It has always been said that Tom Riddle was incredibly handsome, so I'm sure some girl at Hogwarts fell madly in love with him. In this story, that girl is Aurora Sweeney.

Disclaimer: The only thing I own are the characters I made up. All other credit goes to J.K. Rowling.

Aurora had never believed in love at first sight, until she first saw him. He had to be the most handsome boy she had ever seen, and even at 11, she had seen a lot of handsome boys. He had a pale, narrow face, deep brown eyes, and hair the color of the night sky. He stood out from the crowd. Not only was he handsome, but confident, not at all afraid of the upcoming sorting ceremony. She on the other hand, was trembling out of nervousness. She hoped he didn't notice her, the shy little girl with thin, brown hair and freckles, who at this point must be shaking like her neighbor's pet chihuahua. He didn't seem to be paying attention to anyone. While the other kids were talking amongst themselves, he stood stone-faced and alone.

"You like him don't you?" Jane asked her. She had only just met Jane that day, but they had already declared each other best friends. The sound of her voice calmed her down, but her question put her on edge.

"So what if I do?"

"I'll admit, he's pretty cute, but I don't know. Something doesn't seem right about him."

"What's wrong with him?"

"Well I don't know for sure, but rumor has it that he's from an orphanage. A muggle orphanage." She drops her voice, as though she was sharing something highly confidential "I heard he's a half blood."

"Does that really matter?"

"Maybe not to you, but I would never be caught dead with a half blood." She says, making a disgusted face.

They were then ushered into the great hall to be sorted. Aurora's parents had never exaggerated its beauty. It was the most magnificent thing any of the first years had ever seen, they gaped at its beauty. Even the stone-faced boy had trouble hiding his amazement of it's grandeur. She looked around, taking in the new scene, but her eyes would never stay on anything too long before finding their way back to that boy. The sorting began. She watched as her classmates went up one by one to be sorted into houses. Jane got sorted to Slytherin, no surprise there, it was all she could talk about on the train ride. Another girl she knew went to Ravenclaw, another Hufflepuff. Then they called him.

"Tom Riddle," he sauntered up to the front of the room. The hat had barely touched his head before shouting Slytherin. He seemed pleased, a thin smile formed on his narrow face. A few more kids were sorted before it was her turn.

"Aurora Sweeney," She nervously approached the hat and placed it on her head. The unfamiliar faces watched her, waiting for something to happen. She was uncomfortable with having all the eyes in the room on her. This is what she was nervous about, she hated being stared at. It was only made worse when the boy, Tom, started staring at her too.

"You show promise. Gryffindor would be good for you, but you don't want to be in Gryffindor, do you?" The hat said in a quiet voice only she could hear.

"No, I want to be in Slytherin." She whispered back.

"Slytherin, a fine choice I say. I do warn you dear, you want in for all the wrong reasons. He will never understand what you are feeling." it said quietly, then loudly shouted, "SLYTHERIN!" The hat's ominous warning didn't sink in to her just yet. Right now she was just relieved people had stopped watching her wear that hat. She sat next to Jane at the Slytherin table.

"I knew you'd be in Slytherin!" Jane said with a smile. She smiled back, happy to be with Jane, but even happier to be with Tom. She tried to forget about him during the feast, but she always found herself glancing his way. Never for very long, she didn't want the others to notice her looking at Tom in admiration. Once when she looked up at him, he was looking back. His dark brown eyes penetrated her hazel ones. He made no notice they were looking at each other. She blushed and while turning away, knocked over a goblet, causing her to blush more.

She wanted to start a conversation with Tom, but she couldn't think of anything to say. She just continued chatting with Jane, who never seemed to be at a loss of words. Aurora wished she could be more like Jane, maybe then Tom would like her. Unfortunately, she wasn't poised and outgoing Jane, but shy and clumsy Aurora. Tom would never like a girl like her.

And that is the first chapter. I hope you liked it. I'm going to try to get the second chapter up by the end of the weekend, but I make no promises.