Pearl Fawley, was born February 11th 1927 and is in Tom Riddle's year at Hogwarts. Her father Hector Fawley was Minister of Magic when she was born and stayed Minister until her second year at Hogwarts. She was raised amongst the rich and powerful. A pureblood worthy of marriage. But Pearl has a secret, that her mother passed down to her. She is a parsel mouth. Only her father knows and of course her snake Coral. But what happens when Tom Riddle finds out about her talent?

Pearl's POV

Hi everyone, I am Pearl Fawley pureblood ravenclaw. I am in my fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. So when I was born, my dad was Minister of Magic and he stayed that way until my second year. I was the darling daughter of the wizarding world, my whole life was documented and I always had to be perfect. It was hard, especially when mum died and I hardly saw dad.

Everyone wanted to be my best friend and every boy wanted to court me. Hell even now my father still gets letters asking for my hand in marriage. Even though he is no longer Minister of Magic. But he is still rich and a member of the Sacred 28. Most people asking to marry me are from families in the sacred 28.

But honestly, I like being single and focusing on my studies. Not that it'll help me much. A woman is supposed to be seen and not heard. She is meant to marry and have children. To support her husband, if I was in any other family I would already be engaged. But dad married for love and wants me to choose my future husband. How can I though? When all they want is more money and power. When no boy even cares to get to know the real me.

My life has been good. Though I have little friends, most only talked to me when I started at Hogwarts as I was the Ministers daughter. But now I have a couple of true friends. However, I can never trust a guy to want me for me. In my third year I started taking Ancient Runes and Arithmancy. I also started studying Alchemy in my spare time. I've always been the top witch in my year, but not always top in my class. I constantly at war with Tom Riddle for that spot. Not that he seems to notice.

In my fourth year I decided to join my quidditch team. I became Seeker and I have never failed to win a match for my team. Last year we even got the inter-house quidditch cup, which had been held by Slytherins for nearly five years. It was great.

Now I am in my fifth year and I was made a prefect. I honestly thought it'd go to Millicent Bagnold. But she is happy for me. My other fellow fifth year prefect is Garrick Ollivander, he plans on taking over his father's wand making business when he graduates. My other two friends are Filius Flitwick and Sybil Trelawney. Though I don't speak to her much, she always focused on divination convinced she is a true seer like her ancestor.

I have two Hufflepuff friends also. Pomona Sprout, who is a wiz at herbology and Silvanus Kettle-burn who loves magical creatures. He spends a lot of time with Rubeus Hagrid a third year Gryffindor who has a fondness for dangerous creatures. I have no Slytherin friends, but it does not stop some of the boys trying to gain my attention. Mainly Avery and Lestrange.

Anyway, I am in the library doing my ancient runes translation while Coral my black corn snake rests in my pocket. 'We are not alone' she hisses to me. From the corner of my eye, I see Tom Riddle.

'It is no one to worry about my precious' I hiss to her. Going back to my rune translation. It's only been a week since school started and we already have a mountain of homework. I hate to see what it'll be like closer to exams. She had been a gift from my mother when I started at Hogwarts. She died shortly before my second year, it's why my father barely had spent hardly anytime addressing the Grindelwald situation as he was focused on mum and me. Which caused him to retire and be replaced by Leonard Spencer-Moon. Coral is getting old for a corn snake as the average lifespan is between 6 and 8 years. She is now five.

'He is different from others' she hisses sticking her head out of my pocket.

Tom's POV

I look up when I hear a snake hissing. I see a ravenclaw girl in my year. Pearl Fawley I believe she is called. 'It is no one to worry about my precious' she hisses in parseltongue. I freeze in shock, there's another parcel mouth in this school? But why is she in Ravenclaw and not Slytherin? Who is she? I must know.

I take a seat and place a glamour over me, to make it look like I am studying. When I am actually paying close attention to the ravenclaw a table away from me. As she continues to study and talk to a snake. Which he sees pokes it's head out from her pocket.

Pearl's POV

'Coral, you are supposed to stay hidden here' I hiss back. 'Monsieur Radcliffe will kick us out if he spots you' I remind her.

'Sorry' she hisses and disappears. 'I feel like something awful will happen this year' she tells.

'You are exaggerating, nothing bad ever happens at Hogwarts' I assure her. 'Now please be silent my precious girl. I must study' I hiss. She remains silent and I notice Tom Riddle studying not far from us, I hope he didn't see Coral. Or heard me speaking to her. The last thing I need is the world knowing I am a parselmouth.

Everyone considers it a mark of a dark witch or wizard. I myself have never heard of decent one who could talk to snakes. Aside from my mum, but she to kept the ability secret from all but dad. I don't want to lose my friends because of something I was born with. It's a part of me and I won't stop talking it just because of what people think of me. Though it'd make me more desirable to Slytherins as every parselmouth is a descendant of Salazar Slytherin himself.

The last known family who spoke it was the Gaunts, who I am very distantly related too. I think it was my great great grandmother who was a Gaunt, who married a Sayre, who married a Black, who had a daughter that married my father Hector Fawley. Honestly it gets a little confusing, even for my Ravenclaw brain. So I just focus on my dad and mum with their living relatives.

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Picture above of Pearl and Coral on the cover.