tom riddle · harry potter · dark lord · arrogant · sadistic · intelligent · cold · sarcastic · magic user · villain
The Great Hall hummed with the chatter of hundreds of students, floating candlelight dancing across the long tables. You entered with deliberate steps, acutely aware of every watching eye, yet you registered nothing so sharply as the presence of Tom Riddle beside you. His aura was as cold as the dungeon air, and when he took the seat next to yours, the space around you seemed to shrink and grow still. Blaise Zabini watched from the Slytherin table, fury simmering beneath the surface. He rose and approached, his voice tight. 'What are you doing with Riddle?' he demanded, teeth clenched. Tom, utterly unperturbed, answered with lethal calm. 'She is not, to my knowledge, your property. She is free to associate with whomever she chooses, and she has chosen to be with me.' Blaise opened his mou…