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

10th October 1944
Thursday

"Miss Hayes,do you have a moment? "

"Certainly, Professor Allen," I smile at the teacher.

"You remember our conversation?"

"Certainly, Professor."

"I have noticed that you have become a little better, but it's not enough for the N.E.W.T just yet"

"I'm doing my best, Professor," I assure her nervously.

If she throws me out of the course, I'll have a problem. It's the only class in that I sit right next to Riddle.

"Unfortunately that isn't enough, but I have finally found a solution. Mr Riddle has agreed to tutor you after classes. Isn't that great? " Professor Allen beams at me.

"Yes, certainly, Thank you for your effort," I murmur, lost in thought.

Private tutoring with Riddle?

"You'll have to make an appointment with him yourself, but that shouldn't be a problem,am I right?"

"Certainly."

Politely nodding I say goodbye to the professor and make my way to Astronomy.

Private tutoring with Riddle.

Is that good or bad?

Well it's an opportunity to get closer to him and to develop a friendship.

We would spend time with each other, although by necessity, and we will talk about Arithmancy, but that's a removable base.

I just don't know how I'll do that yet.

He is no ordinary person, but I've known that from the start.

On the other hand, he could use his help as an excuse to find out more about me and I would have to come up with an excuse as to why I'm a transfer student.

As an exchange for his help so to speak.

I'll figure out what kind of excuse I'll be giving him wen the time comes.

Now I have to request an appointment with him first.

But I'm going to take that in attack after Astronomy.

Before that I'll deal with the various constellations of past years.

"Riddle" I frantically call after him, I haven't even had the chance to close my bag properly.

He walks with his strange friends - followers, what ever they are, and I clumsily stumble after him.

Malfoy is the first who stops and turns to me.

As always, his face is cold and expressionless.

His son and his grandson look a lot like him.

The Malfoy family have very dominant genes.

If Draco Malfoy's son or daughter turn out to be blond I'll eat a broom.

"Hayes" Riddles voice pulls me out my thoughts.

He hasn't even made the effort to turn around and face me as he speaks.

"Do you have a moment?"

"I don't see why I should waste my time with you. Even if its just a minute. "

"Because it is your duty as Head Boy?" Rage slowly rises up in me.

He's pretty rude, but what did I expect from the future Dark Lord?

"Go to the common room," Riddle orders his friends and turnes to face me.

In the same time as his friends I start to walk, I walk as well.

However, I walk up to him and not away from him like the others.

"It's about Arithmancy," I explain my concerns to him.

"Oh yes. Your Private tutoring, " He says mockingly.

"Exactly. Thanks for the offer... ", I spit back mockingly in return.

"I just wanted to ask when you have time for me?"

"Tomorrow morning six clock in the library." With that, he turns around and leaves without a word.

Damn, why does he even look so outrageously good from behind?

That's not normal!

"There you are!" Tracey welcomes me grinning once I enter the common room.

"I'm sorry. I had to quickly get something done."

"Does it happened to be something to do with the extremely attractive Head Boy?"

She asks with an amused, yet curious grin.

"Why would you think that it has anything to do with him?"

I question her slightly alarmed.

Why would she think that?

Has she noticed anything?

But how?

And why now?

Have I done anything suspicious?

"Well, Jean came in a few minutes ago and asked me why you're hanging around with the Head Boy. She saw you talking in the corridor in front of Astronomy. "

Jean.

The bitchiest girl in our year and unfortunately my class mate in astronomy.

She seems to find Riddle attractive like many other girls.

Which is absolutely understandable, no doubt, but she is anything but discreet.

In addition, she has no right to be jealous.

She doesn't own him.

And she shouldn't be bothering my new friends with what I'm up to.

"What did you tell her?"

I ask Tracey while letting myself fall on the chair beside her.

"I said that its none of her business what you talk about with the Head Boy."

"Thank you, Tracey," I smile at her.

"Don't mention it, but I would also like to know what you wanted from him," she says while meaningfully raising an eyebrow, which makes me grin.

"Nothing Private", I reply and get up to fetch my Astronomy homework.

Its better that I finish it now rather than later,seeing as I'll have a more or less pleasant appointment tomorrow, I'll have to do it today.

I sit alone at a table, hiding in the shadows undisturbed to do my homework and write my diary entry for today.

I finally got one step closer to my goal.