What Words Can Do (TOMARRY)

Year 2 ◇ Part 2

Italics=Harry
Bold=Tom

How are you even able to communicate like this? Through a diary, I mean.

I would tell you, but we've only talked once. You would hate me if you knew the truth. No one was supposed to know about this diary. How did you find it?

My best friend's sister found it. But then she threw it at Moaning Myrtle. My friends and I found her (Myrtle) crying in the bathroom and I picked up this diary.

I see. So I assume you are still a student in Hogwarts?

Second year.

Is this by chance Harry Potter?

How did you know?

Let's just say I have an interesting past.

No offense, but you sound like a 60 year old man.

I'm actually 16.

Really?

Yes, but I don't want to continue talking about me. Tell me about yourself.

I can trust you, right?

Of course, Harry.

Okay, good. There's this one thing that's been on my mind for a while now. I know I'm only 12, but I'm certain that it's true. (It's a long story on how I know, but I might tell you some other time). I'm gay. Sorry, that was really straightforward.

It seemed like the opposite of straightforward to me.

Oh haha, very funny.

I thought so.

But what else do you want me to know?

Well, I've got time to hear that long story of how you know you're gay.

I . . . I don't know. I've never told anyone about what the Dursleys do to me.

Who are the Dursleys?

The abusive family I live with.

Oh, I know how that is.

Were you abused?

You could say that, yes. But it wasn't by family. Instead it was by the people at the orphanage I grew up in.

Oh, I'm sorry, Tom.

It's not your fault, Harry.

I'm going to bed, goodnight.

Goodnight.