"Is it?"

"Yes master she spoke in Parseltongue."

"That I'll.."

Suddenly, the door banged open. Both Salazar and Shesha watched as Tom walked in fuming in anger.

"I'll kill him... that mudblood..."

Salazar looked at him concerned, "What happened young heir? "

Tom hissed in anger, "That mudblood dared to ask her out. I'll kill him this time."

"Tom calm down. This temper might cost you heavily someday. Now tell me what made you so upset?"

Tom looked at Salazar, and took a deep breath to control his temper then told his ancestor about his meeting with Harry few minutes back.

"Hmm... we'll look for the solution for this. But first...tell me something my dear heir. Shesha just told me that this witch is a Parselmouth? "

Tom nodded and said, "She is. She spoke to me in Parseltongue without realising."

Salazar started scratching his chin, "Did you check her family background?"

"I've checked..." Tom then told him what he learnt from her brother.

Slytherin remained silent for few minutes, then looked back at Tom, "If she is not blood related then there is only one valid answer for her ability."

"What?"

Salazar just stared at Tom and said, "She might be soul related. "

Tom frowned, "Soul related? How can anyone be soul related?"

At this question Slytherin started grinning and replied, "That means my dear heir that she is your soul mate."

Tom raised his eyebrow, "Soulmate? You sure? I don't think there is anything like soulmate. There might be some other reason."

Salazar just gazed at Tom and said, "Then the only other valid reason is that she is your sister, only my direct line descendents have this ability."

Tom exasperated, "SHE IS NOT MY SISTER."

Slytherin chuckled at his outburst, then replied, "Then she is your soulmate... Soulmates share special abilities... that explains her being a Parselmouth like you. However, soulmates personalities are completely opposite. "

He looked back at Tom, who was paying rapt attention to every word he was saying, "If you are angry then she will be your happiness, if you hate then she will show you love, if you are dark then she will be your light. Soulmates are opposites that attract, and then balance each other. It's really rare to find your soulmate. You are really lucky that you found her young heir."

"Soulmate?" Tom started analysing what he learnt from his ancestor.

Salazar just stared at Tom and replied "Yes soulmate. I have a book about soul magic here. Just read it. "

Tom nodded still thinking."I will"

"Now young heir about Hogsmeade... "

Harry was placing her books in her bag when her dorm-mates burst in. She looked at them then picked her bag to leave before they start gossiping about something. She was still working on 'Prank piglet Jenny' and was avoiding both of them since she learnt what Jenny did with her drink.

"Oh hi Harry. We were looking all over for you." Linda spoke in her usual high pitch voice.

Harry raised her eyebrows and stared back at them.

Jenny made the most fake sad face, and said "We thought you should know what we just learnt from Christie. We felt really bad for you. Oh you poor.."

"Jenny just stop it and get to the point." Harry started to feel irritated with both of them.

" Okay..We thought you should know that Riddle has asked Cecilia Connolly out for Hogsmeade." Jenny looked towards Linda, who just nodded and asked, "So he broke up with you?"

Jenny smirked and added, " Did he ditch you because you are too plain?"

Linda shook her head, "No Jen. I think it's because she is too boring."

Then both started giggling.

Harry remained silent, then looked back at her dorm-mates, and said "Fu** off"

She then turned and left.

She kept on walking and thinking about Riddle and that witch. She knew that Cecilia Connolly, sixth year Ravenclaw was considered the best looking witch in Hogwarts. She scowled as she thought more about her. She saw her kissing some wizard in the corridor last week. How could he ask her? She is such a bitch.

Then she imagined him kissing that Connolly and stopped. She gritted her teeth, "That perverted bastard. I'll beat the crap out of him."

She looked around, she somehow reached Owlery "What?" She turned around and started walking towards her class.

Later that evening, as Tom was comiing out of the library.

"Hey Riddle"

He looked up and found scowling Harry walking towards him. He chuckled, that scowl made her look cuter.

She stopped in front of him. He smirked, and said "Riddle? I thought we were on first name basis."

She forwarded one package to him, "Here take this. Your bloody robe. "

He raised his eyebrow, "Bloody?"

Harry took a deep breath then asked, "Did you ask that Ravenclaw bitch out?"

"Ravenclaw bitch? Tch..Harry she is no bitch. Where are your manners? And yes I am taking a Ravenclaw witch named Cecilia as my date." He smirked at her. Salazar was right, she does look upset.

She pointed her finger at him, "You called me bitch so many times, but if I call that bloody Ravenclaw a bitch you don't like it?"

Tom shook his head and looked around, they were in the middle of the corridor. Few passing students were looking at them. He did not want her to make a scene there." Just wait"

He grabbed her hand then dragged her into the nearest empty classroom then closed it's door and put silencing charm. He then looked back at her, "Now you can continue"

Harry just frowned, as if thinking what she was saying then nodded and said, "She is a bitch."

Tom just nodded, "You said that earlier. Anything else? "

Her mouth fell open in shock, "How can you take her? You can't take her."

He just stared at her, "Why?"

"Because...because she is bad. And I don't like her."

"So what? You are also going with Barnes."

"That's different. "

"That's not different."

Harry narrowed her eyes at him, "Okay go with that bitch. Kiss her. Do anything. And don't ever bloody come near me again."

Tom scowled at her, "Who are you to tell me? I don't take orders from anyone. "

She just nodded, "Oh yeah. I'll show you. " She then started throwing random hexes at him.

He just deflected all of them.

Getting frustrated, she stopped. Then took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Why was she getting so upset? He was right, she can't order him around.

Tom just stared at her. After few seconds she opened her eyes and looked back at him. She thought of him with that witch, then thought maybe he was happy with her, she looked down and said, " I don't know why I am acting this way? I am sorry. I should leave."

Just as she turned Tom moved in front of her, she looked up at him. "If you want I can say no to her. But promise me ... you will say no to Barnes as well."

She just stared at him, "I don't know Tom what's going on. I feel so confused. But Marc is really looking forward for this Hogsmeade, he is so happy about this. I can't do this with him..he is my friend."

He took her right hand in his then held it, both gazed at their linked hands.

He looked at her, "What am I to you Harry?"

She frowned slightly as she thought about their weird relationship. He was her friend but not really, her enemy but not actually. "I don't know."

He brought her hand close to his lips and kissed it, then looked back at her, "Just think."

She just nodded and looked as he left. She stood there in the middle of that room, "What is he to me ?"