Hermione's POV

After the 'incident' last week Hermione had become friends with Tom.

After all he had... She would say rescued her but it didn't really sound right.

She was avoiding Ron as much as possible the only exceptions being when they were in classes and even then she avoided his gaze.

Should I tell Ginny or Harry? She wondered, then remembered, this was Tom Riddle's time and Harry was, dead.

That did it she burst into tears in the middle of eating breakfast. Quickly she got up and ran back to her common room.

Hermione muttered the password "Salazar" and went inside up to her dormitory where she payed down on her bed and cried.

Tom's POV

Tom saw Hermione start crying quickly she got up and left the great hall. He followed her to make sure she was okay.

She ran into the common room and into the girl's dorms and he waited a few minutes and then went up to her room.

"Mione," Tom said quietly, "are you okay?" She jumped "How the hell did you get into the girl's dorms Tom?" She shrieked

"I have my ways" He replied slyly and grinned. But that just made her cry harder. "Mione," Tom exclaimed, "what's wrong!"

Hermione shook her head "I'm sorry Tom," she said, "I can't tell you." And she burst into tears again, she wrapped her arms around him and cried on his shoulder. "Thanks Tom it's really nice to have a friend to cry on." she said and giggled

"I don't mind Mione" Tom said though feeling a bit downcast he was pretty sure he had just been friend zoned.