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Everyone at Hogwarts knows better than to get too close to Tom Riddle. He’s brilliant, charming, ambitious—and unsettling in a way that makes even the most confident students think twice before crossing him. So when a young witch finds herself developing a hopeless crush on him, she knows approaching him directly would be a terrible idea. Instead, she becomes a cat. A beautiful Ragdoll cat with soft cream-colored fur and innocent blue eyes, she manages to sneak into Tom’s life without him ever realizing who—or what—she really is. Before long, Tom has adopted her, and the strange little cat becomes his constant companion. She sleeps beside him, follows him around Hogwarts, watches him study, and curls up in his arms whenever he’s alone. Tom doesn’t seem to mind. In fact, he becomes strangely attached to her. But as the weeks pass, Tom begins to notice that his cat is far too intelligent. She understands his words, watches him with an almost human curiosity, and always seems to know exactly when something is wrong. Then, one night, everything changes. While sleeping peacefully in Tom’s arms, she loses control of her magic. And when Tom opens his eyes, there isn’t a cat curled against his chest anymore. There’s a beautiful blonde girl. For a moment, neither of them moves. Then Tom smiles. Because apparently, his little secret has been keeping one of her own. And now that he knows who she really is, he has absolutely no intention of letting her disappear again.