Author's Note: This one is an early update.. kind of a bonus chapter this week. Also I want to thank to all the wonderful reviewers for giving their time to share their views about this story. You guys inspire me to continue. Hope you'll enjoy this chapter.

Italics for Parseltongue

Just as Harry entered Hufflepuff common room, Marcus called her."Hey Harry. Over here, I saved you a seat."

Harry tried not to roll her eyes, as they always sat on the same place. She went and took her usual seat and looked back at Marcus who was staring at her hair.

"Harry.. you have few rose petals stuck in you hair. "

She immediately started running her fingers through her hair to remove those petals. She was blushing as she remembered Tom's tactics.

Her blush made Marcus furious, as he started thinking about the situations which could have led to those petals stuck in her hair. He then also noticed a bunch of flowers in her hand.

"Where did you get those flowers?"

Harry looked at the flowers, then smiled and said, "These are from Tom. " She remembered, whenever she used to do gardening for Dursleys, how she used to think how nice it would be to get flowers from someone, as she was not allowed to touch flowers.

"I thought you were not talking to him anymore. He made you cry remember. "

She noticed that Marcus was looking very upset about something.

She just shook her head, " He made it up to me."

Marcus just kept on looking at Harry, who was smiling while gazing at the flowers in her hand. She was so upset with that snake last evening and now she was smiling while thinking about him.

He took a deep breath, it's now or never. "Hey Harry."

She looked back at him" Hmm"

He stared in her eyes, "You know it's the Hogsmeade weekend next week. "

"Is it? " She tilted her head slightly, as she somehow missed this information on notice board.

"Yeah.. What I was thinking that if we could go there together? "

Harry just stared at him and nodded, "Sure. " She didn't have any other friend to go there with anyways.

Marcus started grinning. "Okay then it's a date."

"Huh.." Harry just opened her mouth to deny about date but when she saw escatic look on Marcus's face she just stopped.

She shook her head then sighed and said, "Okay Marc it's a date. "

"Thanks Harry. I promise I'll be the best date. Not like the last time. "

She just nodded and smiled back at him.

"Young Master I want to go out. "

Tom nodded his head, not looking up from the book and said "You can go out. But make sure you don't look at anyone. "

He was again sitting in Salazar's library, this time doing his homework. He came there to tell Salazar about his meeting with Harry last evening, as his ancestor only gave the suggestion about flowers. Slytherin founder was beaming when heard how Tom handled the whole situation. He was proud that Tom kept his calm and was able to win some affection of his lady love.

"Young master I want you to take me out with you, just like Master Salazar used to take."

Tom looked towards his ancestor. On his questionable gaze Salazar replied, "I used to take her in my pocket."

Tom just stared at Salazar then at Shesha, "You want me take you in my pocket. If you haven't noticed, you are too big for that now."

"Oh young master, I know that, but you can shrink me as well."

Salazar nodded, "Yes Tom you can shrink her. That's one of the benefit of Parselmagic. It can work on anything even basilisk. Use the usual spell but speak in Parseltongue and see the difference."

Tom smirked, "Is it so? Let's see."

He did his usual wand movement but this time spoke his spell in parseltongue. Suddenly in place of Shesha one pencil sized snake was sitting.

Tom started laughing out loud, he was feeling really powerful.

"Young master.. now can you take me around ?" Shesha spoke out in her small voice.

Tom took her in his palm and stared at her."Just make sure you don't look out from my pocket. Your gaze is still deadly for others." He then put her in his pocket.

He looked up at Slytherin portrait, "I will take her in few of my classes then bring her back by evening."

Later that afternoon, Tom was coming out of runes class, the class only two other Slytherin fifth year took with him, when he heard one familiar voice call his name. He looked back and found Harry walking towards him. He gestured Nott and Lestrange to move ahead.

"You know I was looking for you." She said as soon as she reached him

Tom smirked, "Really?"

Harry just raised her eyebrows then opened her bag "I have to return..your diary" She forwarded his black diary.

Tom did not take that diary, but stared at her, "Won't you again show me how you stole it?"

She narrowed her eyes, "Sometimes you're such a pervert."

He just ran his hand through his hair, then smiled at her. "So.. what are you doing after classes?"

"I am leaving... here take your diary. " She took his hand then put his diary there and turned around when she heard.

"Its her isn't it... I want to see her. "

"No don't come out."

Harry looked back at Tom, who she thought was putting something in his pocket. "Who shouldn't come out? "

Tom stopped then looked back at her with his mouth slightly open. He just kept on staring at her. Then frowned slightly and replied, "No one. When will you be returning my robes?"

"I have given them for cleaning. I'll return them by tomorrow."

Tom just nodded with his mouth still slighty open.

She just frowned at his strange behaviour. "Okay see you later. "

He just kept on staring at her as she left.

Shesha poked her head out of his pocket, "Young master.. Your lady love.."

..is a Parselmouth." Tom finished, still staring at the place where Harry just left.