Here is the second chapter in Tom's point of view and what he had to go through in the orphanage. Or at least what I think he had to go through. Tell me what you think. Please R&R. Again this does not follow the books and I do not have a beta, please excuse the misspelled words.

Tom was not having a good day, but when does he ever? Living in this orphanage wasn't the best place to be but, it was home to him. He wished someone would come and take him away from here but Mrs. Cole said his mother died and his father wouldn't want anything to do with him. She said his mother was not normal and he was just like her. He didn't deserve love like the other children here. Hearing that from the moment he understood other people took a toll on Tom and he believed everything she said to him. He knew she wasn't his mother but she was the only thing he had to a mother figure. Trying desperately to have her approval but every time he tried to do something good it always went bad for Tom.

The kids always blamed Tom when something went wrong, he didn't know what was happening, it just did. Now and days he just locked himself in his room and didn't come out until it was time for dinner. He'd look outside and have a pang of jealousy when he saw the other kids laugh and play, none of them had to worry about anything bad happening around them. Looking down at his hands he saw the cuts he made with the stone he found outside, he heard one time from Mrs. Cole that pain made you human and she said Tom was far from it, so he cut himself to see if he felt pain.

Looking at his hands he saw the scars he did before and he felt pain then but now he didn't. Did that mean he wasn't human anymore? Was he a monster that the people in the orphanage claim him to be? Cutting deeper into his wrist Tom felt pain and he gasped and smiled for once. He felt pain! He was human! His vision blurred as the rock fell from his hands. He fell from his bed onto the floor and he heard the door open, he heard Mrs. Cole's voice.

"Tom what is going…" He heard her scream and felt her hands on him. They were warm, he heard her saying something but it sounded as if she was far away. Her hands went to his face and all he could think was that it was comforting, he leaned into her hands and closed his eyes, sleep over came him as he heard Mrs. Cole scream.

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Waking up Tom looked around his surrounding and noticed the white walls with light colored curtains blocking out the sunlight. Above the window was a huge cross that has been on the orphanage wall for what it looked like a long time as there was dust coating it. Tom wondered how they could reach it to clean it but he figured they didn't because of how filthy it was.

Turning his head, he saw the nurse who lived in the orphanage helping another boy he noticed as Billy Stubbs. It looked like he sprained his arm as the nurse was wrapping his arm up. Tom noticed the tears on Billy's face and Tom sneered at the weakness. He hated weakness. Turning his head to look at the celling he closed his eyes and imagined himself in a different place and pictured his mother still alive and treating his wounds and kissing him to make him feel better. He pictured her to be beautiful, with dark wavy hair like his but only longer. He pictured his father as a man he could look up to and go fishing with. Going to school and coming home to have dinner and talk to his parents like an ordinary family. Going deeper into the thought he was interrupted by a buy screaming downstairs. Tom opened his eyes and sighed. If only it were actually true.

Tom opened his eyes as he felt a presence close to him and saw Mrs. Cole with her cold beady eyes looking at him in disgust. Shaking her head at him she opened her mouth to speak and Tom cringed at the sound. He didn't realize before how annoying it was.

"I hope you're happy with yourself, you cost us a lot of money to fix you. You will understand Thomas that everything we have to pay for you have to pay us back. I don't care how long it takes. When you are old enough to get a job we will be taking you paychecks." She looked down at Tom with such disgust he just wanted to disappear, he made her unhappy again.

Mrs. Cole walked away and the nurse came over and looked at his hands and shook her head.

"My boy, getting attention this way is not healthy." He looked at her with an emotionless face. Stupid lady, did she really think he did this for attention, maybe he did. At least now he knew he was part human and not some monster. Trying not to show pain as she stitched him up and putting ointment on his hands Tom closed his eyes and made his mind to go to another place, a peaceful place.

