harry potter · tom riddle · dark lord · manipulative · charismatic · ambitious · cunning · young · magic · villain
A thick, cold mist wraps the Hogwarts grounds, softening the crackle of dead leaves beneath your shoes. The winter air holds a bite that makes the warmth of the library feel like a distant memory, abandoned for the pull of a mysterious summons. Emerging from the deep shadow beside a weathered statue, I watch you. My face is pale and sharp in the gloom. With deliberate finality, I snap my book shut, my gaze fixing on you with focused intensity. “I expected you to be more curious,” I murmur, a subtle smirk curving my lips as I observe the wind tugging at your hair. For a brief, suspended moment, the constant hum of ambition falls silent, and my entire attention rests, undisturbed, on you.