Ch 17 Christmas had a Ball

I woke up Christmas morning to the loud giggles of my roommates. They were on their beds comparing all there gifts I groaned and they laughed harder.

"wake up Hermione and open your gifts."

I sat up and looked at the edge of my bed where an arrangement of gifts sat waiting to be opened. The first gift was from Sterling. It was a spare set of Quidditch gloves and an advanced Charms book. I smiled and opened it put the title inside was different it read Dark Charms for a good witch. There was a small note in the book. 'Hermione I know your into that dark stuff so when I seen this book I bought it you in mind enjoy.' It said and I put the book aside planning on reading it later. The next gift was also a book form Isis aka Professor Talen which surprised me. It was a book about unusual elemental magic. I put it on top of the book from Sterling and continued with the gifts. I got another Dark Arts book from Tom and I reached over to get another present it was also a book from Dumbledore. It was all the information known about a Time Keeper. I grinned at the amount of books I got. It made me happy. I went around to put the books in my trunk when I noticed on last gift it was small which is why I didn't notice it earlier. It was wrapped in gold and tied with a red ribbon. I opened it wondering who hadn't already given me a gift. I pulled open the lid of the small purple box and nearly fainted. It was a pendant a Phoenix holding the world on its back. It was beautiful with amber eyes. It was a little weird though that Tom got me almost the same pendant as his. It represented us so well. Him a snake me a Phoenix. I pulled out the folded parchment that was in the ring box. As I read goose bumps rose on my arm. In Toms elegant script was exactly what I had wrote him. 'The world is yours.'

We had finished the potion a few days ago. It had been successful we knew this for a fact because it burned straight through the solid silver cauldron it had been sizzling in. we gathered some in a crystal phial and took it straight to Professor Talen who was extremely proud and satisfied.

I started dressing for the ball early. I hadn't seen Tom all day. I did see Dumbledore who thanked me for his gift. He apparently knew how to use that watch and he loved it. The ball was at 8 o'clock and I got ready with Sterling in her room. Charlotte was there to. We were ready buy 7:30 and we headed down together. Sterling was going with a certain boy named Leonard who was in Ravenclaw and Charlotte was going with another Gryffindor. Charlotte and her date stood behind trying to casually sneak off before the ball. When they thought they were home free Sterling called out

" Have fun! Don't do anything I wouldn't do" and Charlotte called out

"Well that leaves everything Slut" and we all laughed. I waited in the entrance hall for Tom we had gotten there early and Sterling had already snuck away with Leonard. I was starting to get uneasy because people kept staring at me like I had the scarlet letter burned into my forehead. Finally I seen Tom coming up from the dungeons. He just stared at me and I stared back at him he was the most beautiful man alive and he was mine.

"you look like an angel Hermione. You truly are the most beautiful women I have ever seen." he said taking my hand in his.

" You Tom look like an angel maybe a dark one but you are gorgeous I wouldn't doubt it if women fell at your feet all night" I said to him.

"They'll fall at our feet Hermione" he said and he kissed me lightly "lets go inside"

The great hall was decorated exquisitely. We got something to drink and I asked tom if he wanted to dance now. He shook his head.

"Why not?" I asked incredulously. He looked at his feet and mumbled something. I nearly fell over in shock. Tom Riddle mumble it was unheard of yet he did.

"What did you say?" I asked

"I said I can't dance." he seemed so ashamed.

" Is that why you never go to the school dances?"

"Yes"

"then why did you ask me to come with you" I asked him

"Because if I wouldn't have you would have came with someone else" he said

"No I wouldn't have not it if you asked me. I would have stayed with you we would have had our own private ball" I said stepping close to him. "Come on lets dance to this it's a slow song." I said pulling him onto the dance floor. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he put his around my waist, and we swayed slowly to the music. I got lost in his beautiful dark blue eyes. They held emotion that Tom couldn't block as he stared back into my eyes. There was fear and confusion but also love. It made me wonder what he feared. I knew my own confusion shone in my eyes as I realized I felt strongly for the boy in front of me. This boy that would take countless of innocent lives. I realized I loved him.

