Pure

An Introduction To Lord Voldemort

~1943, Lord Voldemort~

She left.

Hermione was gone without another word.

At first I gasped and held back a flood of salt water from my tear ducts, but then, the tears didn't rise anymore, and the gentle sway of sea water and a breeze came over me. Suddenly I felt no pain anywhere.

She dissipated from my arms like liquid smoke, as if she had never existed in the first place. A strange weight lifted from me, one that had once penetrated deeply into my soul as she melted from my existence. 

There was nothing now... I felt nothing.

No fear, no confusion, no loss, no lust, no love. No guilt. 

Had I always had those emotions? No wonder that I gave in to Granger so easily. She had pulled back the curtain just a crack.

But now I was free of my humanity at last.

It felt almost magical, euphoric, to feel nothing at all.

Hermione was as good as dead.

And so was pathetic Tom.

I could finally accept my purpose, the one Granger had almost destroyed. 

My destiny was upon myself at last. 

I strode quickly out of the forest, aiming in the general direction of Hogsmeade. Nycto Lusus Naturae, the shoppe that held my greatest project, loomed in the far distance. 

That project, my only fully kept secret at this point, was my precious Nagini. A woman destined to become a serpent. I had spent the last year getting closer to her, getting her to trust me, and now, she would one day willingly enslave herself to me. How long would she keep me waiting before she accepted her true self? 

I smirked as I reached the edge of the trees, and pushed my hands into my pockets nonchalantly. Nycto Lusus Naturae was about a hundred paces to the left.

A strange hunger overtook me, one that could not be satiated. I needed to be stronger. Safer. Granger had one of my failsafes now from my severe lapse in judgement. I could not rely on it now that she betrayed me. Perhaps Thana's death could be of use to me yet. Perhaps Granger was correct. If I had played a part in her death, then maybe that was just what I needed to create my next horcrux. 

I learned of a locket last year in my research with the chamber. That may do nicely.

Tom Marvolo Riddle... is dead.

I am Lord Voldemort. 

A/N:

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well in these crazy times going on right now. I'm just continuing to social distance, and am doing okay personally. 

This is the shortest chapter I've ever written for this project so far, but I hope that you enjoyed it nonetheless. I know... its a bit of a tease. I think it is so interesting to finally get a different perspective in the story though. I don't want to reveal too much yet, but still want to let you know that we are going to get to hear from Voldie a little more, and Hermione (obviously) again after this  :) 

What do you guys think is going to happen next!? discuss in the comments ;)

<3 Always,

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