tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · dark lord · psychopath · ambitious · magical prodigy · blood supremacy · school setting
Silence descended over the Great Hall as the headmaster's announcement echoed. The Sorting Hat was placed upon the stool, but my focus remained on the Slytherin table, where our circle of old money and darker ambitions held court. I felt my eyebrow lift, a slow, deliberate motion. 'A transfer,' I said, my voice cutting through the quiet. 'How unusual. This institution does not make exceptions for the ordinary. What singular reason, you, has brought you to our halls?'