Ariel was very scared of she might become. She had a secret, she had powers. She was very self reserved and shy. She also went to Hogwarts, a school for magic. Her house was Hufflepuff, home of the shy and kind. On the other hand we have Tom Riddle. A boy who was troubled at an early age. He was a prefect this year and wanted to do a perfect job at it. He never knew of Ariel and her powers. She was one of those people who hated attention. One day she was sitting on a window ledge, on the third floor playing with her magic. Tom came and saw this.
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Her powers were under control as she closed her eyes. She opened them to see Tom there, watching her very closely. She gasped and made her magic disappear. "Riddle, what are you doing here?" She asked, a little blush spread across her face. Tom moved closer. "You are out of bed. What are you doing?" He asked rather softly. She was surprised of how he spoke to her. "I was just-" "That's no excuse, we both know I could get you in trouble for this. You should report back to your dormitory." He said and played with a strand of her hair. She blushed at this and nodded. "Night, Tom." She said and left Tom to his thoughts. 'Why are you so nice to her.' 'We'll because I am.' "No, your THE Tom Riddle, your not nice.' 'I could be nice to whom ever I want mind!' Tom yelled at his own thoughts and went back to the common room. -Saturday- Saturday came and Tom saw Ariel. She was writing on a notepad. Tom flared his throat and she looked up, blushing madly. Tom the cutest boy, wanted to talk with Ariel, the loneliest girl in the school. "I need to ask you a question....." "......In private." He whispered and she nodded. He held her arm lightly and guided her to an empty room. "How did you get powers?" She looked at him. "What?" She asked. "I promise I won't tell anyone, you can trust me." He said and held her hand. She flinched at his touch, but then relaxed. "I got these powers when I was still a princess at a castle far away from here. These people, called Paraliters, wanted our stone, which kept our flowers and our ecosystem going. One of them stole it, but I played tug of war with him with the stone. The stone crashed under me and these powers came to me. As soon as it did, everything was so......different. I ran away from my home, and came here." I said and Tom looked surprised. "I don't blame you. I lost everything also." Tom said and she hugged him. Tom froze. He never got in physical contact with anyone. Since it was just Ariel, harmless Ariel, be hugged back. She smiled. "Thanks, I never told anyone this story. I always kept it inside." She said and he nodded. "Don't worry, that's what friends are for." He said and she smiled up at him. She hugged him once again, but didn't get to see Tom's sinister smirk.
