Just because slughorn made us partners "DOES NOT" mean that I want to pal around with you Potter! The future dark lord stalked down the dungeons in a very bad mood. But to be fair Tom was all ways in a bad mood. Especially since the new boy had shone up. Every where Tom went Potter was ether all ready there or right behind. If Tom didn't know better he'd think the boy was some sort of deprived stalker. Why the boy had even gone so far as to follow him into the loo! To make matters worse the boy was better than Tom at almost everything. The only thing Tom was better than Harry at was potions and now he had to tutor the part. And for some reason that seemed to be out of Toms comprehension, the git was still following him even though class was long over. But to be fair most things Harry did were beyond Toms comprehension. Potter was very strange! He was always "NICE" and not "NICE" like Tom was "NICE", Potter was "NICE" but would never tell you why. It keeps Tom up nights trying to figure out what Potter wanted. The other Slytherens always tell you what they want when there "NICE'. Why can't Potter just be normal?
All of a sudden Tom smacked face first into a wall.
Potter smacked face first into Toms back.
That's very strange. Tom thought. There's never been a wall here before and i don't see one here now. Must be a ward. Tom toke out his wand and started casting deticion spells. After a few minutes of not being able to find anything Tom shouted, Potter don't just stand there! help me brake this force field! I know you're blind as a bat but can't you see where stuck!
The pompous prat had the nerve to say,I all ready know what's wrong. Then he pointed up, and said "were trapped here until we kiss".
It was only then that Tom noticed the offending green garland that would lead to his down fall.
Toms a bit fuzzy on the details of what happened next. he'll never admit it but he may have been hyperventilating,in a completely manly way of course. When he came to, Potter was saying something about not being happy about having to kiss him either. Potter said that the last time he kissed someone under the mistletoe ended badly. Tom would never admit to being jealous. if he might have been the slightest bit it was definitely because Potter had already had his first kiss and Tom hadn't and not because Harry had kissed someone that was not Tom. In Toms anger (at the situation not at Harry kissing someone that was not Tom, because Tom is totally not jealous) Tom may have said something slightly rude. Tom may have implied that Harry was frivolous with his body and he may have said something along the lines of Harry is a man whore.
When Harry got tears in his eyes Tom started to thought he may of herd Harry sob something along the lines of "I thought she liked me". But that would be impossible because nobody could "not like Harry". Every body "likes" Harry. All the teachers and all the students, "like " Harry. Even Tom doesn't completely not "like" Harry. And he told Harry so.
And that dunder head had the nerve to stare up at Tom with his tear filled impossibly green eyes and say "I don't not,not like you to"
"I don't not, not like you to"! What the Hell does that mean! Tom shouted.
Potter had the nerve to laugh! Laugh! At him! The future ruler of the world! Then do you know what that Gryffindor had the nerve to do! He kissed him! Him! The man destined to rule with a iron fist!
Tom had a very hard time explaining to a annoyingly twinkleing eyed dumbdoor why he was out past curfew or what he was doing passed out on the floor.