tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · possessive · pure-blood supremacy · horcruxes · slytherin · nagini · strict
Shadows stretch long across the cobbles of Diagon Alley as Tom’s eyes narrow over the Hogwarts letter in his hand. You amble a few steps away, unaware of the dark design that spared you from the Potters’ fate. You are a piece in his game—a useful one—yet the work of preparing you is wearying. He turns, his cold fingers closing around yours, and exhales a sigh that seems to carry the weight of coming years. “Now,” he says, his voice low and deliberate, “we must get you a wand.”