Warning: Beware, cute animals, I do not say what kind, and girls do not mix well together.

"talking"

Written words.

Parseltongue

Hogwarts' deputy headmaster arrested by Aurors.

Yesterday the Aurors were called to Knockturn Alley after it had been registered that one of the Unforgiveable had been used.

Arriving to the scene of crime the Aurors found Hogwarts' deputy headmaster; Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who claimed to have been attacked by an unknown wizard whom had tried to kill him.

The so-called attacker was nowhere to be found though the Aurors searched through Knockturn Alley in hope of finding the guilty.

An examination showed that the Unforgiveable was the Aveda Kedavra curse. For those who do not know what the curse does it is also named the killing curse. No one hit with the curse have ever lived.

Who was the stranger whom attacked the transfiguration professor for apparently no reason? Is it a new player or is it one of Grindelwald's followers we have not even heard before?

The Aurors promises the investigation will not stop until they have caught the guilty. Hopefully people will soon be able to sleep peacefully again.

Deputy headmaster Dumbledore was kept at the Aurors' headquarters for the night for further investigation. One can only wonder what a light wizard was doing in Knockturn Alley which is known for housing dark beings and objects. We have yet to get any comments from the involved but, hopefully, this reporter will be able to get a private talk with the deputy headmaster Dumbledore so we will be able to get an answer.

If this is one of the dark lord's new followers no one can be sure what to expect. We can only ask people to be careful. Make sure your wards are updated, keep your children in sight, do not invite strangers inside your homes and keep your wands close.

This reporter can only wonder if this means Grindelwald has decided to turn his focus on Great Britain. Until now the dark lord has mostly attacked Germany and other countries.

The rest of the article kept going on how Grindelwald had risen and what he had done ever since he had been proclaimed a dark lord.

"What do you think about it, my lord? Do you think it is one of Grindelwald's followers as the reporter says?" Tom lowered the Daily Prophet that Abraxas had given him. "It is too early to say. We need to know more about this attacker before I can say if it will be good for us to let him join our case."

The Slytherins around him leaned closer to make sure they heard every word he said. Orion, who sat to his left, looked at the article. "It says nothing about which it was whom used an Unforgiveable. It could be the stranger but it is just as likely it was professor Dumbledore. And no one was hit by the curse. Unless it was our professor and he then abolished the corpse. But it does not explain why he did not leave the crime scene before the Aurors arrived."

Tom's eyes narrowed. What Orion had said was true. They had no idea about who had used the curse. It was true Dumbledore was a light wizard but then what was he doing in Knockturn Alley? It was a place most light wizards would avoid ever stepping into.

"I think it will be best if we wait and see. If the attacks continue we can consider what to do from there. If he does not shows up again we will continue as planned." His followers nodded. Not because they had much of a choice and Tom knew only a few of them would ever dare to discuss with them and even fewer of them had a position where they would be able to discuss with him.

Walburga looked up from her breakfast. "Professor Dumbledore has probably not come back yet so we have no one to teach us today. What shall we do in our free lesson?"

As if having heard her ask headmaster Dippet stood and waited until silence filled the hall. It took longer than usual. Tom had no doubt that most of the students had heard about the attack by now. Those who did not read the Daily Prophet heard it from family or friends. All of them probably wondered what really had happened.

It was no doubt Dumbledore would be the subject of today for most talks.

"I am sure most of you have heard about the accident our deputy headmaster has been involved in." The headmaster waited until it was silent enough for him to continue. "Since we were not prepared for such a situation it has been decided that today's transfiguration lessons has been cancelled. If professor Dumbledore has not returned in a few days we will start looking for a substitute until he returns."

Murmurs filled the hall. Those who had transfiguration were happy about getting a free lesson and were already planning of what to do.

Tom finished his breakfast. Though it was good it was not the same as Evan's. He had never thought he would say someone would be able to make better food than a house elf but Evan was more than good being in a kitchen. Perhaps it came from being forced to cook for his relatives in an early age.

Without waiting for the others to get ready Tom took his bag and walked out of the Great Hall. Normally he would have gone to the library or his dorm to study. But instead he headed outside.

The weather outside was good, the sky was just as blue as it had been in the Great Hall. It was probably one of the last days he would be able to get outside without having to use any charms to keep him warm and dry.

Besides, people was less likely to come looking for him since he usually sat somewhere inside with his nose in a book. Right now he needed to think and he did best so without having any noisy followers around him.

Tom sat down with his back against a tree at the lake. Other students were already out but most of them knew better then to bug him. And those who did not yet know were stopped by other students before they could get too close to him.

