Disclaimer: The characters and the prompts are not mine. The plots, on the other hand, are mine. The characters belong to JKR and Co. The prompts were, unfortunately, given to me by a friend who took them from a livejournal account. I do not know whose they are, but whoever you are, I appreciate it!
Author's Note: This is my lovely series of Tom/Hermione tidbits. They're not really going to be drabbles, but they will be a lot shorter than most of my chapters. I loved these two when I was writing Corsa di Tempo and decided that this was the pairing I wanted for these.
Beginnings
Hermione Granger landed on her arse on the cold stone floor. She groaned and rose slowly, rubbing her tailbone as she rose. Looking around at the empty hallway, she decided that time travel was highly overrated. There was not a person in sight.
"Who are you?"
Drat. She hadn't looked behind her. She turned to look at the boy that had been described so many times and whom she had seen in Harry's memories when Dumbledore had lent her his Pensieve before she left. Tom Riddle.
"Hermione. And you are?"
The tall, dark haired boy with the sharp, cautious grey eyes studied her for a long time before replying. He offered a hand and replied coolly, "Tom".
"I need to speak with the headmaster about enrolling. Could you tell me how to get there?" she asked as if she did not know who he was.
He pointed lazily. "Up that flight of stairs on your left. The office with the enormous gargoyle outside."
She nodded and left him where he stood.
And so it had begun.