Voldermort is Gone Tom Riddle Is Here

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Harry was never one for distrust, or for doubting what his eyes or intuition told him. It was not the way he worked. Those two things were some of the biggest factors that helped him defeat Voldermort all up until second year, when he was finally killed. But, for some reason, he was now doubting both his eyes, and his guy feeling. With good reason too. This so called 'Tom Riddle' was an enigma. He shows up two years after Harry defeats Voldermort by killing him in the ritual meant to bring him to life, and all of a sudden his supposed 'son' is found? It seemed too much like coincidence, and Harry was never really a big fan of coincidence. But, the kid seemed real, true, and...rather emotional. Especially about one Draco Lucius Malfoy.

Who, so far, had not caused any trouble. Normally that would cheer him up, but he cannot help but think of what the boy may be planning. For five years Harry had known Draco, and in those five years, the bully had never once given up an opportunity to deride, degrade, or just attack him, Ron, or Hermione in any way, and yet, he had barely spoken to anyone except this Tom Marvolo Riddle. Malfoy was a true Slytherin, and capable of beguiling the best of people. It made him worry if perhaps he was tricking Riddle. But than, something still did not seem right. The whole relationship thing that they had created was too weird. It was complicated. And along with the whole 'Alpha/Submissive' thing that Riddle and Snape had been speaking about, things just got a lot weirder. Draco Malfoy was not the submissive type, ever. He was like the most alpha male character that Harry had ever seen. Harry could barely even think about Malfoy being submissive.
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Ron was not stupid. Okay, he was dumber than Harry, or Hermione, but than he doubted anyone was smarter than Hermione. But he certainly was not a dimwit at the best of times, and especially when times called for it. Unlike Harry, he did not have many reservations about the Riddle/Malfoy relationship. Sure, it was kind of odd, and sort of creepy. Like when Malfoy would sit at Riddle's feet without a second thought, or when they would give each other meaningful glances at each other and seemed to carry on an entire conversation with just their eyes and body language. He wished he could do that with Harry, or Hermione, hell, even his brothers. Fred and George were really the only ones who could do that, and they were twins. Talk about unfair. Totally unfair. In any case, he had seen the two together, and if you put away the weird quirks of their relationship, they both really seemed to care about each other. Malfoy was acting different than he normally did, but, who didn't when they loved someone? He had known Ginny before she fell head over heels for his best mate, and she had changed, drastically. Love was not something that just happened, either. Sure, Ginny had started with a crush, but it had evolved. Well, he said crush, it was more like borderline obsession really. But look at the two of them now? Happily dating, and his best mate, well, he had changed a bit differently too. Love was not one of those things that just suddenly comes to you, unless you're those lucky types and never have to worry about a single thing. It was obvious to him that Riddle and Malfoy held a deep respect, and care for each other. Draco trusted Tom. And that was what had freaked him out at first, because he had never seen the Malfoy heir so...relaxed and at ease. Ever. Sure, he put on a good front, but he was never truly at ease. And he never revealed much about himself.

So, sure the whole thing was kind of creepy and disturbing to watch. But the fact remained that he did not have the same misgivings as most of the others in the household. He truly believed that they cared about each other. Everyone else, now, that was a different issue. Malfoy clearly still held immense loathing towards harry, Hermione, and himself, and though he was unsure why, he could take a couple of guesses, and they had nothing to do with what Harry thought they did. He knew a facade when he saw one, and he also knew that Malfoy probably had one of the best ones he had ever seen. But the last few days had had him questioning a lot of things. Harry always believes that he knows exactly what is going on in Malfoy's mind, but, for some reason, after the last few days, Ron was not so sure he knew the real Malfoy, as opposed to the fake one that he always showed. Which side was real, and which was not? Either way, it did not bode well for anyone.

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Hermione was the smartest person in her age. Only bested, and likely equaled to, Draco Lucius Malfoy, perhaps. There is still much debate on that point. Whether or not it was true, though Hermione did have a sneaking suspicion that it may be, is besides the point. She should be able to figure this out easily, and without recourse. For some reason however, all of her theories kept backfiring on her.

She had attempted to look up Natural Alpha and Natural Submissive in the Black family library, but other than a few vague terminology, there was nothing. Nothing whatsoever on whatever it was that Riddle and Professor Snape had been talking about. And that is what annoyed her to no end. How was she supposed to be able to figure out what they were up to when she had absolutely no clue what they were talking about, and no way of figuring it out. All she had really gotten was that every several generations or so sometimes people were born with slight differences than the rest.

Now, if she were to take what she knew from a Psychological standpoint (Because despite it being a muggle study, it was about humans, and wizards were still humans) she knew what an Alpha was. The question she had to ask, was whether Riddle and Professor Snape had been referring to an 'Alpha Male' as in a human, or an 'Alpha' or 'Alpha Male' as in the wolf. Either way, they shared some of the same characteristics. She had drawn a list of everything she had managed to figure out so far.

Deduced Facts
Alpha: Well, an Alpha Male human is a more controlling, possessive human. They are also typically stronger, more hot-tempered, and violent than other humans. They also have a desire to control, whether it is a work area, a workplace, employees, or otherwise. They can be very dangerous. They are territorial. They are fiercely protective too. Can easily be cruel, and malicious. But not all of them are such. Take Jocks for example. They are the perfect ideals for most Alpha Male Humans
Alpha/Alpha Male Wolf: The difference between a human and wolf alpha is quite a bit actually. A Wolf Alpha is possessive, brutal, territorial, and the strongest in the pack, both physically, and often mentally. They control the entire pack, and everyone in the pack listens to the ALPHA. They will attack to kill if they or their pack is threatened in any way. They are the ones who normally have mates, and produce children, though it is not always like that. They bring packs together, and assert a sense of peace and calm. They are immensely loyal, careful, and protective of their pack. Don't piss them off, basically. They are also the ones who initiate hunts, runs, and find shelter for the pack.

Submissive: Unlike any type of Alpha, a Submissive is different. While Riddle said that he and Snape are 'Alphas' they also said that Draco is a 'Submissive'. But, I am having a major difficulty believing that. Just look at a submissive qualities.
• Obedient
• Subservient
• Quiet
• Sensitive to mood/body language/words/tone of voice
• People-pleaser
• Looks to 'Alphas' when confused, or emotional
• Nurturer, cares about people and willing to give advice and help others
• Powerful Emotions, and very intense emotional responses
• Difficulty trusting others
• Hurt and sensitive to aggressive behaviors
Malfoy does not show even half of these traits. So clearly he cannot be a submissive. It makes no sense.
Hermione Jean Granger
Show to Ron, Harry, or Remus, see what they thing, if they have things to add/subtract...ect.

She was having a lot of difficulty seeing Draco Malfoy as a Submissive, although, she cannot deny the fact that Riddle and Snape have to be Alphas, they just have a certain presence.Yet, Draco? Submissive? She doubted it greatly, and it was discomforting to even entertain the thought.