"Let's go to Honeydukes'!" Mylinda cried gleefully as she and Tom entered the bustling town of Hogsmeade.

Tom smiled and nodded. It was a cool October morning, and many students were out at Hogsmeade, enjoying the autumn season.

He had to be especially nice today. He couldn't pick on the first years, (a favorite past time of his) and he especially couldn't be nasty to Gryffindors. Mylinda had many friends in that house, including Arnold Potter and Ester Limbert.

As they entered Honeydukes, Mylinda was accidentally pushed out of the way by a burly third year.

Mylinda was knocked off her feet, and she landed flat on the floor. The third year turned to help her up, but Tom was quicker, and he rushed to her side.

"Watch where you are going Rubeus, you great oaf!" Tom hissed as he helped Mylinda up.

Rubeus Hagrid looked taken aback, and he drew the hand he had extended to Mylinda back in.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean ter do that, it's just so ruddy crowded in here…" Rubeus said nervously. Apparently, this had not been the first time they had had a run-in.

Tom was ready to flame Rubeus, but a soft voice gently reminded him that he had to be nice today.

"Tom, it's alright. It was an accident, he didn't mean to," Mylinda said quickly, noticing Tom's rising temper. Rubeus was one of Tom's least favorite Gryffindors.

"Come on Mylinda," Tom said pulling her deep into the store towards the Pepper Imps.

"Tom, honestly, you were way out of line back there, it didn't really matter-" Mylinda started heatedly, but was cut off.

Tom had pulled her into a passionate kiss. Mylinda melted into it and kissed him back with just as much passion.

They pulled back and Mylinda smiled. "Don't think that you will get away with that next time I'm lecturing you," she said giggling.

"Yeah right," Tom replied as she pulled him into another kiss.

They were at the back of the store, behind shelves, thinking they were unseen. But they weren't. Someone saw them. Someone who was determined break them up.

Cain sat at the Three Broomsticks, alone. He wished that Tom were there with him. Cain had no other friends; all the other Slytherins didn't like him because of his blood traiting ways.

As Cain was staring at his butterbeer bottle intensly, he heard three chairs scrap the floor and the soft plop of people sitting. He looked up and saw the faces of his brother, Cretian, and Sation.

Cain narrowed his eyes and asked what they wanted.

"We want you to convince Tom to hate mudbloods and get rid of that mudblood," Orion said stiffly. He was always very direct, no beating around the bush. Unlike Sation and Cretian.

"It's too difficult, you know that. I can't do it without him guessing, he's very clever," Cain said exasperatly.

"You told us that last time," Sation hissed.

"That was last night you dolt," Cain reminded him.

Cretian then spoke up. "If you do this, if you turn him completely from mudbloods, you will have a place with us, you remember our discussion over the summer I assume?"

"Yes"

"Good, then I will see you in the Common Room, and make sure Riddle doesn't know about us," Cretian said standing up, with Orion and Sation following suit.

They quickly walked out, leaving Cain to ponder on how he would separate Tom and Mylinda, while getting to hate muggle-borns at the same time.

ok, that chapter was short, sorry. People review! I got NO reviews last chapter! Review or there will be no next chapter! Ok, sorry 4 the shortness again. Now 4 some explaing. We some of the slytherin traits appear in both cain and tom. More cain though. Cain being swayed to hav powerful friends as long as he gets tom 2 hate muggleborns. Sound a little familiar… (voldemort wood promise things 2 people 2 get them on his side) and who do u think the person watching tom and mylinda kiss was? Hmm, think about it.

Claire Felton