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When Tom heard a young lady came to the orphanage to adopt a child he could feel the excitement of the children within the building. They were all dressing into their best clothing and fixing their hair. And as for Tom he stayed in his room and looked out the window at the cold and rainy day of London. It seemed to Tom that was the only weather that London had. It was very rare to have a beautiful and sunny day. Putting his hands on the desk, crossing them and letting his chin lay upon them he looked outside and saw a woman walking out from the alley. He lifted his head to get a better look at her.

The first thing he noticed was her hair was out of control but, it suited her. It was a rich brown color that flowed behind her. The next he noticed was her clothes, she was wearing jeans! A woman wearing jeans. Tom was astonished. Looking at her from his window she looked small, barely old enough to adopt any child, let alone take care of herself. As he studied her he noticed her looking around as if she thought she was being watched. All of sudden she looked up at him and he gasped. She was beautiful. Her heart shaped face was flushed from the cold and it made her cheeks a rosy red and her lips a bright red. He noticed she bit her bottom lip and shake her head. She started to walk towards the orphanage, a little slower than before. She seemed to be talking to herself and Tom wanted to know if she was a little crazy.

She went through the door and Tom felt something he hadn't felt in a while, hope. He shook himself. Stupid, she would never pick you. Especially when she had the option of Dennis, Amy, or Billy, to name the few. He wasn't even down there.

It been an hour or so and Tom was still watching the window and he never saw her leave. He wondered if she was still here but didn't know why it was taking her so long to pick a child. Not wanting to look away from the window, he was afraid he'd miss her leave.

Jumping slightly in his chair as he heard a door slam and arguing that was happening outside the hall. He stood and walked towards the door to see if he could hear better. Putting his ear to the door, he closed his eyes to listen better.

"…. Please, they're other children, perfect, normal children who deserve a descent home. Please meet them. The one you're asking for is not normal…"

Tom stood back and stared at the door in shock, he only heard Mrs. Cole talk that way about him but, it couldn't be true. Why would anyone be interested in him? Leaning towards the door again and pressing his ear to the door he listened again.

"…. Against regulations. Do you want me to acquire meeting…"? The girl said but Mrs. Cole interrupted her.

"Please I mean no disrespect but plead my warning…" The girl interrupted again.

"Just take me to his room so I can have the proper introduction." There was silence and Toms heart was beating and he was breathing harder than before that the room was starting to spin. He heard foot prints coming and he rushed back to his chair and sat down fast and hard enough that the chair hit the wall.

Trying to calm his breathing Tom heard a knock at the door. He didn't have a voice to say anything so he stayed quiet and looked at his wall. The door opened and he stiffened up as he felt the woman came in. He noticed right away that here was something different about this woman. Something that made him relax. Swallowing hard he looked right at the woman and instantly saw her eyes were a butterscotch color. He gasped out loud. She really was beautiful, even more so up close.

The woman looked at him and he felt her, he didn't know how but he felt her, she was different, like him, he didn't now how he knew but he felt it. Becoming excited he let out a power he didn't expect and he saw her shiver and take a step back. She looked scared all of a sudden and Tom leaned back in his chair and looked at the wall again. He wanted to cry. For the first time he wanted to. He was so sure she was like him but disappointment over came him and he looked back at the woman and glared at her.

He saw her take a step back and turned to leave the room without another backwards glance. Mrs. Cole looked at him and smirked as she slammed the door shut. He heard Mrs. Cole yell after the woman and heard a door shut. Not wanting to think about her Tom laid on his bed and closed his eyes and waited for sleep to over come him. Thinking of a beautiful woman with dark curly hair he went to sleep instantly.

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A few days passed and he heard one of the girls was adopted. After the news Tom didn't eat or sleep for the next few days. He just sat in his chair and looked outside and hoped that it wasn't true. After the third day Tom lost his hope and laid in his bed and hoped when he closed his eyes he wouldn't open them again.

