HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT & WIZARDRY

⏳1942⌛️

"YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY THE ROAST." Penelope spoke finally breaking my gaze away from the notorious Tom Riddle.

What was that?

I didn't understand what just happened. I mean; yeah he was attractive, but that was an extreme reaction.

"Hello? Adriel, you still with us." Lavender waved her hand in front of my face.

I snapped my eyes to her and gave a believable fake smile.

"Sorry got lost for second." I chuckled to myself shaking my head.

"Anyway here is the the best roast you have tasted." Lavender handed me a plate with roast on it.

It was then I took notice of the entire table filled to the brink with food. Almost every food I could imagine sat on the table. I didn't realize how hungry I was, the last meal I had being breakfast with King Louis XVI.

I eagerly took the plate from Lavender's hands and dug in quickly. I moaned at the taste of the roast. I couldn't lie this had to be the best tasting roast I had digested in my fifteen years of existence.

Lavender laughed at me "Good right?"

"Good? Are you serious this has to be the best tasting roast that's ever entered my mouth!" I exclaimed pushing another fork full of roast in my mouth.

Maybe I was over exaggerating a bit. In my defense I was extremely hungry.

"Okay don't look now but Riddle's been staring at Adriel for the past minute straight." Penelope whispered to us eagerly.

As if on cue both Lavender and I turned our gazes to Tom Riddle to see if what Penelope was speaking the truth.

"I said not to look!" Penelope huffed.

As it turns out she was. Tom Riddle was in fact staring at me intently. His was face was completely blank giving away no sort of emotion what-so-ever. After that it was odd, I almost felt a sort of tapping in my head. It was so gentle that I almost didn't feel it. Tom Riddle was trying to enter my mind.

I wasn't worried as all his attempts would simply be in vain. There was no possible way he would be able to enter my mind unless I allowed him entrance.

The blank facade upon Tom Riddle's face soon turned into one of focus. He was obviously trying harder to read my mind now. What did Wizards call it again? Legilimens?

I pretended not to notice keeping my face blank while staring right back at him. After a few more seconds the tapping stopped. Tom gave me a look of suspicion his eyes going back to his book, though he stilled eyed me from peripheral vision.

I hesitantly looked back down to my half eaten roast. "How did you do that?" Penelope looked at me mouth slightly gaped, Lavender having a similar look.

"Do what?" I questioned taking another mouth full of roast still extremely hungry.

"Get Riddle's attention. Riddle is charismatic, charming, magnetic, electric, and before you ask no I do not fancy Riddle. I only speak the truth." Lavender told me honestly. "But Riddle has not shown interest in any student for the five years that he's been year. Of course he's polite but he truly only ever talks to his group of friends. So I really am curious as to how you managed to grab his attention." Lavender spoke in pure confusion.

I simply shrugged my shoulders before Penelope answered. "Let's try the fact that Adriel is probably no doubt the most beautiful woman that any of us have ever laid eyes on." Penelope scoffed causing a small blush to paint my cheeks.

"Truthfully I can't argue with that, but when has Riddle ever paid any mind to a person's looks?" Lavender stated as if she was proving a point. Again I couldn't help but blush at their compliments.

"Maybe in the past he hasn't, but I can guarantee that Riddle has not ever been in the presence of a woman with Adriel's looks." Penelope spoke back.

I cut Lavender off before she could respond. "You both flatter me, but I'm afraid to inform you that Tom Riddle was most definitely not looking at me in the way you both believe." It was true as far as I could tell he was looking at me in suspicion not attraction, but then again Tom seems rather good at hiding emotions.

"Oh okay" Lavender chuckled sarcastically "We'll go with that."

"It's true though, he was probably only looking at me because Dippet just announced my presence to the entirety of the Hall." I pointed out.

"Listen I've known Riddle for five years, someone could be on fire and he still wouldn't look up. Penelope exaggerated motioning with her arms.

"Yeah okay." I finished the roast pushing the plate away.

Lavender and Penelope took that as a sign that I was finished and stood up. "Let's head back to the common room." I followed the two out of the Great Hall.

Despite still being hungry I went anyway, I could conjure up some food later.

As peculiar as it was I usually ate up to 20,000 calories a day. Being a Nephilim caused this as I generally needed more food than the average human to keep me sustained.

I can't being eating like that in the Great Hall though!

I was going to need to conjure up most of my food in the dormitories. Most people wouldn't question someone eating a little more than average, but if I actually ate as much as I needed in the Great Hall I would be eating almost five meals every time we had a food break.

That wouldn't be suspicious or anything.

Yeah I was definitely going to need to sneak most of my food. I shook my head jogging to catch up to Penelope and Lavender. As we passed the seven boys eating, Penelope shared a loving glance with her boyfriend.

I think his name was Gideon?

I couldn't help the amusement that crossed my face at the annoyed looks Abraxas and Lavender shared. Though under all that annoyance I could sense the love they shred for each other. Penelope was right, they probably would get together one day.

My own eyes met Tom Riddle's in a stare off. Both our faces were blank giving nothing away. It lasted only a few seconds as I was soon out of the Great Hall, Lavender and Penelope slightly ahead of me.

It was in these moments that I really took account the girl's heights. They were both taller than me, even in the heels I was wearing. They were exceptionally tall, being as I was average and they were still a few good inches taller than I.

Lavender was the tallest though, being an almost unnoticeable inch taller than Penelope.

