A/N: omg, I AM SO SOO SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED FOR WEEKS!!!! BUT ANYWAY, HERE'S CHAPTER NINETEEN.

Chapter Nineteen- The Start of the Dark Years

Days…Weeks…and a lot more days later…

Things were going GREAT for the almost-married couple. One can tell that they are in love with each other due to PDA! Hermione was convinced that it was she who turned Tom into a nice man who wouldn't hurt a fly but what she didn't know was Tom was planning to dominate the Muggle World behind her back, telling her that he was doing "investigative work" on Muggles and Mudbloods. And Hermione believed every word he said! The silly girl.

Tom wore his signature black leather robes and enchanted the hair gel to make his hair look more sleek, which would therefore make him look appealing and hot.

After beautifying himself, he decided to grab some breakfast. He Disapparated on his way to the kitchen.

When he arrived at the kitchen, he smelled something burning. Then he saw his lady love, holding her wand, which was squirting water to stop the fire.

Now, he grew up in a Muggle world and he knew what she was acting like a fireman. So, he decided to put things in order by saying a spell that'll stop fire.

"What DID YOU JUST DO!!!!!!" Tom screeched, laying a pale finger on Hermione's chest.

"I was trying to cook you breakfast!" said Hermione, shrugging.

"WHAT ARE YOU A MUGGLE?! WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST CONJURE UP SOME PANCAKES FOR ME?"

"Tom! I know I am not skilled in cooking—…"

Tom rolled his eyes. "You got that right, woman."

"Tom, I have a name," said Hermione through gritted teeth. "Might as well use it. Honestly you weren't taught proper decorum in that orphanage."

"Don't you dare linger to the past Hermione!" yelled Tom. He was MAD with a capital M and he wanted nothing more to stuff his fiancé into a sack.

"Look Tom, if you are not understanding enough on my mistakes then maybe we should call it quits," said Hermione bitterly.

"Call it quits?" Tom said gently. "Oh, no I should've understood her care for me and I shouldn't have shouted at her. Now she's angry. What am I supposed to do??"

Suddenly, he hugged Hermione.

Hermione pushed him away and gave him a loving look. "Oh, honey! It's our first fight!" she grinned. "Let's celebrate by…"

"…kissing," Tom finished her sentence. He leaned in and kissed his fiancé's full, warm mouth hungrily.

When they pulled away, Hermione started to say something.

"About breakfast, what do you want?" she asked.

"Kissing you was breakfast enough for me," Tom said, satisfied. "Well, I better be going now. See you, love."

Then he Disapparated.

Hermione smiled. They were like A MARRIED COUPLE!

Suddenly, the clock bounced up and down like a maniac.

"TIME TO FEED THE SNAKE! TIME TO FEED THE SNAKE!" it announced.

"Aw, I was hoping you'd forget to remind me," Hermione moaned. She wasn't much of a serpent lover and feeding the snake would be a hard job for her, since it feeds on mice and cockroaches.

"COME ON, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? FEED THE SNAKE!" hollered the clock.

"Alright, fine, I will!" Hermione said reluctantly.

She went into the basement where Nagini was slithering towards her. Hermione sheepishly gave her the bag of mice and cockroaches. Nagini threw it carelessly on the floor and sniffed Hermione.

"Ah!!! You are not of wizard descent, girlie! You are a Muggle! I can smell it. You're wearing an Estee Lauder perfume and Muggles wear that kind of trash! Just wait till I tell my master."

Hermione looked confused. Why was the snake looking at her in a mean way and hissing.

"I-I better leave you in peace. Bon appetit Nagini," Hermione said, shuddering. She quickly Disapparated.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You will bow to me now!!!" commanded Tom.

"Y-Yes Master," said a man, who was wearing a hood. He bowed to Tom and kissed the hem of his robes.

