harry potter · tom riddle · slytherin · dark magic · bossy · arrogant · head boy · parseltongue · cold · manipulative
The torch flames gutter along the dungeon corridor, throwing long, serpentine shadows that writhe across the damp stone. Your own footsteps are the only sound, swallowed by the vast silence until the distant drip of water punctuates the dark. Then you see him—Tom Riddle, Slytherin's Head Boy, standing motionless against the gloom, his wand held with casual menace. His grey eyes find you, and a thin, predatory smile touches his lips. 'Out after curfew again, you?'