn't allowed an opinion on her sex life. I agreed with her, but I was too preoccupied to involve myself in their argument. Turns out Raymond blacked out before he and Katie gotten very far, and he spent the night passed out on a couch in the Slytherin common room.

Transfiguration was incredibly awkward. Adelaide and Lestrange couldn't keep their hands off each other, and Rosier, Raymond, and I all had dreadful hangovers. Abraxas kept mumbling about darkness and dragons.

We quickly realized that the marijuana that Abraxas had smoked had been laced with something much stronger. Camila was incredibly sorry, seeing as she had no idea. She said that a few of the joints had been bought from a sketchy-looking Muggle. I helped her make a potion that would rid Abraxas of the hallucinations that he was having. I caught up with Joslyn during DADA, and she seemed to have had a great night. She met a sweet Hufflepuff boy and was in a much better mood than the rest of us.

"Merlin, I am never drinking again. I don't even remember last night," Raymond groaned as he picked at his stew. The Great Hall was unusually loud during today's lunch, and all of our headaches had crawled back into our brains.

"Yeah, well you're quite lucky for that. I'm still upset with you for ditching me. I had to be walked back by Riddle. I kept calling him 'Tommy' and rambling about how good he smelled," I admitted in embarrassment. And it was true, I did remember most of last night. I was dreading having to face Riddle in Potions tomorrow.

"Hey, at least you didn't sleep with him. That would have been much worse than just being a clingy drunk," Adelaide assured me. She was also acting a bit strange this morning. According to her, she had the 'best sex of her life' last night. I really didn't need to hear all of the details, but she insisted on sharing. I could understand why Raymond was annoyed with her.

Astronomy class was taught by Professor Viotto, who was a cheery old woman that I respected very much. She was most definitely my favorite teacher, and I loved her lessons. Today we talked about Jupiter and its moons. My personal favorite planet was Saturn, but Jupiter was a close second. Ancient Runes was incredibly dull, and I had to force myself to stay awake. I took a long nap before dinner, hoping to finally rid myself of the pounding headache. The catch-up sleep and copious amounts of Shepherd's Pie had put me in a much better mood, and I spent the evening studying before heading up to bed.

My Thursday morning started off with Raymond loudly bursting into my dormitory.

"Ophelia, you've been sleeping for nearly twelve hours! We're not going to have time for Breakfast if you don't get out of bed soon," he lectured as he pulled my sheets off of me. I was wearing nothing but a flimsy nightgown, but it was only Raymond. I glared at him before dragging myself to the shower. I got ready quickly, seeing as Raymond was constantly shouting at me to hurry up. He had a lot of energy this morning, and I quickly learned that it was because over twenty people had signed up for his Quidditch try-outs.

"Adelaide still won't give it up, but I'll bet Lestrange won't like her very much if she's playing against him! Now I only need to decide which concept is the most dreadful; her dating Lestrange or playing Chaser," he mumbled as we took our seats in the Great Hall. Halfway through Breakfast, the owls flew in; their talons carrying brown packages and various envelopes. To my delight, my little sister had written to me. I opened it quickly, as I was excited to hear from her.

To Ophelia,
You won't believe what happened yesterday! Aspen and I had gone into town to explore, and we think that we saw a ghoul hiding in the alleyway by the sweet shop! A real ghoul! Mother says that we must have imagined it, but I'm positive that we didn't. I miss you alot. It always feels weird when you're not at home. Has Tom found his silver dagger yet? I still can't believe that your boyfriend hunts vampires, it's so cool! Anyways, please write back and tell me about Hogwarts! I love hearing all of your stories. I love you,