Bella Pov

Tom Marvolo Riddle was shocked; stunned something had happened but what? Normally Tom's attention span was second to none but today… Bet it's that Potter girl, but to be honest I haven't a clue what she's done now to warrant this behaviour of Tom. This was definitely unusual for him to say the very least. He seems almost protective of her every time someone actually mentions her. Admittedly he'd snapped at me once but to be truthful I was going on a lot. "Bella you need to take the cauldron off heat before you add the porcupine quills." Tom rolled his eyes breaking me out of my inner monologue. Ok maybe he was paying attention but was almost distracted by something. I always seem to be blaming Potter but I bet this is her fault, at least this time.

"What's going on with you and Heather?" I blurted out- did I just call her Heather? I must be losing it badly.

"Nothing." He sighed going back to potion making, ignoring me.

"Look its obvious there is Tom, and I don't really blame you but can you please just tell me what is going on?" I spoke trying to add extra emotion into it, rather than just speaking like a brick wall. Speaking like a brick wall means you should be treated like a brick wall in Tom's book. If I want to convince him to answer me I need to really feel what I'm saying.

Tom just rolled his eyes, not answering me at all. Great, well at least it confirms to me that she has done something to make Tom act like this. The question is what, its plan obvious she hasn't angered him or he'd be in detention and her in the infirmary. What on earth has that girl done to him? It's worrying when Tom goes off on one like this. The last time he did he opened the chamber of secrets. In this time there is no telling what Tom will do; I dread to think of what. He might even wreck everything by killing the girl which would punch a hole in time. I need to make sure, despite the fact I hate her that she survives at least for that anyway.

"Please Tom; it's obvious something is wrong." I pleaded to him, but no he still had his attention turned towards the cauldron. This is seriously annoying me now; I need to know what that piece of filth had done to him! For all our sakes I need to know she hasn't aggravated him of it would grow until he explodes with rage and kills. Kill anyone in this crazy time period then everything is wrecked for Tom and me.

"Look before you start Heather actually hasn't done anything wrong. It was Dumbledore who's annoyed me right now but that's not what's on my mind that much now." He finally gave in answering me. Ok…but that means that Heather has done something, probably to confuse him. Knowing Tom he won't stop until he has answers. Fantastic now we have another miny quest on our hands.

"So what has she done right now?" I asked prompting him to continue.

"Well… She defended me." My eyes widened, why? This is confusing, and something that I want to investigate further now too. Does she have a reason to hate Dumbledore more that Tom? Seeing as it probably was Tom who becomes the dark lord that is probably not the case. Also as Tom hasn't had enough time to even try to recruit her then it wouldn't have been that ether…

"She defended you?" I repeated, so yet again she's fought against Dumbledore and by the looks of things won against him. There must be more to this girl than meets the eyes, no normal teenager Gryffindor or not could tend to win in a battle of words against that man or at all. Yet this lion has seemed, according to Neville, to hang of his every word in the past. How strange…is it a trap for Tom? No it couldn't be Gryffindor's aren't that sneaky. "Heather Potter defended you against the headmaster and won?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yes, and even got Weasley punished for it." I blinked, this Gryffindor was something else.

"A Potter got a light family punished?" I gaped in shock. This was practically unheard of!

"Yes, but she was even willing to get herself into trouble to do it Bells… Literally she said if he punished me then he needed to punish her too. Literally he didn't take her up on it ether because he tried to persuade Heather not to defend me, for reasons that were obviously sensitive to her. He used something personal against her, but I don't know what and she still stood firm to defending me." He murmured softly.

"Really? But she's a Gryffindor the hate us in Slytherin!" I exclaimed.

"She was almost put into Slytherin…" He murmured.

This girl was certainly unique and almost brave from what it seems. "…serious?" I asked stunned. "She's…but Gryffindors and Slytherins are completely different. Slytherins are sly and crafty, not quick to fight but when they do they tend to succeed but Gryffindors are often quick to accuse, jump to fights quickly and don't tend to plan ahead."

"So you're wondering why she was put into Gryffindor?" He noted smiling slightly.

"Yes well aren't you?" I asked.

"I've got a theory for that but not to why she defended me Bells…" He bite his lip. "She's brave, and her past is begging for her to be a Gryffindor like her parents. Dark lords tend to come from this house and because of all the propaganda about her she could have asked to be there. Although her mind set is of a Slytherin she also is brave which was probably the main reason she managed to get into Gryffindor." He explained shortly.

"Ok, admirably that's reasonable but why did she defend you?" I asked him quietly.

"I don't know that's what has got me going crazy right now Bells. I have no idea what to expect of her." It's never normal for Tom to admit these sorts of things, so this is probably something he is desperate to find out.

"Keep your guard up Tom, you know how dangerous Gryffindors can be but she is part Slytherin and Gryffindor so you have no idea of what she's like." I warned. He chuckled slightly while he stirred his cauldron. The bubbles slowly popped, spitting from it. Yes thankfully it is still tolerable considering Tom and I haven't been paying that much attention to it at all.

