[HP] Riddle's Spirit Behind

"Where have you been these days?" Abraxas asked, holding Eleanor's shoulder firmly.

Eleanor stared at him dully.

Abraxas finally noticed Eleanor's strangeness. He frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? Do you remember me?"

"There's something wrong with her," Avery said.

Hearing Avery's voice, Eleanor slowly turned her eyes to him, but that was all.There was no wave of emotion on her face.

Abraxas stared at Eleanor for a moment.

"Anyway, let's get out of here first." He whispered.

"I agree," Avery mumbled.

"I don't agree." A voice came from behind them.

Both boys startled at the same time.They turned sharply, only to see Tom Riddle standing there with his wand pointed at them.

"Tom!" Avery exclaimed.

"It seems that you have already greeted Eleanor." Tom said coldly, frowning, and then slowly put down his wand.

But Avery and Abraxas did not let their guard down.

"What happened to Eleanor?" Abraxas stared at him and questioned.

"She's not the Eleanor you know," said Tom quietly.

The two boys exchanged quick surprised glances.

"Please let me go." Tom strode over, came to Eleanor's side and hugged her shoulders naturally.He stared down at her, and she stared back at him blankly.

"She is Eleanor Alford who is currently living in Little Hangleton." Tom said softly, "She doesn't know you, so it's normal to see that you don't respond."

"She looks kind of weird," Avery couldn't help but say.

"You've never seen her." Tom retorted with a sneer, and then tightened his arms. "Now, can you go?"

Abraxas stood still, and continued to ask: "Then where is the Eleanor we know? You must know something, right?"

"Unfortunately, I don't know anything," said Tom coldly.

"You're lying," Avery said.

Tom tightened his grip on the wand, and the smile disappeared from his face. "You should go."

"Why?" Abraxas asked, "Why is she here with you?"

"Because, as you can see, she's sick. I'm trying to cure her," said Tom dryly.

"Why you? Are all the Muggle healers dead?" Abraxas said angrily.

Tom frowned slightly, looking like he was slowly losing patience.

"Because she is now—" He hugged Eleanor's waist tightly, then lowered his head and put his lips close to Eleanor's hair under the surprised eyes of the two boys, "She is my lover now."

The two boys were stunned for a second, and then Abraxas was the first to react.

"Because Eleanor broke up with you, so you found a substitute?" He sneered mockingly.

"Of course not." Tom said calmly, "This is not the place for you, go back."

"What if we won't go?" said Abraxas, folding his arms, his eyes falling on the wand in Tom's hand. "Will you curse us?"

Tom narrowed his eyes slightly, and moved the hand holding the wand slightly, "You don't want to know what I want to do."

"How? Did it kill us?" Abraxas said.

Avery reached into his pocket quietly and took his wand.

"Forget it, Avery, that's not a wise move, your silent spell sucks." Tom said blankly, looking at him.

Avery felt himself blushing immediately.

Tom stared at them, as if weighing what to do.

"We won't leave until you tell the truth," Abraxas said.

"Okay," said Tom suddenly.

"What?" Abraxas lowered his arms, looking at him with Avery in surprise.

"Well, I said," repeated Tom impatiently, "I'll tell you all about it. Come in with me now."

He patted Eleanor's shoulder, changed his tone softly, and said as if coaxing a child: "Come on, go back to bed and lie down."

Eleanor let him pull her to the side of the bed, and was slowly laid down by him.After lying down, she automatically closed her eyes, and she seemed motionless as if she had fallen asleep.

"The Eleanor Alford you knew has disappeared," said Tom suddenly.

Avery looked at him in surprise, "What do you mean by disappearing?"

"Literally," said Tom coldly.

Then he spent a quarter of an hour explaining the matter.He mentioned that Travis took the resurrection stone, locked Eleanor in the basement, and finally caused the resurrection stone to break.

"I can't believe it," Avery murmured, "Did Eleanor really just disappear?"

Abraxas stared at the front without moving and remained silent.

Tom said calmly: "I found a way. I believe she didn't disappear completely, but changed back to the spirit state. I just need to guide her spirit back, but I haven't found a suitable method yet."

"Why?" Abraxas spoke suddenly, his voice hoarse and terrifying.

"What?" Tom frowned at him.

"Why are you doing these things?" Abraxas let out a piercing sneer. "I mean, Avery and I are her friends. And you? What are you to her?"

Tom's face darkened a little.

"She doesn't need your help." Abraxas walked to the bed, making gestures to help the girl on the bed, "We're going to take her away."

Avery recovered from the shock just now, like a dream, "Wait a minute, Abu, we have to discuss this matter first—"

"There is no need to discuss." Abraxas said coldly, "Avery, if you are really Eleanor's friend, you should help me."

"But--"

Tom raised his wand and commanded sullenly, "Get away from her."

Avery quickly pulled out his own wand, pointed at Tom's back, and said in a trembling voice: "You should put down the wand, Tom. Although my silent spell is not very good, it doesn't mean I won't Hexes. But trust me, I don't want to at all. You too, Tom, don't forget we've got traces attached to us."

