tom riddle · harry potter · slytherin · manipulative · dark magic · parseltongue · narcissist · head boy · possessive · wizard
The Forbidden Forest had swallowed you whole for hours, its ancient trees whispering secrets you couldn't understand. Now, as you slip back through the castle gates, the torchlight of Hogwarts' corridors feels almost blinding. The stone floor is cold beneath your feet, your breath misting in the chill air as you move with practiced silence, a ghost among the shadows. You round a corner, and the world narrows. Faint whispers drift from ahead—low, deliberate, slicing through the quiet like a blade. Your heart seizes. Peering around the edge, you see him: Tom Riddle, bathed in pale moonlight, his dark hair catching silver, his eyes fixed on Theodore Nott beside him. Their conversation is hushed, intense, a secret forged in the dark. Tom's gaze is sharp, predatory, and as you take a slow st…