"Oh Bells, I know that very well. However I don't really think she will do any harm to us while we're here maybe our current selves' in this time but not us." I blinked did Tom already figure that he is the dark lord of this time? IS that a good thing? He doesn't seem too worried about it though nor eager to defeat her ether. He doesn't seem desperate to see the current dark lord ether… Maybe he is just content to let it lie and see what the future holds and how he will act later. Now it is obvious that he doesn't want Potter to suffer like she has in the past but he cannot do anything about it now considering it would blow a hole in the timeline.

"What do you mean?" I asked, trying to act like I didn't understand what he meant. If he found out that I'd known and had hidden it from him… I held my breath; please tell me he bought that lie.

"Bella I think I'm the current Dark lord of this time…" He sighed. "Though she hasn't seemed to hate me, I cannot help but wonder what she really thinks about me. This makes me wonder more why she defended me. She's part Slytherin so why did she defend her parent's murderer without a second thought?" I could tell he was in pain, so much pain he didn't notice my rubbish attempt at hiding the fact I'd already guessed the fact.

"Tom why do you care so much about her?" I asked more softly.

"She's like me. She may be a Gryffindor but I know fully well why she was almost put in Slytherin and her words are so well thought out despite being in Gryffindor for years. She was raised by muggles Bella, muggles with a similar sort of attitude against magic only it was so much worse than the orphanage…" Oh…now I know. Those stupid muggles had created the future dark lord who would one day destroy them, but they had also hurt the saviour just as badly. It worried him beyond disbelief of what they could have done to her, but also made her so much of an anomaly. How had she ended up in the house of the light? Why had she fought Voldermort?

Oh… So similar to Tom she had decided to fight Voldermort because it was he who had put her with the monsters. Tom was the reason that her life was so poignant. He'd affectively single handily wrecked her life but that was why she'd defended him against Dumbledore. She hates hypocrites.

Hypocrites had made her life a misery.

Hypocrites had destroyed everything that could have brought her happiness.

Hypocrites was everything she never wanted to become….

Like Tom she rises every time she falls, every time she rises she grows so much stronger against all that had destroyed everything. No wonder she was such a powerful adversary to Voldermort because like Voldermort anger fuels her determination. Without this determination to make him pay she'd have never have survived for so long. This could also convert her to the dark. Our little heroin had a dark sadistic streak within her. That sadistic streak will grow till she becomes like Tom does… No one could stop her because no one would dare to try; it was her who will destroy Voldermort.

"I think I know why she did it Tom…" I muttered softly.

"What?" He asked startled.

"I think I know why Heather Potter defended you Tom." His eyes widened at my words.

"Why?" He asked eagerly.

"The same reason why you keep defending her Tom, you're like mirrors." I murmured.

"I don't keep defending- ok so maybe I did defend her against Weasley but…" I blinked in slight shock. Tom Riddle defended Heather Potter in front of her? Loyalty is something that both are picky on, with both Heather and Tom it seems. That again might have added to the sense to Heather. Tom doesn't want to be a hypocrite like the people at the orphanage, but Heather doesn't want to become a Hypocrite like Tom.

"You defended her in front of her Tom?" I asked.

"Yes…" He nodded uncertain.

"Now think why did you defend her in the first place?" Great now I was beginning to act like a mind healer! That wasn't what I wanted to get into at all, I want to appear knowledgeable and help people not patronising and help people! I hate those mind nuts; they're so noisy and they pretend that you're insane! It's no greater insult in my opinion!

"Well she seems like she's nice. She isn't bias; she's powerful and incredibly selfless. Despite the fact Ron Weasley was insulting her she didn't seem to care. She didn't really want him hurt when she sensed my anger. Heather seems empathic, and I don't want to act like a hypocritical idiot in front of her when she wasn't hypocritical at all. She seems really honest, not like anyone else I know. Although she may not answer the question you want her to it isn't a lie. She wisely chooses her information without having to lie at all. You know how I can sense them, and she hasn't told a single one at all…" I smiled sympathetically.

"Tom if you feel that way why not tell her how you feel?" I murmured.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Tell her the truth; you want to get to know her so try to. She'll be the same; you know she's curious about you so do try to get to know her. By the way I may not like her that much but do try not to be controlling. She plays quiditch, and has defeated your future self time and time again so don't be crazy protective once you grow to remind her." I smirked.

"Bella I don't fancy her!" He exclaimed.

"I know…." I snickered.

"Then why do you seem to be giving love advice?" He asked.

"I'm not, I'm just reminding you." I laughed. "Stop being so defensive Tom!"

An: How was this chapter? I know this had no Heather in it but I just had to have this in because I needed to put more of Bella in this. Soon Heather and Bella are going to start interacting; I can promise you it'll be interesting. You'll see more about how the Gryffindors are going to treat her after this whole incident and I can promise you it won't be good for Heather.