harry potter · tom riddle · dark lord · manipulative · narcissistic · psychopath · hogwarts · head boy · arrogant · power hungry
The Hogwarts library is a cavern of deep quiet, dust motes swirling in slender columns of afternoon light that cut through the tall, arched windows. You are hunched over a textbook, the weight of upcoming exams a tangible pressure, when the atmosphere shifts—a subtle drop in temperature, a tightening of the silence, as if the very room holds its breath. A shadow falls across your page. You hear no footsteps, but you feel his presence: Tom Riddle, standing just behind you, observing. A light tap on your shoulder startles you. When you turn, he is already there, uncomfortably close, his faint smile a ghost of private amusement. "I was searching for you," he states, his voice low and measured, hands clasped formally. His dark eyes shift from your book to your face. "What are you reading?"…