This new player worried him. Tom already knew what he wanted with his life. He had to make sure he got in some powerful position. By doing so not much would be able to stand in his way to stop him from forming the world in the way he wanted it to be like.

But get so far he needed allies. Someone with power whom would be able to get him farther than he would have been able to if he had been on his own.

He needed to know his enemies just as well as his allies. Both Dumbledore and Grindelwald was a danger to his case. He had to now if whoever had attacked professor Dumbledore, would site with Grindelwald, be on his own, or, if possible, help his case.

To do so he would have to find a way to arrange a meeting between the two of them. Before he could meet the attacker he would have to find out how to find the man. Though it was just as like it was a woman Tom doubted it. Not many women had what was needed to attack someone.

All those thoughts were starting to give him a headache. Would it be too much to ask for a little rest? It was not like he did not have enough to worry about already. Not only would O.W.L.s come up next year but he also had to keep his position as the leader of the Slytherins and keep his image as a good student. Add Evan into the mix and Tom was wondering how he was ever going to graduate from Hogwarts sane.

His thoughts were disturbed by the sound of something moving to his left. Tom turned his head to look in the direction of the sound and frowned when he saw what was going on.

Something small and black was heading directly towards him. Its small legs moved so fast they seemed to become invisible. Tom looked away from the black thing and looked to was following behind it.

It seemed like the black kitten had been around the castle and by doing so it had gotten the attention of a surprising big part of the female population. The kitten's ears were flat on its head and it looked like it was regretting the idea of ever getting born.

Tom's amusement stopped, when the kitten got close enough and jumped.

For such a little body it could jump quiet far. The little kitten landed in his lap and hit its head against his stomach. Before the animal could get away Tom grabbed hold of the skin of its neck and lifted it so they were face to face.

Familiar green eyes meet his blue and Tom could only think of one person whom had this eye-color and had a kitten as an animagus form.

"Beleza, what are you doing here?" Tom found it better to call the kitten by the name he had given it. People would only wonder why he called the animal by the same name as his guardian, and boyfriend, had. And with the girls this close he would not take any risks.

Evan just miaved and glared at him. It seemed like he did not like being hold like this and tried to hit him with his paw. "You better be good or I will hand you over to those girls." Evan looked terrified. It seemed like he had finally found something the other wizard feared.

"Riddle, do you mind letting go of the kitten? We saw him first." Tom raised an eyebrow while he looked at the girl. He recognized her as a Rawenclaw. They had transfiguration together but he had never really spoken to her other than just a few words.

"Actually, I keep him with me. After all, I think Beleza will be more happy being with his owner rather than being with someone who will, with no doubt, play dress-up with him." Tom flashed Evan a quick smirk. The thought of Evan being dressed up was…interesting. But it would be when he was human and it would different from what the girls would try to dress him in.

As if Evan knew what he was thinking about the kitten growled. Perhaps it was meant as a warning so he would not leave the kitten alone with those girls.

"And what right do you have to do so?"

"He is mine." He added a hiss to his voice making more than just a few of them flinching. Only the Rawenclaw seemed to not to be affected by it. "How come none of us have ever seen him before then?"

"I do not see what it is to you. But Beleza is supposed to be at home. Perhaps he found a way out and decided to explore a little."

As if to prove his words Evan attacked Tom's tie. While several of the girls cooed at the sight Tom silently swore to make Evan pay for this.

Deciding to get the best out of the situation Tom petted the kitten that started purring loudly and pushed its head against his hand.

"Of course, I will have to talk to Evan about warding the ground so he will not be able to wander off again. We cannot have that something happens to him. Now, if you will please excuse me I have to contact Evan before he gets too worried."

With that Tom pushed him up while he made sure Evan was safe in his arms. It would not do if he got a chance to get lost.

Feeling the little heart beat fast Tom petted the soft coat with his free thumb to calm him down.

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Since he had entered the Wizarding world he had faced a lot of scary things. A troll, Voldemort, a werewolf without a wolfbane, dementors, Dumbledore with twinkling eyes and lemon drops, professor Snape and Hagrid's creatures.

And now he had found the scariest thing of them all.

Girls.

Or to more precise; Girls who saw something cute and wanted to get hold of it.

He did not dare to think what they would have done to him if they had gotten their hands at him.

The only reason to why he had come to Hogwarts was because he needed to speak to Tom. Since the next Hogsmeade weekend was still far away Harry had figured he needed to come to Tom's school to speak with the other boy.

Since no one was allowed to come at the school unless they had the permission from the headmaster Harry had decided to sneak in.

