Tom was listening to the conversation of his housemates during breakfast, when the owl post arrived.

He frowned when one small grey owl carrying a letter addressed to him, landed in front of him. He untied that letter and opened its envelope. A pink sheet came out. Who would write in a pink sheet to him?

The letter was very short:

"Meet me at second floor's abandoned classroom next to girl's lavatory, after classes at six.

- Your Hufflepuff Girl."

He raised his eyebrows and looked towards the only Hufflepuff witch who could write such a letter to him. She was staring at him, as if expecting him to react some way. Why would she want to meet him? Out of curiosity he pocketed her letter while staring back at her.

At Hufflepuff table Harry was surprised by Tom's action. He just pocketed the letter that Jenny owled him. But why was he staring at her, she was sure Jenny didn't mention her anywhere in that letter. She didn't know the details, but as per the conversation of her dorm mates, that letter stated something about asking him to meet Jenny at Second floor's abandoned classroom. She looked towards her dorm mate, who was giggling while looking towards Tom.

Still in her deep thought, Harry followed Marcus for their first lesson of the day. She kept on thinking about Tom's behaviour. Maybe he liked meeting with his fangirls in abandoned classrooms. She shook her head and tried to concentrate on her lesson.

Later that day, Harry met Sirius in the Library during their free lesson. Harry cast few charms to avoid being overheard.

"Something bothering you today?" Sirius said while observing his goddaughter, who today looked slightly distracted.

"Oh it's nothing like that. I just kept on thinking about our future Dark Lord today. He accepted a love letter from my idiotic dorm mate during breakfast." Harry didn't know why, but this really bothered her. She expected him to burn that letter or maybe jinx Jenny.

"Riddle accepted a love letter?" Sirius asked.

Harry nodded.

"That's strange. As far as I've heard, he hardly looks at any witch. As per our house mates, he has never shown interest in anybody. You know, he actually rules Slytherin house. They have this hierarchy and he is right at the top. I heard witches worship the ground he walks on, but he is too busy with his studies."

"Really?" Harry was surprised. Here she thought maybe only idiots like her dorm-mates liked Tom.

"Yeah..They say he is a prodigy, best in almost everything, and he earned the top spot in Slytherin hierarchy by beating a Slytherin seventh year in a duel during his second year. I've also heard that he lives in an orphanage during vacations. He must have shown great power and potential, as he came here as an unknown half blood orphan with no connections."

Harry looked up at her godfather when he mentioned about Riddle living in an orphanage.

Her muggle relatives always threatened to send her in an orphanage,. She remembered all those dark stories that her Uncle used to tell about orphanage along with those threats. Was this the reason for Riddle's hatred towards muggles? She also remembered Voldemort at graveyard, he said his muggle father left his mother when he learnt she's a witch. She really pitied him. He had nobody to receive love from, maybe that's the reason for all that hatred he felt towards muggles and muggleborns.

"Harry"

"Huh."

"What happened? You zoned out again. Are you alright today."

"Siri, I just realised something."

Harry told Sirius about her theory related to Tom's hatred towards muggles.

Sirius looked towards Harry, and shook his head, she always thought best about everyone. "Harry I don't think that's the reason. I have seen him punish few students in our Common room. He's truely an evil incarnate. He feel no pity or care for anyone. He hardly likes anyone. You know there is a reason why everyone is scared of him."

Harry just stared out of window. She knew nobody's born bad. It's the life and the circumstances involved that make you whatever you become. She understood Sirius's hatred towards the future Dark Lord, but he was not looking at this from Riddle's point of view.

"Harry don't bother yourself with him. I am taking care of that. You just concentrate on your education. Also, I want you to research about that black box."

Harry just nodded and packed her bag. It was time for her last class and she wanted to follow Jenny after that.