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Tom sat in his room really broken and confused. Broken because he had been blamed for something he had never in his life had wanted and confused because he hadn't expected that to come from Hermione and most of all no one else even contradicted her. Estella entered the room when Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny left. Tom didn't tell her what had happened even though she asked and then after a while she said she was going to Kingsley's funeral and just wish he could come, but she really genuinely felt he wasn't physically able to do so though Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny seemed strange. He bid her good bye then sat thinking.

How could they think of him as selfish a person as she said? Why were they so insistent on keeping him from the funeral. There was only one way to find out he would have to go to the funeral even if they didn't want him there. He got off the bed, took his wand and changed his hospital light blue clothes to his usual blue jeanz and white shirt. He pocketed his wand and slowly, very slowly started walking. It took a lot of effort of his to even to move a muscle, yet he needed to be there, to know.

Salty, mild breeze touched Tom's face as he appeared at an opening facing a wide ocean. There, right in front of him was a funeral. Chairs assembled in a complete circle around a white tomb and Kingsley's body wrapped not in a white cloth but in cream coloured one with two wands intersecting each other making a cross drawn across it, sparks flying out of them. Tom stood at a distance watching, as everyone stood up off chairs and paid their last respects to their late Minister of Magic.

Once all the ceremonies were over, people started getting themselves in conversations. Some were consoling each other and some were still grieving. Tom saw Padma standing in a corner weeping and he thought he should comfort her so he went to her but instead of looking comforted at his sight she looked alarmed.

"Tom?! What are you doing here?"

"I came to pay-----___" But before he could continue once more he was interrupted.

"You shouldn't really be here, you-you ought to rest."

"I'm fine, really. Why does everyone want to kick me out of here? What's wrong?"

"Didn't Harry tell you?" He shook his head. "Well, but this is not the time to discuss these things you'd better leave." What was it that Harry hadn't told him?

"You!"

Tom was suddenly pulled out of his thoughts as someone shouted at him and he saw the source of the angry call. Percy Weasley, his eyes bearing dark circles and looking very angry strode towards Tom, pulled his wand out and pointed it right at his chest. Tom, who was quite taken aback by this back tracked a bit.

"Perce what---_"

"What are you doing here?!"

"I..." Tom who was tired of explaining now wanted truth and only truth. "What do you mean by that?"

"Why are you here? What do you want now?"

"What do you... What would I want?"

"Oh, don't pretend!" Percy shouted as his voice got carried to the crowd and everyone's attention turned towards them, amongst them were Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny who came out of it and halted at a distance seeing that their plan had apparently failed. "We were all there, we all heard it! You double crossed us!" Tom, his heart beating faster than ever, stood stunned. "You told him we'll be there! What did you think? You'll get our sympathies if you pretended to get hurt? After all, who'd help but a brother?" And Tom's heart sank he knew what Perce meant, but it wasn't true. Though, he couldn't believe it.

"Perce, its not like as it seems, really. Trust me I..."

"Back off!" George advanced toward him taking his wand out as Tom had taken a step forward towards Percy. He was really hurt at that, he wasn't expecting that kind of impulse from them or that kind of hatred in their eyes. His eyes started watering at that kind of attitude from them but he felt shattered at what George said next, "I don't want you to hurt anyone especially, if it's for Voldemort."

"Voldemort! Do you think I'd do anything for a man I hate? I joined the Army to fight against Voldemort!"

"That's what you say!"

"And that's what I say!" Harry interrupted, he couldn't stand it any longer.

"So you say because he says!"

"And he's completely honest!" Hermione stepped forward too.

"Honest, eh? I don't think so." Oliver came up to join George and Percy and as Tom watched the whole of the Army joined them facing him, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny except for those who were at Hogwarrts and knew him stood facing them. Padma, Madam Brown, Dudley and Porch sided with Harry too.

Tom stood watching as the Army was parted into two groups that disagreed upon his integrity. Harry would lose the Army if he remained in it. "Look," Tom said, he didn't want the Army destroyed because of him. "Please, don't do this. I'll leave it, I'll leave the Army, OK? Then I'll no longer be a threat to any of you."

"Leave the Army?" Micheal said, he approached Tom, grabbed the locket, the fake galleon, dangling on his chest and pulled it out. "You don't have a right to leave as you were never really a part of it."

As Michael walked off the rest of the Army started passing them by throwing accusations at Tom. "You betrayed us.", "You're a liar.", "You're a back stabber.", "I didn't expect this of you Tom, you let me down.", "You're worse than Voldemort even." Tom, tears trickling down his face, stood nodding silently not at their words but at his fate for being so harsh to him, he was paying the price for being the brother of an evil man, then moved out of their midst and disapparated.

Originally posted by: FleurDeJuillet

great updates. the fight was wonderful...what are they hiding from tom? is the army angry or did riddle do something?

Originally posted by: Aichuu

i was a silent reader of this FF from a long time sory for my silence

i wanna comment it but get lazy sorry

but the way u narrate wow .. i can actually visualize it i feel really bad for tom no one wanna belive him .. i can see that voldemort might be back ? the resurrection stone is with riddle.

btw riddle stunned harry right ? so that means wand is also his he is going after deadthly hallows ?

so many mysterious to reveal

btw tom will be a werewolf

Shocking news the deadth of kingsley 😭

plus i wanna know wther u found a face for tom n riddle ? if u do please let me know 😛

Originally posted by: N0306

Just stumbled upon this story.. Read all the parts.. You write really good.. In few chapters I was in dellimma whether to read or not.. Reading would mean there are chances I would forget the real story where it ended.. This blends in so well.. But I couldn't resist..

