"Here" Tom handed Harry her sweater that he just mended with reparo spell. He then acciod her wand lying somewhere on the ground.
"What happened to your date with Connolly?" She asked as she put on her sweater.
Tom shrugged, "Left her in Three Broomsticks ."
He was looking at her wand that he just acciod in his right hand wandlessly, then pulled out his own wand with his left hand, they both felt similar. He tried aguamenti spell with her wand and the result was also similar. "Harry whats the core of your wand?"
Harry who was adjusting the sleeves of her sweater, looked back at him, "It's Phoenix feather. "
He nodded, maybe thats the reason, "Mine too." He forwarded her wand to her.
She took it and put it in her back pocket."Which direction is Hogwarts? " She started looking around for the way.
He, however, was busy staring at her back pocket again where she just tucked her wand.
Not getting any response from Tom she said "Tom which way is Owww" She started rubbing her backside which he just pinched, then narrowed her eyes at him.
He grinned back, then walked ahead, "I don't know where Oww is. But Hogwarts is this way."
She just stared at him as he walked ahead, its tit for tat. Moving behind him she pinched his backside making him jump in surprise."Whaaa? "
His shocked expression made her laugh. "Hahahaha...Oh merlin your expression. .hahahaha..."
He stopped walking and stared at her for few seconds as she laughed holding her stomach, then started walking towards her with determined look.
She stopped laughing immediately as he wrapped his hands around her waist and pressed her tightly against his body. He moved his nose against her neck then brought his mouth close to her ears and murmured, "Now laugh."
She had her eyes closed waiting for him to do something more, but he just let go of her and moved back. "Come on, its getting late."
She glared at him as he started walking ahead. He was teasing her. Two can play the game. Moving next to him she pouted, "Sweetiepoo"
He stopped walking and stared at her, "Sweetiepoo? Don't ever call me that again."
Trying her best to copy one actress she saw on muggle TV once, she met his gaze then bit her lower lip, then whispered, "What if I do this.." She then put her finger on his shirt's button and opened few buttons without breaking the connection with his eyes. She then moved close to him and kissed his neck moving down to his chest. Then met his gaze,"and call you sweetiepoo. Is it fine?"
Tom whose mind had stopped working properly once she began opening the buttons of his shirt, only nodded.
She then winked and moved away from him, just like he did earlier. "Let's go."
Tom sighed as she moved ahead, then shook his head thinking that she truely was his match. He walked next to her while closing his buttons, then took her hand in his. They looked at each other and smiled. Both kept on walking silently hand in hand, they just felt content and complete just by holding each others hand as they moved out of the forest.
It was almost dark when they reached the edge of forest near the school gates. Harry looked towards the school gates, there were few late comers going in just like them. Suddenly, she saw someone and pulled Tom with her behind one tree.
Tom stared down at her, as she dragged him with her, then pushed him against one tree "Harry we can kiss once we reach inside."
She shook her head, "I am not hiding to kiss. Look, it's Sirius there with McGonagall." She pointed towards the school gates where she could see Sirius talking to his date.
Tom looked sideways towards the gates then back at her,"So?"
"I don't want him to see me with you" She replied without realising.
He frowned, "Why?"
She looked up at him, "He is a bit overprotective about me. Doesn't want me to date anyone."
He chuckled at her answer, "I am not afraid of him. Let's go and tell him about us. If he protests then I will take care of him."
He tried to move, but she pushed him back with her full force.
"Please don't tell him about us. I will tell him later when the time is right. Please Tom. Please." She made a puppy face, tilting her head with sad eyes and a pout.
He just stared at her. How can he decline her request when she was making that innocently cute sad face? He would have gone to moon on a broom if she would have requested. Good thing she doesn't know about her power over him. Making a stern face he nodded, "Whatever you want."
She grinned back at him happily then kissed him lightly on his lips, "Thanks Sweetie."
He just shook his head at her tactics, and kept on gazing at her as she looked towards the school gates.