"Now, if you really want to rid of Muggles and Mudbloods, you should recruit others who have the same perspective as mine. He looked at a man with black hair. "Vladimir Black you will produce heirs and at the age of sixteen, they will receive the Dark Mark."

"Yes, sir," said Vladimir.

"NOW DO AS I SAY!! OUT WITH YOU NOW!" commanded Tom.

The two men Disapparated. Tom gave a menacing laugh. Then he looked at the time. Oops! He was late for dinner! Hermione would be mad at him if he didn't come on time. So, he quickly Disapparated.

When he arrived, Hermione was asleep on the couch.

"The sweet angel," he gushed. He lifted Hermione up and put her gently in her bed. Then he went into his own room.

(Meanwhile…)

Hermione woke up. She rubbed her eyes and looked around.

"This isn't my room," she thought. She was at a botanical garden full of gentle daisies. She was wearing a silk white nightgown and she had a halo in her head.

"Wow! What a magnificent place!" she said happily. "But where's the love of my life?"

When she said those words, Draco suddenly appeared.

"Might I have this dance?" Draco asked her, getting nearer and nearer.

"Um…well…um…sure!" said Hermione. She took Draco's hand and they went inside a gigantic palace. Suddenly, they were dressed in all of their finery. They were dressed in Victorian style apparel. Then they danced the waltz as musicians suddenly appeared. Then Dryads, queen fairies, handsome men, and other enchanted creatures suddenly appeared as they danced.

As they danced, they stared at each other's eyes the whole time. That was when Hermione realized Tom really WAS a mere infatuation. Draco was her true love.

"If only I can kiss you once last time," she said tearfully.

Draco leaned in, but suddenly, the palace turned dark. The musicians and enchanted creatures disappeared. Draco was wearing a hunter's attire and Hermione was wearing her nightgown again. Suddenly, they were at a dungeon. She saw Tom laughing and rattling the bars.

Draco leaned in to kiss her again but something was pulling him. The wind was howling. The two held each other's arms.

"I want to go with you!" said Hermione, as Draco tried to hold Hermione's hands tightly but the force of the wind pulled him.

He started to lose grip!

"Hermione I just wanted you to remember I LOVE YOU and I will be happy when you're happy," Draco screamed. Then, a dark door appeared and pulled Draco in. "I LOVE YOU!!!"

"NOOOOOO!!!!! DRACO!!!" Hermione tried to chase him, but the door disappeared. She was at the garden again.

"Now there's steel bars between me and a promise

Suddenly bend in ease

And the closer I get to you

The closer I am set free"

Hermione walked at the garden, crying.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Hermione woke up. She was bursting into tears. It was all a dream. It seemed so real.

She got her coat and went into the terrace of the mansion, looking longingly at the moon. She sent a flying kiss to Draco.

What she didn't know was Draco was looking at the moon too, and gave her a kiss. Suddenly, there flying kisses collided, and they both felt the kiss linger in their lips.

"Goodbye, Hermione," Draco blubbered.

"Goodbye, Draco," Hermione whispered tearfully.

"Hermione I am so happy for you!!" Anetta and Matilda said. They were at The Lancer Mansion, which was Tom's mother's childhood home.

"Just think, you are to be married to the most handsome man in the wizardring world!" Anetta said.

Matilda noticed Hermione looked a little sad.

"Is everything alright? You and Tom still in love with each other?" Matilda asked.

Hermione wanted to scream at them.

"I DON'T LOVE TOM! I ONLY HAVE A CRUSH ON THE STUPID GUY AND DRACO'S MY TRUE LOVE ANYWAY SO BACK OFF!!!"

Hermione noticed Matilda was looking at her strangely.

"Um, Anetta, would you be kind to get us some tea?" Matilda asked politely.

"But I don't know how to—." Anetta started to say.

"DO IT NOW!!!" ordered Matilda.

When Anetta left, Matilda looked at Hermione.

"So…Tom isn't your love??" Matilda asked her.

"Of course he IS!" Hermione tried to look happy.

