A Riddle Returns

"That's not what I wanted to say, but have you." Ebony could see this was paining Tom but she needed to know. "Yes, my mother, I know I'm a monster but why did she have to die." A tear fell from his cheek and when it fell into the couch, it burnt. "If you don't mind, what happened to her." Tom looked up, but it wasn't at Ebony, it was behind her. It was a student, hiding. Tom stood up faster than a bolt. He dashed over to the small boy, he tired to escape but couldn't get out of Tom's grasp. "AHHHH" that was the last thing that little boy said, Tom had killed him, Ebony couldn't look. Tom slowly walked back and sat down, his shirt was drenched in blood. "What was I saying." Ebony looked horrified, it took her a few minutes to speak. "How did your mother die, if you don't mind me asking." She said repeating herself.
"Well, she died giving birth to me."
"I'm sorry Tom"
"Maybe things might've turned out differently for me, if she were still alive."
"Can I ask one more thing."
"Ok one more, this is getting very annoying."
"Does it burn" Tom looked confused, "when you cry." Tom gave her a look, it wasn't a bad one, this one sort of said, how did you know. He didn't even have to speak, "I noticed the couch burn when one of your tears landed upon it, is that why you don't cry."
"Yes, when I was younger I hurt my knee and when I cried it burnt my cheek."

Ebony had asked him a few more questions, about being nervous before killing. He told her he felt like that the first few times, but now he didn't care. He took her to the great hall for some dinner, after changing his shirt. When they got there, for some reason everyone stared at them. People were whispering too. They went to sit down, until Professor Albus Dumbledoor walked over to them. "Tom, who might this be."
"I'm his little sister."Ebony blurted out without thinking.
"Oh, is she from your fathers side."
"Yes, she is, she's a first year." Albus laughed and whispered in Ebony's ear. "Ebony, I think you should stay in your own time. Don't you." Ebony looked at him with utter shock. "How do you know." Albus didn't say anything, he just tapped is finger on his nose. "Sir do you know how I could get back." Albus thought for a moment, "wake up" Ebony looked confused until she blinked and everything was gone, and Ginny was stood over the top of her. "Ebony can you come with me." Ebony wasn't sure about doing this but she was curious.

She followed Ginny down the hall, it was dark, really dark, and down another hall. Past a few classrooms and around another corner. "Ginny were are we going." Ginny looked around, and sat down. Ebony sat down with her. Ginny hugged onto Ebony so tight, Ebony was utterly baffled but Ginny seemed upset so she didn't say anything.
"He's going to get me."
"What do you mean Ginny."
"He's coming to get me, he going to kill me."
"Ginny who are you talking about."
"Tom, Tom Riddle."
"My father, but Ginny, he's dead."