Sarah slumped heavily into a cushy armchair in the Gryffindor common room.
She sighed and closed her eyes as remembering something very painful and
sad. Sarah grit her teeth and took a deep breath to calm her nerves. She
opened her eyes slowly and looked around.
"The smartest, most handsome Slytherin and the prettiest, most courageous
Gryffindor." She thought. "Absolutely not." She shook her head and pursed
her lips in disappointment. "It will never work."
Tom Riddle was by far the most handsome Slytherin who'd ever walked the halls of Hogwarts. He was an outstanding wizard and had very few things he was not good at. One of those was Potions. He hated potions because he was a failure in that subject. It was the subject that all Slytherin's were supposed to be good at. Tom however, was awful. He couldn't make a potion to save his own life. He was good enough at Charms and Defense against the Dark Arts to put him in the slot of prefect for his sixth year. And that made him very happy.
Sarah Thomas was only an average girl of average looks and average stature. Her grades were outstanding and nothing about her wizarding abilities was average. She might have been the prettiest girl in Gryffindor house, but certainly that did not in any way elevate her to any kind of highrarchy within the student body.
Tom Riddle was by far the most handsome Slytherin who'd ever walked the halls of Hogwarts. He was an outstanding wizard and had very few things he was not good at. One of those was Potions. He hated potions because he was a failure in that subject. It was the subject that all Slytherin's were supposed to be good at. Tom however, was awful. He couldn't make a potion to save his own life. He was good enough at Charms and Defense against the Dark Arts to put him in the slot of prefect for his sixth year. And that made him very happy.
Sarah Thomas was only an average girl of average looks and average stature. Her grades were outstanding and nothing about her wizarding abilities was average. She might have been the prettiest girl in Gryffindor house, but certainly that did not in any way elevate her to any kind of highrarchy within the student body.