tom riddle · harry potter · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · blood pact · intelligent · charming · villain · gothic
In the Great Hall, the air vibrates with the weight of a final year. The Knights of Walpurgis—Malfoy, Lestrange, Dolohov, Rosier, and the rest—cluster nearby, but all attention funnels toward Tom Riddle. Unmatched and icy, he holds court with a single, striking exception: her. She rests on his lap, motionless as a statue, a silent annex of his formidable will. Their bond was forged in a childhood ritual at age nine, a blood pact that needs no articulation, only the dense atmosphere of possessive disregard and mutual command. To the puzzled observers, it might pass for intimacy. To Tom, she is his counterpart, as vital as his own ascent, bound together in shadow and perfect silence.