I quickly stepped in line with the two so the three of us were walking side by side. The walk back to the common room was incredibly entertaining with Lavender and Penelope arguing over Abraxas Malfoy.

Penelope kept accusing Lavender of having chemistry with Abraxas, while she was denying it all. We finally got to the common room the three of us settling on the couch.

"What do you think Adriel?" Lavender swiftly turned to me. "Do you think I'll actually end up with that hard-head, or do you think Penelope is just some lunatic obsessed with playing matchmaker?"

I gave Lavender a sorry look agreeing with Penelope. Penelope cheered seeing this look while Lavender huffed sinking into the couch.

"So Adriel where were you born?" Penelope questioned me curiously.

"New Orleans, Louisiana." I answered with a proud smile.

"That's where all the southern people live correct? Wait, can you do a southern accent." Penelope asked me eagerly. This caught Lavender's attention as she immediately sat up straight.

"Naturally yes, but as I've grown older I started hiding it more." I explained. It was true I naturally had a southern accent, but as I've grown I tended to hide it more.

"That's wonderful! Will you please do it." Penelope widened her eyes. "Yes I am quite curious as well." Lavender smiled.

"I mean it really isn't that interesting at all." I shrugged a southern accent now prominent on my lips.

"You sound like the perfect Southern Belle! Oh doesn't she just marvelous Lavender." Penelope gushed gripping Lavender's arm.

Lavender and I both laughed at Penelope's reaction. "I do need to agree with that. I must admit that I love that accent Adriel."

"It's nothing special." I shrugged my Southern twang now gone.

"No, please keep it Adriel. I love listening to it." Penelope pouted sadly.

"I haven't spoke with that accent in years." I laughed out loud.

Before Penelope or Lavender could reply students began flooding the common room. Many of the students went down the hallways into their designated dorms, while a few of other students decided to stay in the common room.

I watched as students either began to write on parchments of what I could only assume to be homework, or read to themselves quietly. Soon enough a familiar group of students entered the room. It was in fact Tom Riddle's little group of followers.

I wasn't the only one who noticed as Penelope quickly gave a hundred watt smile to Gideon Lestrange. Gideon's blue eyes hooked onto Penelope seeing the smile she was giving him. With a smile of his own Gideon quickly walked over to the couch the three of us were residing on.

"Hello lovely." Gideon gave Penelope a hug. Penelope simply hummed in reply burying her face into the crook of Gideon's neck.

"You two disgust me." Lavender wrinkled her nose at the sight of the loving couple.

"Just because no one is interested in loving the likes of you doesn't mean you need to be crude sweetheart." Abraxas soon joined with the rest of Tom Riddle's gang following in pursuit.

"I knew I smelt something bad." Lavender coughed pinching her nose towards Abraxas.

Gideon sat down next to Lavender taking Penelope with him. Penelope was curled tightly into her boyfriend's side peacefully watching the bickering with a knowing smile.

"Oh how you wound me." Abraxas sighed dramatically dropping next to my side while putting an arm around my shoulders.

"Adriel right?" Gideon nodded in my direction. The rest of Riddle's crew including Riddle himself now joined us by the fireplace.

"Yes, very nice too meet you." I formally greeted.

"Nice to meet you as well." Gideon smiled back.

"Yes Gideon, this is my future wife!" Abraxas exclaimed in a joking manner.

"As if Adriel would ever go for the likes of you." Lavender scoffed at him crossing her arms over her chest.

Abraxas glowered at her darkly. "Watch yourself Rowle." Abraxas growled narrowing his eyes at the girl.

"That's another twenty-five points from Slytherin and detention with Dumbledore for another week." Lavender spoke coolly while standing up.

Groans of disdain were heard from all around the group as Lavender dusted off her uniform. Abraxas gaped at her getting up as well.

"You can't do that! I haven't even done anything!" Abraxas attempted to defend himself. "On the contrary Malfoy I can do what ever I want." Lavender sassed back popping her hip out.

"Tom will you please do something!" Abraxas turned his head to Tom Riddle in desperation.

Tom immediately narrowed his eyes and sneered at Abraxas. "Perhaps if you were smart you wouldn't find yourself in these predicaments." Tom spoke lowly.

"However, Rowle just because you are prefect doesn't mean you can do as you please. Malfoy hasn't done anything worthy of a detention." Tom turned to Lavender gracefully raising a brow as if daring her to test him.

"Fine you don't have a second week of detention, but twenty-five points are still off for disrespecting a women." Lavender bowed her head slightly at Tom avoiding eye contact with him.

As much as I wanted to defend Lavender's honor, I still needed to get close with Tom Riddle. Defending Lavender would only give Tom a reason to dislike me and I can't afford a set back like that.

Tom nodded his head accepting Lavender's response. His eyes met mine for split second more before I looked away. Tom turned his body to face me and stepped towards me like predator. I couldn't help but be slightly nervous as reality suddenly hit me.

This was the man that would soon kill thousands of people. This was the man that nearly teared the world apart.

I'm going to change that though. I don't exactly know how, but I will change that. Tom threw me a charming smile and held his hand out. It all started this very moment.

"Hello Adriel, my name is Tom Riddle."

AAAAHHHHH it's all starting! I'm freaking out guys, #Tariel!!! I ship em' for life. Comment your thoughts I love reading comments, it makes my day! Thank you all for reading! Whoo onto the next chapter we go!