The sun began to set on the grounds of Hogwarts, two students were still out when it is almost curfew and it is not just two students, it is actually two friends one is a tutor the other is the student, meet Flora a sixteen year old Sytherin on her sixth year. She was practicing her magic with the one and only Tom Riddle until she messed up on the spell, he stood there a bit cold-hearted his eyes cold as ice. His hand firm on the wand shaking his head at his student hating how slow she is but he was patient enough knowing her disability, Flora looked up and gulped softly knowing he is angry.

"Sorry Tom, I am trying." Flora said softly.

Tom looked at her not saying anything for a while then spoke "that is because you're not concentrating, concentrate!" he said a bit angry.

"Okay, okay I will." Sighed softly lifting her wand to him.

"Expelliarmus," Tom said aloud as her wand lifted out of her hand a slight smirk showed.

Picking up her wand, she turned to Tom holding out her wand repeating the word "Expelliarmus." She shouted.

A large bolt of light came out of the wand as Flora saw Tom fly backwards to his side he cringed in pain a bit but shrugged it off easily getting back up, he was in no deep pain. Tom was in fact happy that she got the spell finally; he brushed off his robe and gave a smile nodding.

"Good, you actually did it." He smiled towards her but realized what he was doing and turned back to cold hearted "now, I shall teach you how to say spells without even saying them." Tom replied more calmly.

"Without... saying them?"

This made Flora wonder, how you cannot say a word to cast it without having to say it, quite intrigued by it she wanted to know more seeing him leave going somewhere as she followed a long. What did he had in mind for her it seemed quite important he did not want anyone to see, for some reason as she followed a long still. He kept glancing at her in case she still followed him, which is what Tom wanted going down the stairs and into an empty room.

Opening the door, he let her in first being a little decent at least to let women go first.

"What are we doing here, especially alone in this room?" She asked Tom.

Holding his wand he walked up to her, this made some sudden feelings stir in her what was she feeling, what is this that is making her weak inside? His eyes were so persuasive unable to look away. Could she finally see something in him could it be that she is starting to like him; he could not see it could he? Tom also looked different but he was good at hiding his emotions.

"Now, I am going to teach you something." His voice turns soft suddenly.

Tom then lifted his finger up her chin he lifted up his wand with his free hand a light glow from the wand showed, he did something to make her do this kind something he learned himself or was able to do and wanted to pass it on to his friend.

"Now, I shall give you the gift of parseltongue." His tone sounded gentler.

Flora gave a weak smile for once he was smiling, her disorder of learning slower is still intact but she got the spell to work and Tom is not mean to her for once. It was a good day for her as her friend was still her friend even though she drove him crazy at times; they saw it got darker by the shadows leaving turning to face each other.

"We should head back..." her tone was quite quiet as she was tired.

Nodding both students agreed and walked up the corridor to the common room in Slytherin, they saw everyone went to bed going to each other's room they took one more glance at each other.

"Well, goodnight Tom." She said softly

His smile formed this was very new to him "Goodnight, Flora."

They entered the room and went to sleep for the night Flora had a happy smile on her face as she turned to her side to sleep.