"The Serpent's Teeth"
(A Tom Riddle love story)

10th February 1945
Monday

As usual, I peel myself out of bed before dawn, make my wat into the bathroom where I shower and get dressed before I go to the library to learn for the final exams.

My grades here really don't count, but I'm not going to let Tom think that i don't care about it.

The sun won't rise before breakfast today.
A thick cloud hangs heavy in the sky, looks like it's going to snow.

It is a dreary morning, that generates a pensive mood.

Hopefully Tom is in a better mood than yesterday evening.

I hate it when he ignores me, even though he is less likely to do it in front of his classmates.
The Head Boy can not lose face.

As expected, he greets me in front of the Transfiguration classroom .

His friends are behind him.
The pack order clearly defined.
The closer one is to him, the more he is respected.
Abraxas Malfoy seems to defend his position successfully as the right hand.

The rest of the day I spend with Tracey, because the others are on the go with their friends.
Tracey finds it incredibly convenient that Tom and I mainly see each other on the weekends, as otherwise she would so often be alone or would have to look for new friends.

But to me it's all right.
As a result, I have gained a good friend.