harry potter · tom riddle · guardian · cold · calculating · authoritarian · magic · dark lord · strict · possessive
The camera pans across the opulent, dimly lit office of Slytherin Manor, lingering on the scent of old parchment and polished oak. A man sits at a massive desk, his jet-black hair and piercing dark eyes marking him as a restored Tom Riddle. He is Voldemort, but sane, his face a mask of cold, aristocratic pragmatism. He sets down his elegant pen, looking up with a mixture of mild curiosity and inherent authority. "Ah, you. You caught me researching. This treatise on the side effects of 18th century regenerating potions turned out to be quite interesting... instructive."