78 C78 To War

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With the cloak and the stone both being analyzed, Tom returned to school as if nothing happened.

Tom spent the rest of his free time before Christmas break working on project Gilgamesh. He would practice conjuring eldritch weapons and tried moving them away from him, but no matter how much he practiced he always failed. The second that an eldritch weapon left his grasp, it would disappear as if it were never there.

Like this, classes passed quickly and Christmas break arrived.

Tom took the train back with Druella as always. When they arrived at Kings Cross station, Tom turned to Druella before disembarking.

"Hey, Drue." Tom calls and Druella stops before walking out of their compartment.

"What?" She asks.

"Do you want to go to Italy with me? Maybe fight some Nazis?" Tom asks and Druella looks at him with a shocked expression.

"Are you crazy! What if we run into Grindelwald! Do you want to die?" Druella starts berating Tom with a worried expression.

"Look, If we run into Grindelwald, we retreat as fast as we can. I don't necessarily need you to come with me, but I have some business to take care of. You can come along if you want to." Tom says and Druella lets out a sigh.

"You're going whether I come along or not, aren't you?" She says as she stares at him in annoyance.

"Yeah, pretty much." Tom states with a smile on his face.

"Then I guess it's decided already, isn't it. Are we leaving now?" She says with a smile to match Toms.

"No, I have to get some things ready before we venture into the war zone. Go home and I'll come to get you when we're leaving." Tom says and opens a portal in the compartment. "See you soon!"

"*sigh* Yeah, see you in a bit." Druella replies as the portal closes behind Tom leaving her alone in the compartment.

When she knew Tom was gone, the smile dropped from Druellas face. She couldn't help but worry about their trip to Italy, but that doesn't mean she will back down. Tom may be her Lord now, but he's also her friend. She won't leave him to go into a war zone alone.

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Tom's already been notified by his trust elf Mimsy that Captain America has arrived in Italy. The show will begin tomorrow, so Tom won't pick Druella up until then.

Before heading out to a war zone, Tom had a few things to get prepared for. One, he didn't wear his vaulting boots in Hogwarts. He didn't want anyone to discover the boot's magical nature. If that were to happen, people would ask questions and that would be annoying.

Other than the boots, Tom will obviously be taking the snake totem necklace with him. That's something he always wears, even in Hogwarts. It can be easily hidden under his robes, and he feels sort of empty when he doesn't have the totem. Kind of like a piece of him is missing.

After packing the normal essentials away in his shrinkable trunk, Tom started searching for anything in Kamar-Taj that could lend him a hand during a fight.

During his search, he found nothing that could help him. He was hoping to find some sort of weapon but nothing could be found. It's not like a relic would just randomly accept him out of nowhere.

He does pack a few of the invisibility cloaks from Slytherin Manor that we're left over. They could come in handy in a pinch.

Before leaving on the next day, Tom decided to go and speak to the Ancient One. He found her in her room early in the morning reading her novels and eating snacks.

"What troubles your mind, Thomas." She says as she continues reading her book.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. Going to Italy." Tom says with a stoic face as he sits across from his teacher.

"Ah, you wouldn't be going to see Captain America again, would you?" She says as she already knows Steve is there.

"You make it sound like I'm sneaking off to see my boyfriend." Tom replies with a fake pout.

"So you are going to see the Captain? Are you sure you're ready? War isn't as great as you may think it is. Especially this one." The Ancient One says as she looks up at Tom and away from her book.

"Yeah, I have to start venturing out of the nest at some point." Tom says with a small smile. "I'm surprised you aren't lecturing me on timelines or something."

"I believe in my student. He may be a troublemaker, but he'll do what's right." She says as she gets back to reading.

"Hehe, who knew you thought so highly of me." Tom says as he sits a bit straighter with his chest pushed out in pride.

"Who said I was talking about you? Now get out so I can read in peace." She says as she shoo's Tom out of her quarters.

"Love you too, Teacher." Tom smiles as he can tell she's worried for him.

She can't see his future, so anything could happen. The Ancient One would never know if he died on his trip in Italy.

As Tom is leaving the room, the Ancient One peeks her head above her book.

"Don't get yourself killed or I'll bring you back and kill you myself!" She yells as Tom leaves and closed the door behind him.

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Tom opened a portal and walked straight into Rosier Manor as if he owned the place. When he arrived, Lord and Lady Rosier seemed to be out.

"Drue, you ready to go?" Tom calls and Druella comes down the stairs dressed differently than usual.

"Huh?" Tom says as he sees Druella in muggle clothing.

She's wearing black jeans, a white button-up shirt, and tall black boots without a high heel. Tom starts to notice her curves that were once hidden by wizarding robes.

"What? I'm not allowed to like muggle clothing styles? Besides, it's way more practical to wear during a fight." She says and Tom can't help but agree.

"True, do you have everything you need?" Tom asks as she isn't carrying anything.

"Yeah, everything is inside my trunk." She says and points to the pendant on her necklace.

"Good, let's go then. Mimsy!" Tom calls.

*pop*

"Master ready time go?" Mimsy asks as she appears.

"Yeah, take us to a secluded spot close to the Captain." Tom says and Druella looks confused.

"We're meeting a Captain?" She asks with a questioning gaze.

"You'll see when we get there." Tom answers as Mimsy pops them away.

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All three of them appear at the military camp in Italy. Before doing anything, Tom casts a notice me not on him and Druella.

"Thanks, Mimsy. You can return to whatever you were doing before." Tom says and Mimsy pops away.

When Tom was about to start looking for Captain America, he could hear the sounds of a crowd mocking someone. Following the sound, they saw where it came from.

"Bring back the girls!" Soldiers start chanting.

"I think they only know the one song. But um… let me… I'll… I'll see what I can do." Captain America says slightly flustered from a stage surrounded by soldiers.

"You do that, sweetheart." A soldier in the crowd yells.

When Tom saw Steve, he couldn't help but feel bad for the guy. At least he's trying his best.