BOOK ONE *°࿐ *ੈ In the throes of two wars, Tom Riddle returns to Hogwarts for his sixth-year, determined to achieve his megalomaniacal goals of immortality and power. In the meantime, Evadne, elected prefect for Slytherin House, is a talented witch eager to uncover the truth of her own lineage. Plagued by visions of her own death at the hands of a faceless dark wizard, she assigns herself the task of preventing it. However, as time ticks on, Tom Riddle comes to realise that his rise to power isn't as easy as he preconceives it to be as he and Evadne's fates intertwine.

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒕." ... Completed: 2/11/2026 FOCxTMR CW: 🔞 graphic and dark themes (specific warnings and disclaimers can be found inside) 🔞 Also on Ao3 #1 in tommarvoloriddle #1 in riddle #1 in knightsofwalpurgis #1 in horcrux #2 in tomriddle

-In a world where Voldemort reigns, two surviving Obscurus, Mattheo Riddle and Sofia Settimini-are pulled from years of isolation and forced to train together as weapons. Once Hogwarts classmates with a fleeting spark, they now share only suspicion and buried trauma. But as their shadows begin to merge, so do the secrets that could destroy the Dark Lord... or consume them first.- cover by aelinner