"The Serpent's Teeth"
(A Tom Riddle love story)

17th April 1945
Friday

Resigned, I watch the toothpaste that I just spat out running red into the sink.

Bleeding gums.
Spider veins.
Reduced physical performance.
I have to uriniate constantly.
And suffered all week with morning sickness.
Today I didn't have to jump out of bed and run to the bathroom for the first time. I was just feeling sick, but this time it wasn't as bad.
What else has to happen for me to admit the obvious?

I'm pregnant.

At least I'm more certain of it now.

Sighing, I wash the sink and my toothbrush before I rinse my mouth.

Tom is reading a book in the main room, waiting for me.

It could be so perfect.

With heavy limbs I return to Tom.
"Tom?"
"Hm?" He looks up from his book and looks towards me for a moment before he marks the side and palaces it on the table.

"Can we go to sleep? I'm tired," I ask him yawning and make my way to the bed.
"Sure," he answers before he gets up, and lays down next to me under the covers.
"Are you all right, Hazel? You seem so thoughtful lately. "
"I am," I admit.

I sigh and cuddle closer to his side and lay my head above his chest.

"Did I do something wrong?" He asks after a few moments of silence, and I can feel how much it took out of him to ask me this question.
Tom Riddle makes no mistakes.
It is a sign of greatness that he asked that.

"No."
"You did nothing wrong," I reassure him and put my hand on his chest.

He nods.
"Good night, Hazel."
"Night, Tom."

I just let the perfect moment to tell him the truth pass.
To tell him of my worries.
I didn't tell him.
Why not?

Am I scared of telling him?
Certainly.

It's understandable, right?
Any girl in my situation would feel thoa way.

This is a really touchy subject and what if I'm not there?

Should I tell him or not?
No, not now.

I need time to prepare myself.
I don't even know how I want to tell him.
How I'm supposed to tell him.
The matter is more complicated than expected. So confusing and uncertain.

Was I already doomed when I put the time-turner on?

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