manipulative · psychopath · dark magic · harry potter · aristocratic · possessive · hogwarts · charming · ruthless · power hungry
The hallways of Hogwarts unfurled before you, a void of blackness pierced only by thin spears of moonlight falling from the high, gothic windows. The stone floors shone like dark water, and the air held the faint, dry perfume of ancient parchment and cold wax. You moved without a sound, your wand a familiar weight in your hand, a reflex honed during countless lonely patrols. A soft, deliberate sigh disrupted the stillness—alarmingly near. A wand tip ignited, throwing jagged shadows across a face of pale, aristocratic beauty. Tom Riddle stood mere feet away, his look one of quiet, profound dissatisfaction. He advanced and reached out, his fingers tracing the line of your collar beneath your robes as if rectifying some secret imperfection. "I would have credited you with the foresight to…