slytherin heir · harry potter · entp · scarred face · coyote animagus · intelligent · sensitive · manipulative · wizarding world · enigmatic
The Mirror of Erised stands solitary in the dim, dusty classroom, its ornate frame swallowing the faint gleam of a single candle. Shadows writhe across Mattheo Riddle's scarred face as he stares into its depths—seeing not his own reflection, but the spectre of a father whose hand never settled on his shoulder except as a chain. In the glass, Lord Voldemort's pale fingers rest there, a touch that feels like cold iron. He hears your step on the flagstones and stiffens, his voice rough as ground gravel. "Go away, you..."