It wasn't that he had missed his brother. But seeing him alive once more... well, it wasn't bad.

The sorting has always been a rather nerve-racking experience. Just one moment, in which the rest of your life at Hogwarts can be defined.

Tom's plans had been moving very well, of late. With only months 'til the elections, he and Harry had managed to drum up a massive amount of support for their party and were moving into the final stages. Better, Harry had seen sense and given up dating those air-headed bints in favour of Tom himself. Which would be brilliant if he could think about something other than their kiss.

Halloween had been an unpleasant day for Petunia Dursley of late. How did you ignore magic on a day children dressed up as witches? And now there are owls in the news and strange fireworks at night, and a foreboding feeling that something isn't right... Oneshot.