[HP] Riddle's Spirit Behind

Soon, the exam was finally over.

At the end-of-year dinner, after announcing that Slytherins had won the house cup for the school year, Headmaster Dippet read a letter of apology from the Ministry of Magic to the students for the incident that happened on Visiting Day not long ago We apologize.

Eleanor heard some news from the students' discussion.

Not long ago, the parents of several students protested to the Ministry of Magic over the incident, arguing that they should bear some responsibility.There was a girl who was so frightened that she got sleepwalking because of that incident, so her parents felt that the Ministry of Magic should compensate them.

The Ministry of Magic finally felt pressured to make a public apology.At the end of that letter of apology, it was also mentioned that they decided to donate some rare books and magical items to Hogwarts as compensation, but they refused to pay the spiritual comfort money.

Eleanor is quite interested in the things donated by the Ministry of Magic.A list of donated items was posted on the bulletin board in the common room, and Eleanor couldn't help but stop in front of it.

"...The Bell of Kronos," someone whispered beside her.

Eleanor turned her head abruptly, only to realize that Tom had been standing by her side since sometime.

"You saw it too?" Eleanor blurted out, "I didn't expect it to be..."

She shut her mouth suddenly because she saw Tom staring at her with a slightly sarcastic smile.

"What's your expression?" Eleanor glared at him dissatisfied.

"I thought you had made up your mind that you would never talk to me." He said lightly.

"What do you think I am? A three-year-old?" Eleanor sneered, before turning away from the bulletin board in a rage.

Eleanor had thought she would not have to see Tom Riddle again for two months.But she was surprised to see him come out of the dormitory on the first morning of the holiday.

"I thought you had already gone back." Eleanor said, frowning and staring at him.

Tom slowed down, walked to the armchair in front of Eleanor and sat down as if nothing had happened.

"I have already applied to the principal to stay in school for vacation starting from this school year." He casually picked up a copy of "Wizard Chess Skills Encyclopedia" on the table and flipped through it.He casually looked at Eleanor from above the book, "You look disappointed."

"Of course...not." Eleanor folded her arms and said coldly, "Whether you go back or not has nothing to do with me."

In fact, Eleanor was not as angry as she appeared.

After this period of time, she had almost forgotten what happened in Hogsmeade.But every time she saw Tom's nonchalant face, she would feel very angry, so she didn't want to make up with this guy at all.

"But what about you?" Tom asked suddenly, he closed the book and threw it back on the table, "Why did you stay here?"

"Obviously, since I have nowhere else to go," replied Eleanor dryly.

Tom gave a short chuckle, "I thought you would definitely want to go back to your hometown, Little Hangleton. Don't you always say you want to go back once?"

These words were like hitting Eleanor hard in the chest.

Yeah, that's right, why didn't she ever think of going back to have a look?

Then she was surprised to find that she didn't miss little Hangleton as much as she used to.After these three years, she has completely gotten used to life in Hogwarts.

Also, she was a little scared to go back there.Her memory had begun to fade long ago, and she was no longer sure if she would remember the way from the station to Little Hangleton.

"Aren't you afraid that I will run away with your ring?" Eleanor retorted.

"That's because I knew you wouldn't do that," said Tom, frowning slightly.

Eleanor was surprised: "How can you be sure?"

Tom was silent for a while, and looked at the fireplace next to him, "That's what I think."

Eleanor also knew very well that she would not do that.What if she did leave with Tom's ring?Muggles couldn't see her at all, and she would probably end up here anyway.

But Tom's answer surprised her.He acted as if he knew her very well.She originally thought that he was indifferent to everything about her.

"Tell me what happened last time." Eleanor said suddenly.

Tom looked up and frowned, "What are you talking about?"

"Don't pretend you didn't understand," said Eleanor sullenly. "It's the Hogsmeade incident."

Tom didn't answer her directly, but raised his eyebrows slightly, "That matter? Didn't you get the answer from Cloris?"

"I want to know your answer!" Eleanor glared at him. "You found an expert in dealing with ghosts, and you even tricked me there. What is the purpose of this?"

"What do you think I want to do? Deport you?" Tom asked with a sneer.

Eleanor took a deep breath, "To be honest, I don't know. That's why I asked you."

Tom stared at her for a long time, then suddenly showed a smirk without emotion, "You are really stupid sometimes, Eleanor." After he finished speaking, he stood up from his chair and left quickly. common room.

What the hell was he thinking?Eleanor stared at his back angrily, she was only sure of one thing, that is, he had no intention of reconciling at all.

A few days after the holiday, Eleanor was about to explode from boredom.She began to regret that she had not accepted Avery's invitation.If she had said yes, she would be at Avery's by now, chatting happily or playing crack and pop.But all she can do now is stare at the empty common room.

She started wandering aimlessly around the school, hoping to run into a talking person or two or a ghost.But apart from those portraits, she had never met a single person she could talk to.Almost all the students in the whole school have gone home for the holidays. There are very few people like Tom who stay in the school, and even the professors mostly leave the school to enjoy the holiday time.

Eleanor seldom saw Tom in the common room, except in the morning and after nightfall.He was just as busy as before school started, getting up very early every day and coming back very late.

Eleanor couldn't help but wonder what he was doing every day.

She finally decided to sneak behind him to see what he was doing.It's not very ethical to do so, but she's so bored that she can't find anything else to do.

The author has something to say: I have sorted out my thoughts before starting to code, so it is a bit late~

Thank you wenwen for mine, ╭(╯3╰)╮