Tom pursed his lips and snorted coldly, but didn't put down his wand.But he was well aware that he couldn't really use magic.Although the traces on his body didn't work, the traces of Abraxas and Avery were intact.Any magic used in this house will be monitored by their traces.

But that doesn't mean he's defenseless.At this moment, his fingers were caressing the glass bottle in his pocket-he always carried a bottle of explosive potion with stun effect in his pocket.But he wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary.

Abraxas held the girl's shoulders tightly and looked at him stubbornly.

"Okay, now let's discuss this calmly." Avery sighed. "Tom, you have to tell us exactly what you're going to do—without reservations. Nuo cares as much as you do. And you too, Abu, let go of her arm and sit down and talk."

Abraxas finally let go of the girl's arm slowly.Tom watched his movements grimly, then slowly lowered his wand.

"Tell me what disease she has." Abraxas said first, "She looks as if she has been kissed by a dementor. I can't think of any disease that would make her become so."

Tom seemed reluctant to answer the question.He stared at Abraxas coldly, and after a few seconds he replied softly: "You are right, she is no different from being kissed by a dementor now. She lost her soul, that's why it happened."

"But what about her soul?" Avery was surprised again.

"In a safe place, but that's beside the point," said Tom impatiently, caressing the ring on his chest casually. "Anyway, she's a soulless shell right now. So we can put Aye Lino's spirit guides back. Although she has been away from the body for a long time, her spirit still has a weak connection with the body."

"You did it, didn't you?" Abraxas pressed hard, "You made her lose her soul."

Tom didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either, and just looked at him blankly.

"That's impossible," Avery murmured, "unless it's very powerful black magic—"

"Yeah, but don't forget who's standing in front of you." Abraxas interrupted Avery, staring at Tom warily. "He's Tom Riddle. Don't you forget the student?" Rumors circulating among them? What do you think they are doing when they sneak together in empty classrooms every weekend?”

"God, Tom," Avery looked at Tom in surprise, "you know that's enough to get you in Azkaban for years, no—decades?"

Tom gave a nonchalant smile completely unmoved.

"So? Are you going to denounce me?"

"Of course not." Abraxas said with a frown.

Tom raised his eyebrows immediately.

"We won't denounce you. And...we'll help you," Abraxas whispered hoarsely. "Tell us what to do—"

"I'm not going to help," Avery said. "It's murder, Tom!" He pointed at the girl lying on the bed. "What's the difference between you doing this and killing her? Murder an innocent girl when Nuo comes back!"

He said, glaring at the two guys who were still indifferent, "She should live well beside her loved ones now, instead of lying here like a walking dead... This is too unfair to her. We No right to do something like that to her."

Tom didn't look at Avery, but stared at Abraxas intently.

"You think so too?" he asked with a sneer.

"...No." Abraxas answered with some difficulty, not daring to look at Avery's disappointed expression, "I want her back, the real her, I don't care about anything else."

"Listen to yourself!" Avery stared at him in surprise. "It's just your selfish thoughts, Eleanor wouldn't want you to do that, and—"

"Don't you want her back?" Abraxas interrupted Avery coldly, "If you really care about her, you should understand our thoughts."

"If you're not going to help us, go away," said Tom quietly.

"Okay, I get it!" Avery exclaimed angrily, glaring at the two new allies who had been enemies only a few minutes ago.He waited for a few seconds, but it was clear that Abraxas didn't want to leave with him at all.

Avery took one last look at Eleanor lying on the bed, sighed, turned and left.

"So..." Abraxas said hoarsely, "What should we do next?"

"We need a safer place. If you can find this place, others will likely find it. Is it not difficult for you, Mr. Malfoy?"

"Yes, I know a suitable place." Abraxas replied with a frown. "It is an abandoned manor in my family, not too far from here. It has many protective spells cast by my ancestors." , the secrecy is no worse than that of Hogwarts Castle."

"Very good." Tom replied calmly, "In addition, we also need some precious medicinal materials, which are difficult to obtain through normal channels. But this shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

"I will find a way." Abraxas replied immediately, thinking about the list of businessmen who had close contacts with his family. Maybe the owner of Bojinbok shop is a good candidate.

Afterwards, Tom randomly selected a skirt from the closet and put it on Eleanor's pajamas.

Abraxas watched Tom skillfully dress Eleanor intently, and he couldn't help wondering whether the other party would do this often.He couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, strode over and said, "I'll help."

He bowed his head and started to button Eleanor's chest.During this process, the girl kept staring at him with empty eyes, which made him somewhat inexplicably guilty.The back of his hand accidentally touched the girl's soft chest.He immediately felt a little parched.

"Okay," Tom said dryly, and put his arm around the girl's shoulders as if claiming ownership.

The girl let Tom hold her obediently, and at the same time raised her head and looked at Abraxas expressionlessly, as if urging him to do something.

Abraxas turned his head away, unwilling to look into those lifeless eyes again.

"Let's go," he whispered. "We've got to get there before dark."

The author has something to say: I want to say, dear Eleanor, if you don’t come back, Tom will be with Abu! [The author who has recently opened his mind is delusional. . 】