No one would suspect a kitten walking around on its own.

Harry had arrived in time to hear about transfiguration being cancelled. As students came out of the Great Hall he had caught a glimpse of Tom but before he had could do anything to get to the other boy they had seen him.

Harry had thought at least the Slytherin girls would have had some sense in them but no. After meeting Walburga in this form he should have known better. They were all downright crazy.

He recognized the wall which behind the Slytherin Dungeon was located. Tom spoke the password, but even with his improved hearing Harry was not able to hear what the boy said.

Tom stepped inside the common room with Harry in his arms. Harry looked around from his place in Tom's arm. The Slytherin common room looked much like it had done in his time when he had entered it together with Ron disguised as Grabbe and Goyle in an attempt to figure out if Malfoy was the heir of Slytherin.

The common room was a low-ceilinged, dungeon-like room with greenish lamps and chairs. Students which had a free lesson were seated in the low backed black and dark green leather sofas with buttons and skulls.

The common room missed the cozy feeling which the Gryffindor gave when one entered it. Somehow he found this suited the Slytherins. He had no doubt they would be uncomfortable if they were placed in something like the Gryffindor common room.

Tom walked past the other students without glancing at them a single time and headed towards what Harry thought was the boys' dormitory.

Once inside the room where Tom slept when he was at school Harry found it was much like the Gryffindor's dormitory. The beds were placed along the walls but the room seemed much bigger than the one he used to share with the other boys from his year when he went to school. Perhaps it was because the Slytherins came from pureblood families and therefore demanded more place.

They were not the only ones in the dormitory. At one of the beds a boy from Tom's year sat and was reading a letter. His face was grave and it looked like whatever was in the letter it was not something pleasant. Or perhaps he just looked like that all the time.

"Leave." The boy looked to be ready to protest but when he looked up and saw who he had been about to talk back to, he paled and hurried out of the door.

Harry watched as Tom locked the door with his magic and put up a silencing charm. It was clear he did not want to be disturbed. If not it because he trusted Tom Harry would probably have been nervous. As it was right now he decided to wait and see what would happen.

When everything was as Tom wanted it to be Harry was placed at one of the beds, Harry guessed it was Tom's, before the boy stepped back without taking his eyes off of him.

Knowing what Tom wanted him to do, Harry transformed himself back to as he was before. It only took a few seconds before he sat at the bed in his human form. It felt better than being there as a kitten. The bed had been too unstable under his paws and he doubted he would have been able to keep standing should he have walked around.

Only a moment after he had transformed back Harry found Tom's lips pressed against his own. Shocked he opened his mouth to let Tom's tongue in.

Harry moaned as he felt Tom's tongue exploring his mouth as if it was the first time they kissed. They had not taken their relationship far. Until know they had until shared some kisses and touched each other when they were alone.

Tom placed one hand behind his neck and the other on his back. The his kissed Harry's cheek before planting small, feathery kisses along his jawbone, ears neck and collarbone before he returned to the mouth.

He felt hands travel over his body and slit under his shirt. Cold fingers twisted his nipples and made him arch into the kiss. It felt so good that he nearly forgot about the reason to why he had come.

Harry placed his hands on Tom's chest and broke of the kiss. "I need to tell you something." Tom blinked and Harry knew the way he had formed it made it sound wrong. Smiling he gently hit the boy on the top of his head. It annoyed him that Tom was taller than him. "It is not something like that."

Without letting go of each other they sat down at the bed. When they had stood Harry had no idea about all he had been able to focus on was the fact that Tom had kissed him.

"I guess you read the Daily Prophet today?" Tom nodded. "Yes, professor Dumbledore has been arrested by the Aurors."

"It is a shame that they are not able to prove he is the one who used the Unforgiveable."

It took a few seconds before Tom understood what he meant.

"He tried to kill you!" Harry had to place both of his hands on Tom's shoulders to keep the boy from running out and end Dumbledore's life right then and there. "He tried but he did not manage. Calm down Tom I do not want to see you end in Azkaban just because you let your temperament get away with you."

He encircled the other boy with his arms and hold Tom close to him. "Do not even think about doing something to him, Tom. I have taken my revenge for now. And if he does anything to you, I will make sure he regrets it. He will never know what hit him. But there is something more important which I have yet to tell you."

Harry was not sure if Tom really would stay if he let go of the boy. "I saw Dumbledore in Gringotts that day and he was not alone. Because I wanted to know what he was doing in Diagonal Alley on a workday I decided to follow him. You can imagine my surprise when I found him going into Knockturn Alley."