"But according to what I read in your mind you love a "Draco" guy," Matilda began, then put her hand into her mouth. "Oops."

"You could read minds?" screeched Hermione.

"SHHH!!!!" Matilda glared at Hermione. "Only you and I and my mum and dad know this."

"Wicked," Hermione said.

"So…I firmly believe in true love and based on my powers, you had a strange dream last night," said Matilda.

"YES! YES! What did it mean?" Hermione asked.

"You and Draco are to be wedded someday."

Hermione grinned, then frowned.

"I can't," she said, tears filling her eyes.

"Why not?"

"Because I am betrothed to Tom!" Hermione showed her the engagement ring.

"Wow, is this 24-karat??" Matilda squealed.

"Matilda, you have GOT to help me escape. I mean, it's only two days before the wedding and everything's prepared already. Tom even asked if I was prepared to have my virginity taken and I said YES! How stupid of me."

"Well…it's gonna have to take a lot of time for me to decide this…" Matilda began.

"OH PLEASE!!!!!! You don't want me doomed forever to a man I don't LOVE!!!" pleaded Hermione.

"Well………okay," said Matilda.

"YOU WILL? THANKS!!!" Hermione threw her arms around Matilda. "You're a friend."

Matilda just smiled. "Then we have to plan NOW," she said. "As soon as Anetta serves us some tea."

WEDDING DAY!!!!

Tom hummed as Vladimir helped him in his wedding robes.

"I AM TO BE MARRIED NOW," Tom bragged. "AND YOU ARE TO RESPECT MY WIFE!"

"Yes I will," Vladimir agreed. "Anything for you, master."

"Good," Tom said.

Just when they were finished grooming the groom, Tom suddenly said: "I have to see my bride!"

As if Matilda heard him, she shook a finger. "NO. You cannot see the bride, because it is bad luck! You will get to see her in the wedding, though."

"Of COURSE!" Tom retorted. "I KNEW THAT. I WAS JUST JOKING AROUND."

Matilda smiled to herself. Her plan was working!

"Well, I better go to the bride!" she said, giving Tom a wink.

"Make sure she's more beautiful than ever!" Tom said.

"I WILL!!" Matilda agreed and she Disapparated.

"So…what did he say??" Hermione asked. She wasn't wearing a wedding gown. She was wearing indigo robes.

"He said you are to look perfect," Matilda said casually. She took her wand, pointed it at her head, then she morphed into Hermione wearing a wedding gown.

"I have always wanted to marry Tom," she said.

"I AM FREE…" Hermione said. "I AM FREE!!!! YES!!!"

"Whoa, not so fast, Hermione, where's your time locket???"

"Oops!" Hermione giggled and pulled out her locket, the one that transported her here in the first place.

"Before you go…I just want to say that you have been a BEST FRIEND to me," Matilda said, and the two hugged.

"Goodbye Matilda," Hermione said. She closed her eyes and tapped her wand eight times, saying "I WANT TO GO BACK TO DRACO!" eight times. Suddenly, there was a blinding white light that hit her chest and sucked her. She was gone. She was to live with her love.

"Bye, Hermione…" Matilda's voice trailed off.

She then Disapparated.

"Oh, here comes the bride!!" sang Anetta.

"Honestly Anetta you sound off-key," snapped Matilda, rolling her eyes.

"Hermione are you okay??" Anetta asked. "You sound…angry, that's all."

"Well…" Matilda began. "I'm just real nervous and when I'm nervous I get all angry, that's all."

"You weren't nervous when Tom proposed to you," Anetta said.

"That's because I wasn't in the mood to be nervous!" said Matilda irritably. "And stop interviewing me. It's getting in my nerves!"

"Okayyyyy," Anetta said. "Listen, we better go to the garden. The place is filled with guests already.

Matilda agreed and they both Disapparated.

