Italics for Parseltongue
Sirius was sitting in the Slytherin common room next to Lestrange, trying to catch on snippets conversation going on between his father and Malfoy, while pretending to be doing his homework.
He knew that Riddle was going out with someone but didn't know who. They never spoke out that witch's name, but he knew it was someone from the other house and he heard from some witch in the library that it's someone from Hufflepuff. He thought maybe it's that witch whose love letter Riddle accepted, he need to check with Harry about that.
"It worked he .."
"Nott said she met him outside the class.."
Suddenly, their common room's door opened and Tom walked in.
He took his usual seat next to fireplace. Other fifth year boys stopped talking and looked towards him.
He was twirling his wand between his fingers and looked in deep thought about something.
His eyes moved towards Sirius and he kept on staring at him for few seconds, "Evans your mother was a witch... wasn't she?"
Sirius nodded, and replied,"Yeah she was."
Tom just kept on looking at him, "What was her maiden name?"
This question suddenly made Sirius worried, he looked back at Tom trying to make sure that his nervousness won't reflect on his face. "Her name was Lily Smith."
He gave the most common pureblood family name he could think of. They won't be able to trace which Smith family they were related to.
"Smith?" Tom frowned slightly.
Sirius nodded and said, "Yeah...she fell in love with my father but her family was against him as he was not a pureblood. They ran away. Then her family disowned her."
Tom looked away from Sirius and started thinking while gazing at fireplace.
Sirius moved his eyes towards his homework, trying to control his heartbeat. He did not want to appear nervous in front of his housemates, else they would catch his lie. He started thinking why Dark tosser was suddenly interested in his family background.
After few minutes, Tom looked back at Sirius, who was now doing his homework. He flipped his wand slightly and suddenly a black cobra appeared on top of Sirius's homework.
"Oh holy sh. ." Sirius pushed way his sheet and fell down on floor.
Tom just kept on staring at Sirius, who started backing away from that cobra, which was slowly slithering towards him while hissing angrily.
Others sitting around just watched the whole scene, few look scared while others looked gleeful. They thought Sirius was getting punished about something.
Sirius took out his own wand to defend himself but Tom made ropes appear out of nowhere tying Sirius's wrists together.
Tom kept on sitting not moving his eyes away from Sirius as that snake slowly moved over his legs and made its way upwards to his chest.
Sirius stopped moving and started staring at that snake as it moved closer to his face.
"Stop"
Suddenly, that snake stopped. Sirius watched as the ropes tied to him dissapear along with that snake.
He looked at Tom, who stood up and looked down at Sirius. "Guess you're not as special as her."
He then turned and walked out of the common room, leaving everyone confused.
Tom walked towards astronomy tower deep in thought. He earlier wanted to test Sirius by making him stare into Shesha's eyes, but thought incase he was not a Parselmouth then Harry won't be pleased to learn that he somehow killed her brother.
He thought about Harry. So, she was not from Slytherin line, and her brother was not a Parselmouth like her. There has to be a reason for this.
A Parselmouth sorted into Hufflepuff, what was that sorting hat thinking?
He was just turning for the stairs when he saw her moving out towards the Quidditch pitch.
He smirked and changed his direction to follow her.
He followed her as she moved closer to stands, he knew she liked to fly during her free time.
Suddenly, he thought of something and flipped his wand. The same cobra that he used to test her brother appeared in front of her. He put on notice-me-not charm and started walking closer to her.
She stopped and looked down at that snake. As he moved closer, he heard her speaking to that snake.
"So you're angry because your food keep on dissappearing?"
"Yesss. . I was chasing this rat and then it disappeared."
"Hmm..come here. Let me see if I can do something for you." She extended her hand, and that snake coiled itself around her wrist.
Harry walked on the edge of the forest then put that snake on ground.
"Go into this forest you'll find plenty of food here."
"Thanksss"
"Anytime."
She kept on looking as that snake disappeared into the forest, then smiled and turned towards the Quidditch pitch.
Just as she turned, somebody grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the nearby tree.
"Whaaa. " She towards the person."Tom?"
He put one hand around her waist and other to pin her wrist above her head.
"What are you doing? Let go." She tried to push him away with her free hand.
He just smirked "No"
"You really are a big pervert. Now let go."
He moved his head closer to her ear, "What are you doing to me?"
She looked at his face, which was very close to her. "I am not doing anything."
He tightened his hold around her waist, then moved his lips closer to hers. "Just one kiss. "
"No"
"Yes"
She stared at his lips, "Tom .. someone might .. see us "
He just gazed at her lips, and murmured "I don't care."
Harry's mind stopped thinking as his lips moved closer to hers.. his voice...his scent...his hold..she closed her eyes and moved her face closer to him. Their lips met and slowly started moving against each other. Unlike their earlier kisses this kiss felt more deeper, they felt lost in the heavenly feeling that they were experiencing. They didn't know how long they stood there kissing each other.
Tom pulled back to look down at her. Her eyes were still closed.
"Harry?"
She opened her eyes to look at him.
He met her gaze, "Go to Hogsmeade with me?"
She did not reply but kept on staring in him.
"Harry ?"
She tilted her head slightly "Hmmm"
Tom smiled at her."You didn't answer."
She raised her eyebrows confused. "What? "
He touched her cheek and asked again. "Will you go to Hogsmeade with me?"
She remembered Marcus's request for Hogsmeade "I can't"
Tom frowned slightly. "Why?"
She looked back at him, not understanding why she was feeling heartbroken to say no to him. "I already promised someone for Hogsmeade."
Tom felt anger boil within him for that unknown wizard, "Who?"
She didn't say anything as she knew he hated Marc and would be more upset.
He hissed, "Don't tell me it's Barnes." when she didn't say anything, he let go of her and moved back " It's him.. isn't it?"
Her silence made Tom even more upset.
He closed his eyes then looked towards the school, "Tell me... are you going there as his friend or date. Tell the truth."
"As his date. But.."
"So is it more than friendship? You chose that mudblood ?"He was thinking of different ways to kill that Puff who dared to ask his Harry out.
"Don't call him that.. I didn't chose ... " Harry looked at him but he appeared as if he was not listening to her. "Tom... listen..."
He looked back at her, "Harry don't defend him. I don't want to fight with you over him again. "
He then turned and left her standing there.
Harry kept on standing there thinking what was going on between them.