Thomas Potter
The blinding green lights left an aftermath of a storm, a body on the floor eyes open greeting death, a scream, a cry for mercy to spare an innocent, met in cold blood as another green light flashes, a cry and ….
Lord Voldemort
Riddle…
Tom Marvolo Riddle
Riddle
Thomas Charlus Potter
Tom…
Tom…
"TOMMY!" Thomas Potter gasp for air as he felt a body collide with his abdomen waking him up from the horrible nightmare, A nightmare that had been plaguing him for nights
"Jamie, you're not a toddler anymore!" He groans in reprimand looking sleepily at his little brother James Potter who decided that the best way to wake him up is to dive on his stomach, the boy just gave him an innocent grin
"But Tom! It's today, we're going to Hogwarts Together!" James rolled and sat up bouncing
"Oh, yeah you're now a first year" he rolled away feigning a dismiss
"C'mon you're not excited?" He can hear the pout on James tone, the boy huffs sulkily
The sulking Didn't last when Tom wrapped a hand on his brother's middle and starts tickling, James lets out a scream trying to scramble away from him, they're now tousling, trying to wrestle each other
"Boys, Breakfast" They heard their mum call from downstairs and both boys starts scrambling up racing each other down the stairs
James zoomed past Effie towards the dining, Tom followed but stopped beside his mother shaking his head as he watched his little brother, he looked at his mother with a smile who gave him a kiss on the cheek, her brows furrowed when she got a good look at him a hand going on to his cheek
"Are you alright,love? Do you feel poorly? You look pale" came her questions
"I'm alright mum" he supplies
"You know you can tell me if something is up right?"
"Yes mum" Tom nods assuringly
"You and Jamie are growing up so fast" she went on and wiped a fake tear proceeding with her dramatics
"Mum!" He groaned exasperated but the smile on his lips is wide
"Tommy! Mum made pan de Coco! " They heard James from the dining, his voice a little muffled and seems to have something stuffed in his mouth, Effie let out a chuckle as Tom sprinted to the kitchen and soon enough the brothers are bickering livening the house with their shenanigans
Platform 9 ¾ is as bustling as ever on every first day, Tom subtly look around at the would be first years, there's the Pettigrew's boy, pudgy and being peppered with kisses by his mother, then the McKinnon girl who greeted James earlier , his interest however was piqued when he saw a woman, dressed in emerald green and two children beside her, both dressed in robes a princely air on both of them , the Blacks are to send another of them in Hogwarts and Tom is anticipating what that would entail
He had been invested in the Pureblood families that he encounter at Hogwarts, ever since he's sorted to Slytherin, a house where most children are purebloods, he found himself studying the dynamics of Pureblood Houses, although his own family, The Potters are purebloods themselves, they don't mingle much with other Pureblood families , especially those who pride on their supremacist views
Being in Slytherin got him acquainted with pureblood children mostly years above, mainly the Blacks, Lestranges and Malfoy, some from a year younger would be Mulciber and Avery and Yaxley, he was invited into their circle, he remain passive on the invitation, staying close but making sure not to mingle too much
"Take care of your brother, yeah? And Take Care of yourself" Fleamont gave him a pat on the shoulder
"of course Dad, I'll keep Jamie in check "
"Hey!" James protested with a pout earning a small laugh and a smug grin from Tom
"You both have fun this year, and Jamie, behave alright?" Effie kissed both their cheeks
"We will!" The train whistles signaling the departure , the brothers made their way to find a cabin, passing by some that are already full
"Everywhere's occupied" James says
"That's fine, uhm… Why don't you ask that cabin maybe they'll let you sit" Tom pointed at a cabin they just passed by,only two people occupying it
James pursed his lips looking at the cabin and at his brother
"What about you?" He asks
"Don't worry, I think I saw some of my friends, I'm sure they'll let me sit" He assures and James' brows furrowed
"those Slytherins?"
"Yes, the Slytherins, which is also me"
"you're the only Slytherin I like"
"You sound like you've already meet a Slytherin besides me"
"Well… you're my favorite "
" I do hope so"
"You are!" James insisted
"Alright, Jamie, go sit down" Tom laughs ruffling his brother's hair , James nods and ran towards the cabin Tom pointed
Tom watched , making sure that his baby brother was seated, he went to a cabin where some third year Slytherins are seated …
Tom kept a keen eye on the sorting this year, last year was an uneventful one but he had a feeling this year would be very interesting,
"Gryffindor!"
The hall is silent as Sirius Black went to the Gryffindor table, he's the first Black to be sorted in a house other than Slytherin, the silence didn't last as the sorting proceeds
When his little brother was called, the Slytherins looked at Tom, half of them whisphering, he can hear the snickers as they bet about which house will the younger Potter get sorted into
"Better be, GRYFFINDOR!" The sorting hat announced
Tom smirks, he knows his baby brother, although he can be quite a trickster and cunning, he is not a Slytherin
"Ah, it would be difficult wouldn't it?" Tom looked at Malfoy, the older boy has a sneer
"And why would it be difficult?" Tom questions
"Oh you know, To have a brother who's a blood traitor that mingled with mudbloods and half breeds, such a shame" Malfoy scoffs
"Careful Malfoy, no one wants to know you Purebloods mingle secretly with Squibs and Muggleborns, You don't want to disgrace your name for not admitting how inbred can you be that your kind produced squibs and defectives don't you?" There's a threat in Tom's voice that even a sixth year like Malfoy pales, no one bad mouths his little brother and gets away with it
"How dare you…" Malfoy was about to point his wand at him when Dumbledore started the welcoming speech
"We're not done Potter!" Malfoy snarls but Tom just looked at him blankly that made the older boy fume in anger
Tom didn't pay him more of his attention and met his baby brother's eyes looking at him, he returns a smile, before James got distracted by other kids
He always had a feeling that the moment his baby brother step foot in Hogwarts, everything will be much more interesting…