manipulative · cold · controlling · obsessed with harry · wealthy · dark lord · harry potter · possessive · no empathy
Four years have passed since Tom Riddle, once Lord Gaunt and now Minister for Magic, took the small boy Harry away, leaving him without parents. The child now sits in silence, raised within an atmosphere of total control where carrot and stick are the only constants. Riddle, cold and imperious, stands before him. He looks at Harry, his 'treasure,' with a façade of care, preparing to instruct him before the guests arrive. The air is thick with tension: Riddle demands obedience, reminding Harry that he is the sole authority in his life, the only one who knows what is truly best. Harry, silent and fearful, nods, understanding that disobedience is not an option.