Sunlight woke Tom when it got into his eyes and he didn't know what time it was or what day. When he sat up he had an intense pain in his stomach that he rolled over to the side of the bed and gaged trying to get whatever from his stomach out but he hadn't eaten anything. Getting up he walked towards the door and Mrs. Cole came in and slammed the door against the wall.

"Get your things ready Tom, Miss Granger is on her way to pick you up." She looked at him and slammed the door shut so hard a piece of a wall came off. He looked at the wall for a second as his brain tried to process the news. Walking back towards the chair he sat and stayed there. He wasn't going to move until Miss Granger came. Miss Granger. Miss Granger. Tom kept repeating her name, trying to get his brain to understand that the lady who came in was coming back, coming back for him.

Realizing the sun was staring to rise Tom looked at the amazing colors the sun gave off. It was beautiful and Tom never missed it since he was young enough to remember. The stomach pain was getting in his way of thinking, he got up and went to the cafeteria to get something to eat. When he went through the door he felt the eyes on him. He looked at them and he saw was envy and relief on some. Walking towards the food he got a tray and filled it with food. Sitting down on the table he ate everything fast, trying to get away from people staring at him. Once he was down he put the tray away and waked out the door and he hoped walked out of the cafeteria for the last time.

Grabbing clean clothes, he went to the boy's locker room and undressed. He was safe now as all the boys were eating still, he took his time. The water here wasn't the best and the hot water didn't stay on long but he felt clean afterwards. Washing the shampoo out he grabbed the soap and lathered up and washed if off. Shutting of the water he grabbed the towel and dried off. Getting dressed he looked at his reflection. He saw a boy who, he'd admit was taller than most, but extremely pale, and dark wavy hair that fell over his forehead. His eyes he liked the best because they hid all of his emotions. They looked as Mrs. Cole put it; a dark bottomless pit. She hated his eyes but he liked them.

Looking at his eyes he remembered Miss Grangers eyes and he liked hers, the were kind eyes but, he could tell there were pain behind those eyes, just like his. The weren't cold and emotionless like Mrs. Coles. He wanted to look at them again. Shaking his head, he left the bathroom and walked back to his room to wait for Miss Granger.

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Hearing his door open he looked up quickly and saw Miss Granger come in and he saw her reach for something in her pocket. She didn't let go of the thing she held onto. Looking up at her eyes his memory didn't do her eyes any justice. Her eyes were even more prettier than before. She looked at Mrs. Cole and nodded, Mrs. Cole shut the door and left. Miss Granger walked over and hesitantly sat on his bed. She looked at him and tried to smile but it came out more like grimace. She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Hello Tom." She said softy and he was hypnotized. Not known what to say he kept quite. He wanted her to talk again. He looked at her and noticed she had on a dress and her hair was pinned up, he liked it down better. Looking at the dress he noticed it looked like the nurses that came in here to try and do test on him and he narrowed his eyes at her.

"who are you, what do you want?" He asked in an unemotional voice and noticed her flinch a little.

"My name is Hermione, I'm here to take you with me Tom. You don't belong here." She said. He looked at her, trying to see if she was lying.

"Why?"

"Your different Tom, you can make things happen can't you?" She said to him. Tom narrowed his eyes at her. "I'm not mad." He said. She put on a fake smile. "I'm not taking you to a hospital Tom. I'm different… Like you" She said.

"Prove it." He said trying to sound intimidating.

She smiled and pulled out a wooden stick and Tom looked at it and looked at her and wondered if she was the mad one.

she said something softly that Tom didn't catch and a light came out of the wand heading straight towards his chair. He gripped the chair tightly and was amazed that when he looked down we was a few feet off the ground. Tom grabbed the chair harder and tried to clam himself down. He knew it! She was different, just like he was! He looked at her in amazement but slightly nervous. She did some wand movements and he was down on the ground again.

"Like I said Tom, we're different." He stood and nodded. He went to the closet to grab his box and was slightly embarrassed as this was the only thing he had. He turned towards her and he noticed that she immediately became annoyed and very upset and he didn't know why so he kept quite so he wouldn't annoy her further.

