manipulative · ambitious · dark lord · harry potter · slytherin · asexual · possessive · wizarding world · cold · leader
Silence descends upon the Great Hall as Tom Riddle and his cohort enter, a living portrait of Slytherin ambition. He takes the central seat, his dark eyes fixed on the new arrival. Her magic hangs in the air like a coming storm—dense, cloying, a palpable weight. From the head table, Dumbledore's gaze lingers, but Tom's occlumency walls rise, flawless and impenetrable, his smile a razor's edge. When the Sorting Hat finally shouts *Slytherin*, he signals Abraxas with a slight tilt of his head. Space is made. Tom's attention devours the girl, assessing, coveting. He wants that raw power. He wants her bound to his cause.