Hermione's POV

"Excited for Hogsmeade?" Millicent asks me as we enjoy breakfast with our house mates. I nod my head.

"We're going to see an old abandoned house before lunch, care to join us?" Jeremy asks.

"Can't, I have plans" I tell him.

"Really?" Zachary asks surprised.

"With who?" Andrew asks.

"Just a study buddy" I state.

"You have a date with Tom Riddle?" Millicent asks.

"It's not a date" I snap.

"But you are going to Hogsmeade with Tom Riddle?" she asks.

"She didn't deny it" Zachary says in a teasing tone.

"It's nothing, he just wanted to show me around" I state.

"Hermione and Tom sitting in a tree" Jeremy says in a sing song voice.

"K I S S I N G" Andrew continues as I blush. They three guys laughs.

"Come on guys, leave her alone" Millicent tells them. "But you will be coming to the three broomsticks for lunch right?" she asks me.

"Of course, I told Riddle I was seeing my friends for lunch" I assure her.

"You should invite him along" Zachary tells me.

"I will not" I tell him. I maybe going to Hogsmeade with Tom, doesn't mean I have to spend the whole visit with him. Besides, he'll probably want to hang out with his death eaters later. I finished my breakfast. "See you guys at lunch" I tell them and left the great hall. To see Tom already waiting for me.

"Morning Granger" he says.

"Morning" I say curtly. "Shall we go?" I ask him. He nods his head and leads the way. We get a carriage alone together and he sits beside me. "You know there is a chair across from me" I tell him.

"But I want to sit with you" he says with a smirk and wraps his arm around my shoulder. "Now some rules" he tells me.

"Why do we need rules?" I ask him.

"To prevent any violence" he drawls. "One, you will call me Tom in public and I shall call you Hermione" he states.

"Seems easy enough to follow" I state.

"Rule two, you don't leave my side until I drop you off at the Three Broomsticks for lunch with your friends" he continues. I roll my eyes, but nod my head in agreement. "Rule three, no school work talk or talk about my extra curricular activities" he states.

"That's putting what your planning to do lightly" I grumble.

"Be nice Hermione, you know I can make your life hell at Hogwarts. Best to stay on my good side" he tells me.

"You have no good side in the future" I tell him. He just smirks and starts to play with a strand of my hair.

"I like that your hair is less frizzy now" he states.

"What do you know about my hair?" I ask him. He just smiles knowingly. "Any other rules?" I ask him.

"You will do as you are told" he states.

"I'm not a dog or one of your death eaters" I sneer.

"Death eater? Is that what they are called in the future?" he asks and I nod. "It does not have the same ring to is as the Knights of Walpurgis. But I guess, death eater would strike fear in the hearts of our enemies" he states. "In any case, you will do as I say" he tells me.

"Otherwise you'll make my life hell" I mutter. "Already there, thanks to you" I state.

"So my future self had you sent back, interesting" he says. As we arrive in Hogsmeade. "Remember the rules" he tells me and gets out. He offers me his hand, I take it and he helps me out of the carriage. He links our arms together and starts to walk.

"Why are we here Tom? Why did you invite me?" I ask him curious.

"We have a connection, one that you will learn about in time. Us spending time together, strengthens it" he explains.

"I thought you hated making emotional attachments" I state.

"I do, they are a waste of time and make you weak" he states.

"You're wrong, it's what makes us strong and how you were defeated" I tell him.

"So someone does defeat me, who?" he asks and I remain silent. "No matter, we have all the time in the world" he says with smirk. "How are you liking your stay here?" he asks me.

"Honestly, it hasn't been horrible. But I want to return to my time" I tell him.

"If you do as I say, I may allow you to return to your time" he states. And I laugh.

"I doubt that" I state. "Why are you doing it Tom? Why become him?" I ask him curious.

"A story for another time" he states. "Lets talk about something else, any ideas?" he asks me.

"I know you were raised in the muggle world, I'd like to know how it differs from the muggle world from my time" I tell him.

"Pass, choose something else" he tells me.

"You're a parsel mouth, could you teach me?" I ask and he smirks.

"It will be hard for you to learn, it is usually something you are born with. But I guess I could try to teach you some words" he tells me. We spend the rest of the morning touring Hogsmeade together. It wasn't horrible, we had similar interests academic wise. We both want to make the magical world a better place, but have different views on how to do it. We talked a lot about politics. "Our time is up" he states as we arrive outside of the three broomsticks.

"Guess so, see you back at school" I tell him. He nods his head and kisses my hand before leaving. I head inside and join my friends.

Tom's POV

I arrive at the abandoned house, to see my followers present. "Everything is set for tomorrow night, hopefully this time the mud-blood dies" I tell them. They all nod their heads in agreement.

"Who next?" Goyle asks.

"How about a double attack?" Yaxley suggests.

"I heard there is a pair of mud-bloods who meet up at the astronomy tower every full moon" Nott states.

"Sounds good, but first lets focus on this attack" I tell them. "Anyway, there is nothing else to discuss. Dismissed" I state. "Malfoy, remain" I say as he goes to leave. He sighs and remains as the others left.

"What is it my lord?" he asks.

"I need a pensive, think you could acquire one?" I ask him.

"Maybe, they are very rare and expensive. But I can ask around" he tells me.

"Good, tell no one" I tell him. He nods his head and I dismissed him. I then take out my dairy and begin to write in it about what has happened since I last wrote in it. Before returning to the castle.

A/N

Picture above of Hogsmeade sign.