Tom silently smirked at the Gryffindors clutching their ears as he ripped the mandrake out of his pot on 2. Professor Humphrey, head of Hufflepuff, looked over her enormous stomach and gave him a stern look as she bellowed "3" for the rest of the class over his mandrake's cry.

He frowned at the ugly, wrinkled thing that squirmed in his hand and dumped it back in the pot with a thud. The mandrake screeched at an incredible volume as he piled soil on top of it. It…? Him..? Her…?

Her. The girl. Mystery girl. Why could he not stop thinking about her? She had never talked to him- nor him to her. So why was she that important? Tom assured himself that it was because she was unique, interesting and different to the other girls he had been shown since his first year at Hogwarts. But something nagged him in the corner of his mind. Something that knew something he didn't. And it frustrated him more than anything else he had encountered.

Tom shovelled the soil more violently onto the mandrake. What was wrong with him?

Tom quickly morphed his irritated frown to a gentle smile.

"Professor?" he said politely.

"Yes Riddle." She bluntly replied.

"May I step outside for a minute? The mandrake screams are making me feel rather light headed."

A flash of concern crossed Humphrey's face. But it went as fast as it came.

"Of course. Go."

"Thank you Professor."

Tom strode outside and across into Hogwarts. He had to leave the stuffy greenhouse. No one could think straight with those pathetic beasts' screeches ringing in your ears. He dug the time turner out of his pocket. It could no longer be twisted and was clearly broken. Which meant that the girl could not go back to where she came from. He twisted the chain around his fingers as he thought. What would happen to her? To build a time turner would at least take six months. She may have to stay in Hogwarts. He sighed heavily. The girl was simply…intoxicating. Tom hung the cold chain around his neck. Herbology was ending in five minutes- there was no point in returning. He wandered the corridors of Hogwarts, lost in deep thought surrounding the mystery girl.

Luna's fingers trailed the gold, intricately designed walls as she skipped gracefully down the corridors of Hogwarts searching for nargle eggs. Despite her careless air, it was with all her might that she stopped herself from collapsing and bursting out with tears. Of sadness and happiness. This was her home. And she was back. And safe. With people who would protect her. But the people who did protect her were gone. She had never been here without them.

Determined to avoid her wretched thoughts, Luna began to twirl aimlessly around the corridors to a romantic lullaby that her mother used to sing her. Her long hair waved around her hips as she swayed to her mind's gentle music. She sung quietly, but her gentle voice bounced off the walls and rang through the corridors quietly- almost as if a high peal of bells. She spun round the corner and-

Crashed on top of Riddle.

"Oops. Awfully sorry." She whispered nonchalantly to the bewildered Tom Riddle. Notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger spilled from her aura. Tom breathed in deeply and noted their close proximity.

What the hell am I supposed to do now? He thought desperately. He gazed into her pale blue-grey eyes expectedly- waiting for her to realise she was still on him and blush furiously like any other girl at Hogwarts would. But she didn't.

In fact she leaned in closer. Tom felt her cool, even breaths mingled with his hot, rough ones. Her soft hair tumbled over them and covered them with a curtain of pale blonde. She muttered;

"You have the darkest eyes I have ever seen."

She paused.

"Did you know that some say they are the windows to the soul?".

"I…erm…you…and…singing…erm…" Tom stuttered.

"Articulate are we?" she mocked good naturedly, a small smile playing at the corner of her lips.

Suddenly furious with himself for becoming a complete and utter imbecile before the girl he was obsessing with, he demanded in a clear, stern voice;

"Get off of me. Now."

"Okay" she replied in an airy voice. She leapt up gracefully from him and landed on her toes daintily, facing away from Tom. He picked himself up slowly and cautiously, as if he were a lion about to pounce on a deer. She twirled around to face him. He realised how small she was. She only came up to his chest. She was so delicate. So fragile.

She slowly took three steps closer to him. Tom's breath hitched. She was close. Too close for his liking. Her eyes never left his.

A dangerous look was playing around her features. A dark look. She was not the same girl she was a few moments ago.

"Are you wearing my time turner?" The words were calm. But they burned with anger.

He looked down. The time turner dangled by his chest. Determined to keep his ground- Tom replied in a strong, confident voice;

"Yes. I a-" but before he could finish, the Elder Wand was pressed deeply to his throat and the time turner had been ripped away from him.

"You stole from me?" she quickly replied in the same perilous, controlled tone.

Tom, unable to speak, gave a quick, sharp nod.

He was thrown against the wall. A sharp crack came from his ankle as he landed on it. Luna strode towards him.

"That was not a good idea. No. Not a good one at all." She muttered. Tom wandered if it was addressed to him- or to herself?

She glanced at him and sighed heavily. She walked past the corner and out of his sight.

And left behind her an astonished Tom Riddle with a broken ankle.

And then she came back.

She twirled towards him and bent down. Her lip grazed his ear and sent electric shocks across his body.

"Which way to Professor Dumbledore's office please?"

"To the left." He mumbled- in a state of complete shock.

"Thank you." She said politely and strode through another corridor, tucking her wand behind her ear.

Damn. I forgot to ask her name.

Thought Riddle.

A/N-

I think this is my favourite chapter so far! I really would like some reviews- because at the moment I'm not getting very many, but I know loads of you are looking! So please just spare a minute of your time! I'll love you forever! The next chapter will explain a lot of mysteries, so come back in a few days and it should be here! Now, finally, thanks to my fanfic buddy "damage-98" and EVERYONE should read her story "Parallel"- particularly those who are looking for a new, refreshing plot! Keep reading!