"Uh...Tom...she is okay...she just fell and, you didn't do it....completely. So uh...sorry...for that..." Tom was so angry that he couldn't see straight. How dare he even suggest that he was a murderer? He was trying to save his own life? Why did that little brat have the right to say anything like that to him? Then the laughter filled the room and kids who where cheering for Tom began to poke Tom and shout out comments like "Great job!" and "How'd you do that?" and a smile crossed his face. He wasn't hated after all. What a relief. He finished getting dressed and walked down the stairs. He was smiling and in quite the good mood, especially after the recent circumstances. He wasn't in trouble after all, lucky Tom,the guy that everyone wanted to be. As he got down the steps and settled down at the breakfast table, Snape and Malfoy entered with wide grins on their faces. Tom suddenly lost his good mood at the thought of missing out on some big information and glared at them across the table, a strange flame in his eyes that could intimidate anyone. Snape was secretly thanking the table for being there while Malfoy shifted uncomfortably in his chair hoping that he wouldn't be the one to explain what Tom had done.
"Well? I'm sure you two know something, and you will tell me what it is." Snape stopped smiling along with Malfoy. He stared down at his plate with his cheeks strangely bright. Then, he opened his mouth to talk but nothing came out.
"um...Tom...you did do something to Miss Pearl...you did kinda...mess her up..." Tom looked shocked again and began to stutter :). Malfoy was surprised that Snape had told him.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, you have jinxed her, so everything she says is backwards...and you aren't allowed to stay at the orphanage anymore.But don't feel bad, we got kicked out too, so we can find somewhere to live together." Was Snape's reply.Tom was sitting with his mouth open wide and staring as though he had been told that he had indeed killed her. But he hadn't tryed to do the-the-
"I what? I jinxed her? How did I do that???" Malfoy smiled as an owl flew in out of nowhere. If Tom's mouth could have gotten any wider, it did. Snape joined the gaping mouth section of the table along with ten other orphans. The letter the owl was carrying dropped onto Tom's plate of eggs the maid had just placed there along with another for Snape and Malfoy. He stared at it dumbstruck as though he was afraid to open it. Snape looked at his when sudden realization seemed to slap him in the face. As he was about to open it, a man who looked about thirty-five walked in and snatched the letter from the two younger boys. Tom was so shocked that it wasn't necessary for him to do so, but the thought of somone taking his stuff infuriated him.
"You give that back! If it was yours, you'd have had it dropped on your plate!" The man smiled and cold smile and responded in a voice that sounded strangely like Tom's own.
"Don't tell me what to do. I know this is your letter, and I know what its about boy. So relax already, I'm just looking to see if it still looks the same." That was too much, Tom lost his temper and began to yell, only it was by no means in English.
"SAIYA HECTASAY! SYTH-"
"Tom Marvolo Riddle, do not speak to me in that launguage of yours! No son of mine will disgrace my family in front of normal people again! You had better be thankful that you are even alive. You are a disgrace, just like your mother!" Malfoy almost fell out of his chair, Snape was on his feet prepared to attack, and Tom junior and senior were glaring at each other, though Tom jr. was slightly shocked that his father was staring at him in hatred. Malfoy obviously didn't know that Tom was a parselmouth, Snape had known that, but he knew that Tom had to be mad, so he prepared for war.
"Why should I believe you? And what right do you have to insult my mother?"
" As your father, though an extremely unfortunate thing, I can tell you what I know, and you are a disgrace. Your mother was a liar, and a fool. I regret that I ever fell in love with her, because that was a mistake. Here, take your letter boy, I don't care." With that he threw it in his face and walked out. Tom ripped it open and read out loud:
"Dear Mr. Riddle,
We are glad to announce that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Enclosed is a list of supplies you will need to come here with. The year begins on September 1st and you are eligible to live here during the summer due to circumstances.
Thank you, Headmaster Dippet.
With that, Tom sat down. Too much had just occured at once for him to handle. None of the children spoke through the rest of breakfast because of the strange thing that had just happened. Tom kept reading over the letter in shock and looked over the book list like he was going insane. Malfoy smiled but never spoke, his friend was the one his parents had said he would be, he was the one. Tom was the heir of Slytherin, and the most powerful wizard he had ever seen. And with that he went and grabbed his trunk and stood in the fire place and shouted "Diagon Alley." He vanished in an instant and then about ten kids yelped in horror. Tom could have cared less. He was a wizard.
So, how did you like it? e-mail me and tell me about what you think should happen next, and tell me what you liked about the rest of chapter one. The next chapter will be a while, cuz we are about to go back to school.And e-mail fanfictions to me, and then I'll add them. Beckie McCollough