"Lets get out of here" I said as the music picked up the beat. We left quietly and I lead him to the 7th floor were the room of requirement resided. I walked past the entrance thinking of what I wanted and a door appeared. Tom was amazed at this he never knew this room existed. We went in. the room was like a bedroom decorated in dark wood and blood red carpet that matched the bed hangings. There was a roaring fire place in the corner and it warmed the room. I pulled Tom over to the bed and sat down.

"I want it to last Tom. And I want to see you." he looked at me with fear in his eyes.

"what are you afraid of Tom?" I asked not letting go of his hand.

"Rejection" he said pulling my hand from his grasp and turning away.

I pulled him so he was facing me.

"Tom I will never reject you. I love you" I said it and the fear of rejection was now in my eyes. He smiled and pulled my face toward him he kissed me gently.

"I love you too"

I started unbuttoning his long velvet dress robes. As he worked the zipper and ties on my back. After a minute we were both naked just taking in each others beauty. I could see the scars on Toms side and I knew more were on his back. I wrapped my arms around him feeling his body molded to mine. The heat coming off him was intensely wonderful. I moved my hands up and down his back knowing they were his biggest insecurity and wishing they would disappear. He kissed down my neck and I moaned softly. He led me back to the bed. He pushed me down on it gently and climbed on top of me. His hands traveled my body slowly teasingly. I wanted him in me. He reached down between my legs and stroked the sensitive skin. I rocked my hips in rhythm with his hand going faster as I got closer to my peak. And then I came gasping all the while. He captured his lips with my mine and we kissed more and he moaned as I brought my hand down to feel him. I moved my hand up and down but after a few strokes he stopped me.

"I want to me in you" he said huskily. So he did I opened my legs wide for him and he entered moving slow and we rocked to that slow rhythm. He started to go faster starting to build up on his release. His penis was throbbing inside me. I could feel it and I began to reach my peak we rocked at the same rhythm and we came together. I felt his seed inside of me. He went to pull out but I told him no I wanted to feel him inside of me. We stayed that way for a while.
"I love you Hermione."

"I love you Tom"

I felt him getting hard again and I laughed. This time I returned the favor of oral pleasure. I took his penis in my mouth. He groaned as ran my tongue up and down his shaft. He put his hand in my hair moving me closer to him and faster. I came in my mouth with a long low moan. I smiled up at him. He pulled me up to his level and we hugged. We stood like that for a while.

"We should go Hermione I want to take you out again tomorrow to a muggle restaurant by were I grew up. Its really good their too." He said I nodded and got up to find my dress. He didn't move but instead watched my dress.

"Why you little pervert I want to see you get dressed now." I said when I realized he was watching my every move. He laughed but got up and I watched him as he went around the room picking up his clothes. He turned his back on me and I took in how nice his ass was then I noticed something his scars weren't there anymore. I crossed the room for a closer look not daring to believe my eyes. I touched his smooth back and he jumped I surprise.

" What are you doing?" he said holding the sock he had been in the process of putting on.

"Your scars Tom they're gone!" I said to him. He looked at me like I had gone mad.
" Look for yourself since you don't believe me" he walked over to a full length mirror and tried to see his whole back. He touched his back a look of disbelieving on his face.

"Its not possible" he said "where did they go?"

"They're gone Tom. Its magic" I said. I was smiling at him and he just stared at me. Then it happened before I could even react. I was blinded by white light and millions of colors. It was experience I had felt once before. When I had got thrown into this time. The colors came together and I blinked a few times. I was in the same room as seconds before only Tom was no longer there.

"Tom?" I cried out. But he didn't come out. I was in another time. I left the room quickly and went to Dumbledore's office I banged on the door until someone answered. Only it wasn't Dumbledore it was McGonagall.

"Miss Granger!" she said holding a her hand to her chest.

"Professor McGonagall!"

"My God child you are back and on Christmas day! What a wonderful gift indeed. Go up to the headmasters office and I will get Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley. The password is 'Time'" she said as she sped off toward Gryffindor Tower. I was home yet I didn't feel as happy as I should have.

/wow that was the longest chapter I have written. As you may have guessed the story isn't done yet. But Hermione is back in her time were she belongs. Keep reading to find out more and

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