Chap. 3

OMIGOSH YOU GUYS! I got 4 more reviews! And all of them were nice! Yay! Ok so I realized that Harry should've recognized him, but I'll make sure someone does, don't worry! Ok ok ok ok ok so I'm really happy and excited! This is my third chapter! It'll be hard for me to update during the week, (cuz I'm grounded off the computer during school days cuz I got a C+ in math…oops!) But I'll update as much as I can. I don't know how long this story is gonna be, I guess I'll just have to go with it! Hehe!

Disclaimer: I don't own any HP characters…JK Rowling invented them, JK Rowling owns them and I never will!

"Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts! I would like to say that I'm very pleased to see the number of you back, and I would like to add one more to your number. Let me introduce Tom Lidder. He has been home schooled for most of his life, and his parents have finally decided it's right for him to attend school. He has been pre-sorted into Gryffindor, and I hope you all welcome him." Dumbledore was giving his usual speech again, as he did every year. After this announcement, everyone zoned out, (except for the first years, who were hanging onto his every word) as he had gone into his usual announcements about out-of-bounds areas and curfew.

"And now, you may begin to gorge yourselves on our wonderful feast!"

As soon as he finished the sentence, food appeared on the golden platters. Some of the first years looked like they'd seem a ghost, and perhaps they had: the ghosts had just flown into the room to join everyone in the feast. The sky was clear and the stars shone through, and there wasn't a sound but the clink of fork on plate.

When all of the plates had been cleared of food, Dumbledore stood up once more.

"I would like the prefects and to now lead everyone to their dormitories. Head Boy and Girl, please come up here as I need a word with you." After he said this, he glanced to Snape, then to Tom.

"Tom! Where are you going?" Harry ran over to Tom, who had begun to follow the Slytherins down to their dormitory, "Tom, our dormitory's this way."

"Oh…sorry, got confused." Tom said, confused as to why he had started to follow the students in green rather than the students in red.

At this, Ginny ran foreward to talk to Harry. But at the sight of Tom, Ginny turned as white as marble and looked like she were about to faint.

"Ginny, what's wrong?" Harry asked, alarmed at how white she was.

"Um…Harry, could I speak to you for a moment? Alone." She added, giving Tom an ice cold glare.

"I'll meet up with you in the common room then, Harry," Tom said, and ran over to Hermione and Ron.

"Ginny, what was that about? That was really rude you know, you can't just-" Harry began, but Ginny cut him off.

"Harry! Shut-up for a minute and let me talk! Do you have any idea who the bloody hell that is Harry?" Ginny said, fuming.

"That's Tom Lidder! He's a new student, and you could have been nicer!"

"NO! Harry, that's not bloody Tom Lidder! That's Tom Riddle!" Ginny said, almost screaming.

"What? Ginny, you're wrong. This isn't Tom Riddle! I mean, sure the last name's similar…but no, that's not Tom Riddle. First of all, Tom's memory was destroyed with the diary, second of all, Dumbledore wouldn't let a raging lunatic's past at age sixteen into Hogwarts!"

"Harry, I agree with you, I just…I don't know. I just don't have a good feeling about this, Harry." Ginny said, wringing her hands.

"Well a bad feeling isn't a good reason to accuse someone of being the Dark Lord, who, by the way, murdered my parents!" Harry stormed up the staircase, not even thinking about the state of shock he left Ginny in.

Harry stormed up to the common room.

"Pixie Dust." He said to the Fat Lady, and crawled inside when the portrait opened.

The common room was completely empty, except for Tom, who was very pre-occupied, kissing-

"HERMIONE!" Harry yelled, not sure whether to be upset or disgusted at the two kissing.

Hermione looked up and blushed when she saw that it was Harry who had yelled her name.

"Uh…yes, Harry?" She said, quite embarrassed.

"What do you think you're doing!" Harry said, in a state of shock.

"Kissing my boyfriend." She said, shrugging.

"Your BOYFRIEND! Wait what when how who!"

"What, my boyfriend. When, after dinner. How, he asked me. Who, Tom of course!" Hermione said, unable to keep herself from giggling.

Harry just rolled his eyes and walked up the stairs to his dormitory.

"Don't tell Ron!" Hermione called up after him.

"Well, Hermione…where were we?" Tom said, pulling her over onto his lap.

"Hmm…right, about…here!" She said, and went back to kissing him, hoping beyond hopes that Ron didn't walk down the stairs and catch them. Ron would be furious! He would probably hex Tom on the spot!

About five minutes later, Hermione decided she was getting tired and went upstairs to go to sleep. Tom kissed her goodnight one more time, and watched her climb the stairs to her dormitory.

Tom looked down at his arm, which suddenly seared with pain. Looking at the inside of his left arm, he saw a very peculiar looking mark. It had a skull with an open mouth, and a serpent halfway through the mouth of the skull. How odd, Tom thought to himself, I wonder where I got that from! But his thoughts were interrupted with another sear of pain. Then a voice hissed in his ear, though there was no one in the room with him.

"It is time."

Well, what do you think, guys? Is it OK so far? Please tell me if I've made any more mistakes! I decided to have Ginny recognize him when Silver Mayflower pointed out to me that Harry should've too. So I just decided to add that in, to thicken the plot. So please review! Please please:pouty lip and puppy eyes: ok, so I really hope you enjoy it so far and please review!