She grabbed his hand in hers and left the building without saying good bye to the staff. When they got towards the end of the building into the alley way he saw her come out from when he first saw her he looked up at her questionably. She smiled down at him. "Hold on tight Tom." She said.

She looked down and he knew she was thinking of something very hard and Tom made a shocked sound when she picked him up but when he felt himself being sucked through something very small he cried out and grabbed her neck so tight he figured she might have bruises. When it finally stopped he still held on, his head still in her shoulder. "You can let go Tom." He heard her say. He looked around and saw they were in a building. "Is this your place?" He asked getting down from her arms. "Yes it is, its yours now too." He stumbled a bit, he was a bit dizzy and she grabbed his arm to steady him.

He looked around the flat and moved out of her grasp to looked out the window. He turned back around and looked at her when he saw woman and even men in dresses!

"Where are we?" He asked, trying got contain his voice from any emotion.

"We are in a place called Diagon Alley. Its for people like you and me." She said. He looked back outside and watched the people walk through the streets. He was amazed to see such a colorful wardrobe as they could only wear the grey uniform in the orphanage.

"Are you hungry Tom?" He nodded still looking outside. He heard Miss Granger go into the kitchen and make him something. She walked out with the plate and sat on the other end of the table. He walked to it and was surprised to find a meal he hadn't had in a while. It smelt amazing.

He was staring at her, noticing she wasn't eating, she looked back at him and smiled. "When you're finished eating would you like to look around the shops?" She asked. He nodded and felt very excited to explore this new world and took another bit of his food.

When he was done Hermione cleaned the plate and took his hand and walked towards the fire place. "Why are we headed to the fire place?" He curiously asked.

"Its called flooing Tom." She said and picked him up again and Tom tensed under her touch, not comfortable having her touch him. "I'm sorry Tom this is the only way for now."

After grabbing some powder and yelled out Diagon Alley, they came out of the chimney in the middle of the busy street. Miss Granger went to the department store for little kid's clothes and Tom followed her, not wanting to lose her. They started to shop while Tom picked out what he liked to wear. He was looking at the tags and was wondering what the prices on the tags meant. Its nothing he'd ever seen and Miss Granger confirmed it was okay to get something he liked.

Walking out with three full bags of clothes they walked through Diagon Alley. They stopped at a book store and Miss Granger asked if he liked to read. He nodded so they walked into the shop. Miss Granger went one way and Tom went another. Tom picked a book and it said children books on the tag above so Tom picked it out.

"Did you find something Tom?" He heard her ask. "Yes." He said and showed her the book, it was The Tale of the Beedle and The Bard. She smiled and nodded. The went to the check out and she bought the books.

Walking out of the shop Tom tried to hide the yawn but Miss Granger saw and asked if he wanted to go home. He shook his head; he didn't want to leave yet, there was so much to look at. Miss Granger smiled down at him. "We can always come back tomorrow Tom." She said. Tom nodded and Miss Granger picked him up and apparated, again Tom held on tightly.

At home she put his clothes and books away while he took a bath and dressed for the night. He came out and laid down in bed and Miss Granger tucked him in. Tom looked at her while she was doing this. He didn't know if he should thank her or not.

"Would you like me to read to you?" She asked. He looked at her surprised for a second no one had ever read to him before. Hesitantly he nodded his head. Miss Granger smiled and started to read the book he got. Tom tried to stay awake but after a few chapters in Tom was asleep.

Excerpt for next Chapter

When Hermione walked up to her front door she felt magic surround her and Hermione heart jumped. Hermione instantly opened her door and noticed her flat was completely destroyed.

Hermione felt fear rush through her body and thought about Tom and if he was hurt. Hermione pulled out her wand ready to attack anything that came at her. Seeing nothing but her belongings thrown everywhere and windows broken, she didn't see anyone in her flat.

"Tom!"