A Snake's Treasure
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Iris Selwyn doesn't know how she ended up at Wools Orphanage, nor does she know much about anything, she learns when she meets Tom; a closed-off boy with an unsettling air about him, and further more, the boy all the other children are terrified of. For some reason, however, Tom seems to tolerate Iris. Why? She doesn't know- but it's clear that nothing good can come from this unlikely friendship.. but it's her, so of course she befriends him anyway, despite the insanity that shines through not long after.
Extract:
(Tom) "Stop being so naive. You forget how long I have been at this orphanage. Did you never stop to think why I have not simply wasted away just as the others have? It's because I have leaned how to survive, Selwyn. I alone have managed to make something of myself. I alone have changed my fate."
Extract (2):
"He wasn't a good person" she said simply. Her body felt heavy, suddenly, as if her limbs and facial muscles had tiny weights attached to them.
"Neither am I" Tom said, watching her steadily.
She was quiet for a moment, before equaling his gaze.
"I know that"
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•DISCLAIMER; there are descriptions of torture in this story, but there will be a warning at the beginning of those chapters
•This story begins at the orphanage, but they do go to Hogwarts.
•OC story (ITS NOT CRINGE I PROMISE)