After few minutes she sighed in relief, then looked back at him. "He is gone now. Let's go."
"I want a long broom closet session for this." Tom said, as they moved towards Hogwarts.
Harry looked at him confused, "What session?"
He met her gaze then smirked, "Don't worry sweetheart. I will teach you what broom closet session is."
Understanding his meaning, she started blushing and looked away from him then murmured. "Pervert."
They walked together till Hufflepuff common room entrance. She met his gaze, "I'll see you later."
He just nodded and she pulled his face down to kiss him again, then smiled shyly and went back to her common room.
He stood there for few seconds staring at the place where she just left, then started beaming and walked back towards the dungeons whistling some random tune all the way.
"You look cheerful today." Salazar commented as soon as he saw Tom enter his library with a big grin on his face.
"She said she is mine. Mine forever. I never felt this joyous." Tom declared loudly.
"I assume your witch Harry reciprocated your feelings. " Slytherin founder responded lazily.
Tom sat down on the edge of table, grinning all the while. "Yes she did. And I feel like dancing and shouting at the same time. I never felt this way before."
Salazar chuckled on getting such a escatic reaction from his heir. "That's love. It makes you do silly things sometimes."
Tom nodded, "Yes I realised it does. And you were right about my feelings for her making my magic stronger."
On Salazar's questionable gaze, he told him about dark forest incidence.
"I was able to perform wandless magic after so many years and that too completely in control. I just knew I could do anything at that time to protect her." He finished saying.
Salazar beamed proudly at him, "To be able to do wandless magic completely in control is really rare. Even I couldn't do wandless magic. I am proud of you Tom."
"Me too young master. And I really want to see her. Last time you didn't let me." Shesha added, she was resting near Salazar's portrait as usual.
"Last time I didn't know she was Parselmouth, else I would have let you see her. I will bring her down here if Salazar permits. It's his library after all." Tom replied looking from Shesha to his ancestor.
Salazar laughed and said "Oh course you can bring her. I want to meet her myself."
Tom smiled then nodded.
Harry looked through the next corridor, then shook her head. She wanted to talk to Tom but couldn't find him. She was thinking about going to the first floor again, when she heard someone. "Hey you"
She stopped then looked back and found some seventh year Slytherin prefect moving towards her. He stopped in front of her and stared down at her, "You know it's past curfew. What are you doing here ?"
She frowned, "I was looking for someone."
Slytherin prefect narrowed his eyes, "It's past curfew. And whom are you looking for in the dungeons? Isn't Hufflepuff common room near the kitchens ?"
Harry opened her mouth to reply, when she heard his voice.
"Any problem John?"
Harry felt her heartbeat increase. She looked at the end of corridor where Tom was standing.
John pointed his finger at Harry and said, "This girl here says that she was looking for someone in the dungeons past curfew. But I think she is upto something."
Harry glowered at that Slytherin prefect, "I am not upto anything. I was just looking for my boyfriend who didn't fix any meeting place. " She stared pointedly at Tom as she said the last sentence.
John didn't get a clue, and asked, " Why are you looking for your boyfriend in the dungeons ?"
Harry looked back at John, "Thats because my boyfriend is a Slytherin. "
John frowned at her, then chuckled, " Really? A Puff witch dating a Slytherin wizard? Must be some stupid one. Whom are you dating?"
"Me."
"Him"
Both Tom and Harry said on the same time.
John stopped and looked towards his leader Tom, who had his hands in pockets and was waiting for him to reply.
" Sss..sorry Tom. I really apologise. I didn't know she was your girl. I'll never ever stop her or question her again." Then he looked back at Harry, "Miss please please accept my apology. I will never bother you again." And he ran away from that place really fast.
Harry just stared at the place where he just vanished. "I think he just apparated away."
She looked back at Tom, who now was standing next to her. He took her hand , "You were looking for me?"