Pausing Harry wondered how much he should tell Tom. If he held back too much Dumbledore would have easier hurting him by hurting the other boy. But if he told much he risked Tom would do something stupid to get revenge.

Perhaps he would just have to trust Tom. The boy had been able to take care of himself before Harry came into his life hopefully he would still be able to do so.

"The man Dumbledore was with was Grindelwald." He felt Tom stiffen and knew he was listening now. "Since I had seen them together they decided to make sure I would not be able to go around and tell others what I had seen. I guess it would ruin Dumbledore's reputation."

At that Tom snorted. It was quiet clear what Tom and the other Slytherins thought about Dumbledore and Harry found himself smiling at his reaction. "After he tried to kill me with the Aveda Kedavra I got him with a spell so he would not be able to leave before the Aurors arrived and took him away with them."

Harry smirked at the memory. He had no doubt that Dumbledore would be more than angry when he once got back. But the man deserved everything he could get. And if Harry had anything to say in that matter he would make sure Dumbledore would get more than just his fair share.

"After the Aurors was gone, but before I could leave, Grindelwald showed up again. He did not do anything but he looked directly at me as if he knew where I was even though I was hiding in the shadows."

Remembering his encounter with this time's dark lord made Harry shiver. There was something about Grindelwald which scared him, no matter how much he hated to admit it. Until now the dark lord had done nothing against him but still Harry had a feeling that he should be more wary of him than he had been of Voldemort.

Perhaps it was because when he had looked into Grindelwald's eyes he had not seen the same madness which had been in Voldemort's eyes. This man was sane and totally aware of what he was doing to other people.

Harry had yet to figure out if it made him less dangerous than Voldemort or not.

Hopefully he would not have a chance to find out.

"I swear if he did anything to you I will make sure he-" Harry placed a finger on the other's lips to silence Tom. "Nothing happened. He left without saying or doing anything. But I thought I would warn you. I am not sure what Dumbledore will do. I warned him against doing anything but I want you to be careful. That man is dangerous and crazy; one can never know what he has planned."

They said no more but stared kissing each other again. Feeling daring Harry copied the moves Tom had used on him when he had just turned to back to his human form.

It was no surprise when Tom decided to take the leading. The other boy seemed far confident about this and it made Harry wonder if Tom had been in a relationship before this.

Mentally shrugging Harry decided to ignore the thought and went back on feeling as much as Tom's skin as possible with his hands. It would take some time before he would be able to see Tom again and be together with him this way.

Harry's back hit the bed as Tom pushed him. The boy straddled him and used his weight to hold him down though Harry did not protest. Unlike what lord Nott had tried to do to him this felt kind of nice.

Tom opened his shirt determined on leaving marks on every single inch of his skin. Harry let hand fingers roam over Tom's back and through his hair trying to remember everything he felt.

When Tom's lips returned to his Harry willingly let the other tongue into his mouth where the two tongues danced with each other and tasted each other's mouths.

They grinded their groins against each other feeling how aroused the other part were. But none of them moved anymore clothes. When they were going to get any further in their relationship Harry wanted it to be right. He did not want to lose his virginity in a hurry.

Perhaps he was an idealist but he wanted it to be done right. After all, it was not like he would get a second first try.

)00(

In the form of Beleza Harry slipped out of the Slytherin common room and parted with Tom. Harry was glad for his thick, black coat. Had he been in his human form others would have been able to see just what kind of attention Tom's mouth had paid to his body.

Harry wondered what kind of explanation he should come up but then he decided to not worry. If people wanted to talk then who was he to try and stop them? He had nothing to hide. As long as they did not do anything it was not like they broke any law or anything like that.

The free lesson was over and Tom had to go to potion. Harry, meanwhile, had to get home. Hopefully, he would this time be able to avoid getting into troubles.

As long as no girl caught sight of him Harry believed he would be okay.

…but since when had luck ever been siding with him?

While Tom was working in his potion class Harry was running from some first years Hufflepuff girls. Taking a wrong turn Harry found himself caught in a corner. When the girls caught up with him they took him to their common room where Harry had to face horrors unlike anything else he had ever tried.

Several hours later Harry managed to sneak out of Hogwarts as he swore not to go anywhere near the school in any near future. His sensitive nose was irritated by the perfume the girls had bathed him in and small, pink bows where in his coat.

This was one of the things he would never let anyone else know about.

If Tom ever caught wind of this Harry knew he was never going to hear the end of it. Even for a Slytherin Tom could be cruel when he wanted to be so.

No real action but we are coming near and as I told before in the warning: girls being near something they consider cute are scary. *Shudders*

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