Chapter 46.2- Doom Days

“So I am sure that you find yourself wondering just how you have gotten here, and just how I have returned to my full glory” He said, beginning what I could sense would be a villainous monologue of epic proportions. Normally, I would cut in here with a bit of sarcasm and wit, but the lack of my wand and the present situation meant that pissing off this creature— for that was what Tom Marvolo Riddle had turned himself into— would be far from wise.

“Most assuredly” The sharp look those red eyes pinned me with showed that I hadn’t done as good a job of keeping my disinterest out of my voice as I was supposed to. How disappointing.. I felt a knife begin to dig into my skull, trying to bypass my mental shields. I locked up like Fort Knox and turtled behind my occlumency, clearing my mind of everything other than the desire to take a shit.

“Hahaha” even his laughter was decidedly unnatural.

“It seems Dumbledore has done a better job of teaching you than I expected” He said with amusement and the mention of the name was enough o cause a flare.

“Not Dumbledore then? So tell me Harry Potter where did one such as you get such a command over occlumency?” He asked, diving into my mind again. This time, I was ready. I cleared my mind with all I had, not even giving him a single thread to latch onto. He fed me thoughts, feelings, images, emotions, but I kept myself locked tight, not responding to any of them.

“Crucio” he hissed and I finally understood the Longbottoms. It felt like every nerve on my body was being grated and cut in half while being roasted over an open flame at the same time. He kept the torture spell on for only a few seconds but it felt like minutes as I found myself biting down on my tongue to resist the urge to scream. I could not grant him the satisfaction. Never.

“Legilimens” he hissed immediately, and he was able to catch a glimpse of the Chamber of Secrets but I cleared my mind a second later, not giving him anything. So this was his strategy then. The cruciatus to weaken, and then legilimency to penetrate. Fuck, it was effective.

“Crucio” again. And just like I had never been subjected to the spell before, the pain renewed itself. I would have expected that some prior exposure to the spell would grant resistance but there was nothing of the sort forthcoming. It hurt even more than it had the first time.

“Legilimens” right after, and this time it took even longer for me to clear my mind but all he had been able to see were glimpses of any training sessions with Flitwick.

“Excellent, excellent. Most would not last this long, I assure you Harry Potter. But your stubbornness does infuriate me” He hissed with a laugh.

“Crucio”