Compel || Tom Riddle x Reader

23 - D R A M A T I C

tell all your friends

that i'm crazy

and drive you mad

that i'm such a stalker

a watcher

a psychopath

sorry i love that song ok bye 🙏

"following me aren't you?"

y/n

That day, me and Tom didn't speak a single word to each other, like always. I didn't care.

He did seemed a bit strange, I glanced at him a few times during potion class. He was fidgeting a lot, tapping his feet, playing with those cold rings attached to his fingers.

He never does this, I did wonder why.

it's none of my business.

When we left class Tom went another way, I couldn't tell where he was going but it definitely wasn't to his next class.

follow him

no don't

wait follow him

no no

A few classes later I was walking steadily to my next one.

something was off. There were a lot of people whispering in the halls, some shocked, others almost crying. I was confused. I turned around to find Ginny to ask her about it.

I sped around the hallways trying to see where she was, Instead, in my sight was that platinum haired boy I knew.

"Draco, do you know what's happening?" I panted.

"woah, calm down. I don't know either, some people are whispering about..." He went on. " finding a student dead on school grounds, some are saying it's murder others are saying random stuff. It's a lot but you shouldn't be worried unless it's confirmed."

My face froze. dead body? murder? In Hogwarts? This doesn't make sense. Who would do such a thing, did someone actually kill a student here?

Draco kept staring at me, within a second he pulled me into a hug. I was a bit surprised, I hugged back, he was really sweet and I felt comfortable even though I couldn't believe anything that was happening.

In the corner of my eye I saw Riddle walking smoothly, heading towards his next class, he glanced at me for a second then looked away quickly.

Next Day At The Great Hall

"you may question why i've wanted to see all the students here." The school headmaster, Dumbledore, was making an announcement. "rumors you heard, we are clearing them up."

Dumbledore cleared his throat. " a student, Bonnie Pouge, has recently passed away. we all are trying to find out the reason. it was unexpected, we aren't sure she got murdered. There isn't enough evidence for that. Take this time to raise our wands and..."

He kept talking, I honestly didn't know what to think, I never knew Bonnie but heard great things about her, if someone did kill her, who would do something that cruel? I was sitting by Ginny, both of us were sad about what happened. I looked around the Great Hall when Dumbledore was still saying his speech, I noticed Tom getting up and slowly going somewhere.

I was curious. Why would he leave?

I thought about following him.

No I shouldn't...

" i'll be right back Ginny." I explained to her how I had use the restroom.

My footsteps weren't that loud but Riddle's was. I was trying hard not to be seen by him. Where was he going?

He stopped at Dumbedore's office.

What? I thought to myself.

I idiotically went inside right after he did, still trying not to be seen.

I hid somewhere as fast as I could.

He was looking through the headmaster's belongings. Tom stopped suddenly, and with a blink of my eye he disappeared.

Out of nowhere I felt cold rings around my neck along with hands.

Riddle grabbed my neck and put his wand up to my chin.

"following me aren't you? I knew you were obsessed with me." He scoffed. Tom wasn't holding my neck that tight, I could still talk.

" I was actually wondering why you would leave something important to go snooping around in the headmaster's office? Also would you get your hands off of me? I would appreciate it."

He removed his hand away from my body. "I wasn't snooping." He hesitated.

" what were you doing then? hanging around?" I told him sarcastically. "you can get in big trouble for-"

I heard a small noise behind me, I stopped talking.

The door quietly opened and Dumbledore came out.

oh shit

I turned my head and didn't see Tom at my sight. that bitch

" Miss Y/n, mind if I ask what you were doing here?"

I couldn't get out of that one. I was told that I wasn't allowed to go here without permission, I also didn't have proof of Tom being here.

guess who got in trouble.

-

The next day I wasn't feeling that lucky. I couldn't hang out with Ginny after school, which I was planning but I had detention.

I sat down at the seat next to Tom during potions. I put my head down, playing with my hair. " happy aren't you?" He mumbled. I move my head towards him. "pardon?"

"you got detention because you decided to be annoying and follow me? not a surprise to be honest " He hissed.

How did he know?

"shut up I don't want to talk about it right now." I say harshly, not feeling the mood to argue.

"you're being dramatic." Riddle rolled his eyes.