Just amazing.. All the while I was reading I felt estella is danger but she turned out it be sweetheart.

So the army is not happy with Tom being Voldemort's son even though he is the reason they are alive. I feel sorry for bolt but then that was army do; save each other. Can't wait for the next update..

"What is going on?!" Latnok's agitated voice shook Harry out of the moment and his frowned expression appeared into view.

Apparently the loud confrontation the Army was having had got carried to the rest of the crowd but judging by the confused look on their faces it didn't seem like anyone had heard anything.

"Nothing." Harry answered quickly feeling quite relieved that at least Latnok hadn't overheard anything. "We were just leaving." Harry answered him pointing at himself and the remaining Hogwarts' staff.

Latnok stared at him a moment then realized he would be told only as much as Harry would want to tell him. He allowed them leave without another word. Harry and everyone else who was at Hogwrats apparated to the HQ. Within the next few minutes the rest of the Army followed them. In the next half an hour they were all sitting in the dining hall of the Riddle house and amid complete silence other than occasional sobs, Harry stood staring at them all.

For the first time in his life, Harry was at a loss for words. But he knew he would have to say something. "We spoke about last night's events before the funeral and we agreed that nothing of the sort shall happen at the funeral that actually happened." He turned to Percy. "Didn't we?"

"We also agreed that back stabber won't show up at the funeral!" George replied icily.

Harry closed his eyes in sheer anger. "He did not betray us, he saved us, all of us! He removed the apparition blocking spell so we could get out, if he wanted to trap us, he had his wish very well served, but since we are all here apparently he didn't!" He replied in an even tone.

"Not all of us are here!" Percy shouted with tears swimming at the brim of his eyes.

"Bolt's death was not his fault!" Hermione exclaimed wiping her face quickly. She had been weeping silently but she knew the army needed to understand.

"Then whose fault was it?" Wood asked quietly.

"It was mine." Harry replied. "If only I had moved out of the way in time, he wouldn't have jumped in front of me."

"Bolt's death was an honorable sacrifice that he made to save Harry." Ron continued. "If the Army does not stand together now, his death will be in vain and I don't think anyone in the Army wants that!"

Michael stood up at this. "The Army has always stood together, it shall stay united even now, but the Army has no room for someone like Tom Riddle, not until at least we know all that there is to know about him." Michael looked at Harry intently.

Harry stood rooted to the spot not knowing what to do. He had never intended to reveal to the Army the entire truth, but the Army now knew about who Tom was, even if they did know every detail about him, that would not alter their opinion about him, only Tom could do that. "You already know all there is to know." He answered Michael's question but didn't quite meet his eyes.

"True, but we don't know how long have you known about this." Boot replied him rather harshly.

"We've known for a few months now." Ginny answered. "And that makes a difference how?" She asked him icily.

"That makes all the difference, Ginny." Cho answered quietly. "You all knew who he was and you brought him among us like he was one of us, you led him here and you allowed him the chance that took Bolt's life!"

Harry stared at them. What was wrong with them? "Yes, we trusted him and yes we brought him among us because he is one of us. He saved my life, he put his own life at stake to discover Malfoy's secret, he was the one that refused to follow this plan but I insisted on it... now I know he was right, he had always been right. He had warned me against this, only I could not understand his concerns..."

"Look, I don't know what he's told you, Harry but I think he has played you too well. Think of it, if he was really fighting against Riddle and the two of them are enemies as you say, why didn't Riddle kill Tom, why kill one of us... why attempt to kill you but not him?" Lee spoke up with many nods.

"We don't now that and for that matter neither does Tom!" Hermione answered.

"For some strange reason, Riddle has not attempted to kill Tom but that is an advantage on our part. Tom can all too well rival Riddle, think of it-_" Harry began quite enthusiastically until he was rudely interrupted by George.

"May be you should think a little more, Harry! He's played you! The only reason Riddle isn't killing off his own twin is because he doesn't intend to! All this rivalry you say they have, it's a hoax for you, all four of you! But we are not falling for any of it! We stand together, either with the four of you or without, the Army was not created to serve you, it was created to serve justice and fight against Voldemort! The Army still has that objective in focus because our judgments have not been clouded like yours!"

Harry opened his mouth to argue but Ginny held his hand. He looked at her and then at Ron and Hermione. All three of them had the same look in their eyes and it said the same thing that it was not use. The Army wanted to put the blame of Bolt's death on someone, Tom was the easiest target they could find. He turned back to the Army.

"Very well then, we have nothing more to discuss, since our minds are too foggy to see anything clearly. Although, I would like to add, the Army will always be welcomed with opened arms if it ever becomes capable enough to see as clearly as some of us do." Harry looked at everyone who was at Hogwarts and they all beamed at him confirming that they were with him and Tom but that only meant one thing, although no one had said it, the Army had divided all too well. "We might as well be going."

Originally posted by: arviarshi

nice story

I m a big fan harry potter series

plz continue soon