Turned - Tom Riddle

Chapter Eighteen

Elizabeth had never felt as much relief as she had when she got the news that their holiday vacation would start the next day. However, she was equally disappointed to hear that their classes would indeed resume after the break. A certain happiness was in the air as her and her friend packed their belongings away to go home.

"Walburga, what will you be doing for the holidays?" Elizabeth asked as she folded one of her sweaters.

Walburga closed her trunk and sat down on it, crossing her legs, "I will be going Santorini. Hopefully there will be men there that aren't as foolish as the boys here. How about yourself, Beth?"

"I am going to be in Florida with my grandparents," she told them. "I might have a friend join me," Elizabeth thought of Tom. "An old friend, from Baxtart's," she covered up.

Matilda swung around from one of the post's on Elizabeth's bed, plopping herself on it. "Is this friend... a boy?"

Elizabeth said nothing, but continued packing her clothes with a small grin. Melissa closed her trunk and walked over, "So what is this boy's name?"

"Angelina," she closed her trunk. "She was my best friend from Baxtart's. Don't worry, no boys besides Joshua for me. Besides, the boy we should all be focusing on is Klaus," Elizabeth raised her eyebrows at Matilda.

"Oh, stop, it was just one night."

Walburga chortled, "One times fourty." Matilda gave a sarcastic grin, laying back onto Elizabeth's bed.

"What's this?" Matilda asked, her arm non-visible from their views.

"Oh no," Elizabeth whispered under her breathe. Matilda pulled out a sock that clearly wasn't any of theirs.

Matilda stood on Elizabeth's bed, dangling the sock like a trophy, "Beth, if I stand corrected, you only own stockings that go up to your knees."

"Well, I-,"

"And since I have no recollection of you ever purchasing socks from Hogsmeade, this must be...," Matilda raised her eyebrow to let Elizabeth finish the sentence.

"None of your concern," Elizabeth snatched the sock and stuffed it into her trunk, slamming it shut.

Matilda made a face and sat down on the bed again, "So does this mean you and Joshua have done the do?" Melissa and Walburga waltzed over as well, becoming very concerned with the matter of sex.

"We would have heard it, she couldn't have," Melissa pointed out.

"Silencing charms," Walburga explained.

Elizabeth groaned, "If I do have sex, which will not be happening for a long time, you would know."

They all shrugged and accepted that answer. After they all had closed their trunks and had their tote bags on their shoulders, there was a hard knock at the door.

"Come in!" Walburga shouted and Elizabeth winced. Her voice was truly annoying. A first year peeked their head in.

"Anyone boarding the train has to leave on the carriages now," the girl said. After the girls picked up their trunks, they headed out the door.

Melissa and Matilda were only going home, while Walburga and Elizabeth were going elsewhere, causing a bit of jealousy to rise. Well, Walburga was bragging of her trip to Greece, so of course, it would make anyone annoyed. They sat in the car of the train and listened on as Walburga chatted about her vacation.

"Wal, not to be rude, but we understand that your trip will be 'so fabulous' and 'lavishly exciting', okay?" Matilda finally put an end to Walburga's nonsense.