Tom looked at his watch and looked at the stairs. The Granger girl was three minutes late. He sighed knowing he invited the wrong girl.
"Where is she?" Tom whispers angrily.
"Oh my gosh look at her dress." One girl said and Tom turned and saw Hermione descending the stairs. She walked down gracefully and she smirked at Tom. She made her way to Tom.
"Trying to ruin my entrance Ms. Granger?" Tom whispers and she giggled.
"Not as good as you, but I did try this time." She said and Tom looked at her. They walked to Slughorn's party and Hermione would look at Tom from time to time. Tom took notice of this and smirked.
"Like what you see, Granger?" He asked and she blushed.
"You don't look bad yourself, Riddle." She said with a smirk.
"Now your saying that I dress horribly when I'm wearing my school robes?" Tom asked and Hermione frowned.
"I'm saying that you....n-never mind." She said and looked away.
"I was just joking Granger and you too don't look bad yourself." He said and Hermione felt butterflies. After the party, Tom escorted Hermione back to the Gryffindor dormitory. As they walked, Hermione took off her heels since they were bothering her foot.
"I shouldn't have wore heels." She whispered to herself and Tom looked at her. Once they made it Tom watched as she said the password and he grabbed her forearm.
"Aren't you gonna say goodnight, Granger?" He asked and she turned back to him.
"Thank you for tonight Riddle, I had fun." She said and he stopped her again.
"You look beautiful in that dress, Hermione." He whispered in her ear and took off without a word. Hermione watched him leave with a puzzled expression. What was he thinking?