Tom was SO ecstatic. He was so happy that Hermione was finally going to be his. He and him: The Lord and Lady of Darkness. Ahhh…imagine that.

"Mr. Riddle, might I ask, where is your wife-to-be?" said an old minister, who would officiate the wedding.

"I do not know," Tom said. Come to think of it, Hermione was 10 minutes late! He looked around the garden. The flowers were still fresh. The decorations were still intact. But the guests were getting more and more impatient!

"Mr. Riddle—…" the minister said after 2 minutes.

Matilda walked in the garden, with Hermione's face and all, and walked gracefully toward Tom.

"Odd," Tom thought. "She's usually clumsy."

When Matilda was with Tom, she gave him a big squeeze and whispered: "I LOVE YOU."

"I love you too," Tom whispered back.

The minister adjusted his glasses and took out a little black book from his pocket.

"Er…we are-we are gathered here today as witnesses of the sacrament of holy…holy moly…"

The guests laughed.

"It's Holy Matrimony!" Tom said through gritted teeth.

"Er, sorry, I meant Holy Matrimony," said the minister. He flipped the pages of the book. "Okay, here we witness two couples to be bound together with these vows."

He looked at Tom.

"Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth so help me God???"

More laughter.

Tom rolled his eyes. "I DO."

Then the minister looked at Matilda.

"Do you swear to love this man forever and ever and give all your children love and care??"

"If we ever HAVE children, which would be impossible," Matilda declared matter-of-factly.

"HER-MI-O-NEEEEE!!!!" Tom said, exasperated.

"I meant "I DO," Matilda said quickly, and mouthed "sorry" to Tom.

"Well, then, you may now kiss the bride!" said the minister.

"That's it? That's the whole wedding??" Matilda said. She glared at the minister.

"THAT WAS NOT A WEDDING, OLD MAN! I ASSUME YOU ARE A FAKE! A FAKE I TELL YOU! IN THE WEDDINGS I ATTENDED TO, IT TOOK AN HOUR! IT HAS TO BE BORING! YOU HAVE TO BREAK A SWEAT! YOU HAVE TO SMUDGE YOUR MAKE-UP! BUT NOOO SIR, NOT IN TOM RIDDLE AND MATILDA BRUEN'S WEDDING! YOU CHOSE TO—…"

She stopped because everyone was shocked.

"WHAT?!"

"Haha, look who's fake now, Miss Bruen," said the minister. "Good day then." Crack! He Disapparated.

Matilda looked fearfully at the people.

"It's a scandal! A scandal I tell you!"

"NO WAY!!"

"MATILDA? Since when have you been a Metamorphagus?"

"A Metamorpha what??"

Matilda looked fearfully at Tom, whose emerald eyes became red.

"WHERE-IS-HERMIONE!!!!!" he said dangerously.

"She doesn't love you anymore Tom!" exclaimed Matilda. "Look, I was doing her a favor, trying to make her happy, which I assume you would like…"

"Happy?! You think she's happy??"

"TOM!!!!!! LISTEN! Hermione loves Draco okay? She and Draco are meant to be! DRACO IS HER TRUE LOVE!!"

"WHAT?! YOU ARE LYING!!"

"DO I LOOK LIKE I'M LYING TOM, DO I? DO I? HONESTLY, YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A SELFISH BASTARD IDIOT!"

That did it. Tom took out his wand and killed Matilda instantly. People began to wail in panic but Tom made them glued (literally) into their seats and killed all of them instantly.

"NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY!" he screamed. He yelled for his followers and left the garden. No one survived, only one who died several hours later but lived just enough to tell the Ministry about the brutal murders. There was blood everywhere. It was the start of the mission of Tom, who christened himself Lord Voldemort and despised Muggles and Mudbloods as soon as he learned Hermione was of Muggle descent and that the name "Matilda" started with the letter "M." HOW STUPID IS THAT?!

Goodbye to the handsome schoolboy Tom. Hello to the evil Lord Voldemort.