Tom riddle x Rowena Dumbledore

3rd year blues

It is getting ever so closer to 3rd year in Hogwarts and I have no broom or owl. My last owl died at the ministry. I don't know why? Albus, myself and Rowena head into town to get then. I have my books. Just need an owl and a broom. My self and Rowena are laughing and chatting away. Albus walks ahead of us greeting everyone he meets. I get some stares from some of my friends. The looks remind me of the night where I had a blackout. Did I hit john? Did I push Rowena? I see Alexandra, we wave to each other, Rowena makes a face. "I hate her. Why do you even look at her?" Rowena asks. "Because she will never be as beautiful or as smart as you are and every time I smile to her I'm really laughing at her." I say. She smiles and hugs me from the side. "I love you." She says. "I love you too." This maybe the only time I will ever know love.

The next day we pack our bags for school. "It's wonderful how you have a dorm to yourself." I say. "That means you can stay nights all the time." She whispers and kisses me. "I can't wait." I whisper in reply. There is a knock on the door and rowena goes back to her trunk. "Come in." She says. "Hello you two just checking on you, hope packing is going all well." Her mother says. "Yes mom wonderful. Are you alright?" Rowena asks. Her mom hasn't been looking to well lately I fear she maybe sick. She sits on the bed and gets us to sit down either side of nee. "I know tom you haven't known me that long but I want to tell you this too. My darlings, I have about 4 weeks to live because of my terminal cancer. No treatment has worked so I'm going, slowly." She says and kisses us both on the forehead. As she leaves I turn to face Rowena. "Are you ok-" I am interrupted by her crashing against my chest in tears. I pull her closer and cry with her. This will be the last time I cry.

When we arrive at the school, we part ways to our houses. I arrive in and everyone stares at me. "What?" I ask harshly. "Why would you hurt him? He has done nothing to any of us? What kind of person are you? He done nothing to nobody!" Peter says. "He abused Rowena. Don't you dare turn on me!" I say. "Tom." Liam grabs my arm.

I am on the floor. So is peter. My wand is beside me. "What happened?" I asked. Then professor slughorn comes in. "Tom get up and come to my office with me, now!" He yells. I get up and grab my wand. I follow him. As we enter I notice how big the room is. "Sir. This room is amazing." I say. "Thank you tom. Now. What happened?" He asks. I sit down. "I don't know? I have these blackouts, only twice I remember having them. So I don't know." I say. He stands up and goes to his draws and takes something out. "Here take this." He says and gives me 3 small bottles. "What is it?" I ask. "Just take it tom!" He say and I slurp them down quickly. I stare at slughorn and nothing happens. I look to the clock and then I collapse.

I wake up in the hospital wing. Rowena is beside me. "Hey." I say. She looks up from her book. "Tom." She says and smiles and hugs me. "How long was I out for?" I ask. "3 weeks. But they said you would come around some time today." She says. I stand up to go to the toilet. I walk through the door of the hospital wing when I am hit across the head.

I wake up back in the bed. "Oh tom are you okay?" Rowena asks. "Why do you care? Go and sleep with john or something." I say and turn around. "Tom?" She says and runs off crying. What am I doing? Her mum is dying, I am being a dick. How could she love me. "Tom are you okay?" Alexandra asks as she walks in. "I seen Rowena go off crying." She says. I pull her closer and start to kiss her. We pull away and she hesitates for a minute then kisses me again.

I get to slughorns class and sit beside Alexandra and we hold hands durning the class. I notice Rowena sitting alone, red eyes and in a world of her own. She's not okay. "Tonight's homework to be done over the weekend is to come in here and practice this potion. Off you go." Slughorn says. Myself and Alexandra walk out together. Rowena doesn't leave till everyone is gone.