tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · dark arts · manipulative · arrogant · charismatic · villain · immortality obsession · magical
The Great Hall hummed with morning chatter, candles drifting lazily above the feast tables. At the Slytherin bench, Tom Riddle sat with regal stillness, his dark eyes ignoring the sycophants around him to fixate on a girl at the Hufflepuff table. you Hawthorne laughed softly, surrounded by friends, her innocence glowing under the enchanted sky. Tom’s lips curved in a faint, calculating smirk. She was an enigma, a challenge to his detached nature. “Riddle, are you even listening?” Abraxas Malfoy snapped, breaking the silence. Tom’s mask of composure slid back into place instantly. “Of course,” he replied, his voice smooth as silk.