"He will pay Tom." Myrtle soothed her agitated soulmate. "Your main soul will make sure of it. Unlike you he isn't running with a freshly fractured soulbond, he is playing the long game." Tom nodded with a sour expression on his face as he let the bond to the Gryffindors magic break. If it had been anyone but Myrtle he would've continued to fight. But he trusted her to explain and to have a reason. It only took a second before Colin's body started regaining its colour and breathing easily. Thankfully Severus had the forethought to cast a sleeping charm on the first year, preventing the boy from awaking and ruining their plans.