She nodded, "I really wanted to talk to you. I was feeling really down."
He frowned slightly then touched her cheek "What happened?"
She looked away from him and started staring at the wall, "My dorm mates started this rumour that I am a really bad kisser that's why Marc ran away from me. As per them he ditched me like you did earlier as I am too boring. Everyone in Hufflepuff was laughing at me. And now I don't even have my best friend to support me. He was sitting in the corner, ignoring me and didn't even protest about these rumours. I couldn't sit there for a minute."
He squeezed her hand slightly, making her look back at him, "You don't need their acceptance. But if you want then I can go to your common room right now and tell them that you are the best kisser in this universe."
She smiled at his reply then shook her head,"I don't want that. I need your help to get back to Linda and Jenny."
She then told him about her history with her dorm-mates.
Tom tried to keep his temper in control once she finished."So this Jenny drugged you that night hoping you could end up sleeping with Barnes."
She shrugged then nodded.
He took a deep breath then smiled, and asked , "Sweetheart. Can I kill her?"
"What? No. I want to prank her. Will you help me please? "
He chuckled at her request,"Of course I'll." Then thought that he'll take his own revenge from those bitches later.
Harry grinned then hugged him, "Oh thank you."
He raised his eyebrows, "Just a hug"
She met his gaze, "Then?"
He smirked, at her then.
Soon Harry found herself pinned against the wall. He was kissing her lips, moving down to her jaw to her neck. She tried to touch him but he pinned her hands, then moved his lips back on hers and started giving open mouth kiss. Things were starting to get heaten up when they heard. "Oh ho ho. Young Love. My my "
Tom immediately stopped, then closed his eyes and took a deep breathe. Why? Why him? He straightened up but kept on holding Harry's hand and hid her behind himself, to give her time to proper herself. "Professor Slughorn. Professor Dumbledore. Good evening."
Harry started feeling nervous on hearing Dumbledore's name. Tom blocked her view by standing in front of her, good thing was that it gave her some time to calm herself.
Dumbledore just nodded as he observed Tom with a slight frown. Slughorn however grinned happily as he looked at his star student,"Good evening Tom. I didn't know you were seeing someone."
Tom looked towards Harry, who nodded then moved next to him still holding his hand. He smiled slightly at her then stared back at their professors, "Let me introduce. This is my girlfriend Harry Evans. She is from Hufflepuff. "
Harry looked at both professors and nodded, "Evening. Professor Dumbledore. Professor Slughorn. It's nice to see you."
Slughorn continue to grin as he stared at Harry who was standing next to Tom holding his hand. "Same here Miss Evans. "
Dumbledore however didn't look that pleased, his frown deepened as he observed Harry. "I am sure, you both are aware that it's past curfew, and Miss Evans here should be in her Dormitory ."
Slughorn shook his head, "Oh don't be like that Albus. Let them continue. I am sure Tom will make sure that she is back in her dorm before night. Isn't it Tom?" He smiled at his favourite pupil for agreement.
Tom nodded, "Of course Professor. I will."
Slughorn looked back at Dumbledore, "See. No worries. Let's go." He then beamed at the new love couple, "You both can continue."
Tom and Harry just stood there as both professors left to give them their privacy.. Harry then kissed Tom's cheek, "I'll see you tomorrow then."
He grabbed her hand and gazed down at her, "You think I would let you go all the way till your common room alone? I protect what is mine."
She grinned at his reply as they started walking hand in hand, "Me too. So should I walk you back too."
Tom chuckled and shook his head,"Then I have to walk you back again."
Harry bit her lip to stop herself from laughing out loud, "Then we'll keep on walking back and forth through this corridor the entire night."
They stopped in front of the entrance of her Common room. He smirked and said, "You know I have a solution for this. Why don't we both go and sleep at the same place?"
She felt herself blushing then kissed his lips again, "I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight handsome. "
He smiled at her blush. She truely looked like an angel, "Goodnight beautiful. "