Third year. Second year went rapidly fast. Avella had never forgotten what happened that night with Tom Riddle. She couldn't care now. She boarded the Hogwarts express and went into a compartment by herself. But little did she know she had admirers, so her whole compartment was filled with gushing girls.
"How do you your hair so pretty!" Margot Droope played with her hair as Avella swatted the girls hands away
"Vella!" Lyall Lupin smiled at everyone though the compartment door.
"Lyall!" She smiled leaving the group of girls and hugged him tightly
Her and Lyall Lupin were good friends. Mainly through their love for Herbology.
"Y'know I need help. You know Hope Howell. The girl in your compartment." He looked at the girl
"What about her Lyall?" She replied
"I really do like her. I need help" he bowed his head
"Lyall, just get her flowers or something i don't know " she scoffed
"You're right. Er bye!" He jitters away
She thought him weird. A Lupin too. She walked down the aisles to see Tom and his gang in one compartment. Orion, Malfoy, Nott, Avery, Mulciber and Rosier were surrounding Tom like he was their lord.
She hoped they hadn't of seen her but she heard Riddle call out
"Lessie!" He shouted getting up and coming in the hallway. She turned around as the two met, both stunned by each others appearances, they had both changed. Tom had lost his baby face and his eyes darker and his hair slightly wavy but slicked to the side. He had grown insanely taller than her. She, however looked like an angel. Her auburn eyes shining along with the sun as the sun complements her skin. Her eyebrows fluffy and her hair in a claw clip updo. Slight lip gloss on. She too had grown and her cheekbones are slightly visible.
"I-er..." Tom looked at her
"You what?" She looked at him
"How was your summer?" He blurted out
She was taken aback by his sudden niceness and outburst.
"Wonderful. Yours?" She tried to be civil
"Adequate" he lied
"Riddle, civility will not get you anywhere sometimes" she coldly remarked as she walked past
He turned his head to see her walk down the aisle of the Hogwarts express and walked back into the compartment with his gang
"Lestrange? Why were you talking to Lestrange?" Octavian Nott asked the dark haired boy
"No reason. Nott." He went back to his book
"She does look very amiable this year" Abraxas replied which made Tom rage
"I don't want to hear her name in your mouths!" He shouted
"What has gotten into you?" Rosier asked
He didn't know why. He felt angered if anyone talked good about Lestrange. On the other side of The Hogwarts express Avella met her two friends, Lucretia and Dorea
"You two missed me?" She smiled
"Vella!" They smiled hugging her
"Wow..Vella you look.." Lucretia looked at the pretty girl
"Great!" Dorea smiled
She smiled in gratitude
"Haven't you all seen Tom? He looks so different in a good way.." Dorea smiled
"Rea. He's Vella's man" Lucretia jokes
"Tia! Shh, I hate him, merely disgusted" Lestrange lied
Things could have gone worse. Riddle and her were paired for Dark arts. They had to duel. Now, everybody thought Tom was invincible. But to Avella he was just another person to duel. Merrythought thought the two most amazing and outstanding in dark arts. So why not be a pair?
To their distaste they were rocky at first, trying to at least break each others bones with jinxes and hexes. So Merrythought had to keep a close eye on the two.
Avella went to the library because why not? She was looking in one of the book aisles to see any book she could read. She was about to snatch one from the shelf when a hand came and grabbed it from the shelf before her. She turned around to be faced with Tom Riddle.
"Give me that book I saw it first" she crossed her arms
"No can do, you were too slow" he laughed hideously
Her rage boiled up so bad she got a book from a random shelf and smacked it wide in his face sending him back dropping the book, his face red with agony. Everyone stopped their doings to see what the commotion was about.
"And I guess I was too fast I nearly swept you of your feet" she smiled and took the book he had dropped. Leaving a perplexed Tom Riddle in the aisle looking flushed.
She happily took the book out of the library and went to the girls bathroom to read. But this was no normal book. It had purple swirls on the front cover. And was insanely beautiful. She was about to open the book when she heard muffled cries. She went up to the cubicle and a girl with circles glasses and bunches kept out with tears in her eyes
"Go away!" She sneered and locked herself in the cubicle once more
It was Mrytle Warren. Everyone calls her moping moaning Mrytle.
Avella knew why. But she couldn't stand Mrytle, nobody could.
Avella walked to the upstairs bathroom, but on the way she bumped into Tom Riddle.
"Lestrange" he greeted coldly
"Riddle." She returned
"Why are you here at this hour?" He asked
"Could say the same, I was going to the bathroom" she smiled
"Oh." He looked at his shoes
"What we're you doing?" She looked straight at him
"Nothing." He said before sprinting off, her eyes followed him.
"Weird" she muttered to herself clutching the book and going to the bathroom. She sat down in a cubicle to open the book. This was an abnormal book, nothing like the ones usually in the library, someone must of put it there by accident. She opened the inside cover to see it was from the restricted section.
"Secret of the darkest art" she stared at it observing the pretty book
She flicked through the pages to see magic she never even thought about doing.
Who would want to read this type of book? Thought she.
Then it clicked, Tom had snatched it out of her hand, he must of put it there but left it not to cause suspicion. He needed that book.
But why?
She read and read until it was nightfall. The next day she was still in the cubicle, and had read the entire book on it.
When she walked out Tom was outside.
"The books due date has expired. You have to return it to the library" he looked at the girl desperately
"Why? I can still scan it back out because I haven't finished the book" she smiled at him which made him anger
"I need that book" he tried to snatch it from her grasp but she held it in the air
"No can do. I have it first, wait your turn" she sternly replied, he stayed quiet
Nobody had put Tom in his place. But why could she do it!
"I need myself to associate with the book. I will have that book" he looked at the girl with sweet detest
She went on with her day. Not caring about Tom or anyone. She wanted to play with him first before anything else. She knew Tom was up to no good but managed to deceive everyone with his charming looks.
Even she could of been deceived on the Hogwarts Express. But no.
Soon, Orion came over.
"Hey, Vella. Quidditch practice is tonight. See you there. Also, Tom wanted to see you after, bit weird but at the Astronomy tower.
And so she shrugged it off and carried in with her day.
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