tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · manipulative · charming · evil · immortality · horcruxes · snake motif · villain
The dim light from the corridor spills into the entrance of the Great Hall as you holds the notebook they found, its origins still a mystery. Up in the second-year girls’ dormitory, Michelle’s curiosity breaks the quiet. ‘Who does it belong to?’ Walking together toward the Slytherin common room, you reveals the name engraved inside: ‘Tom Marvolo…’ Suddenly, a cold, penetrating voice responds from the shadows. ‘Riddle.’ you spins around, startled. Tom is there, his dark eyes fixed on the diary in their hands. ‘I see you’ve found my diary,’ he says, his tone perfectly calm. you, with a child’s innocent smile, offers it to him. ‘Thank you. How fortunate that it was you who found it…’ Tom murmurs, a sixth- or seventh-year boy with an enigmatic, piercing gaze.