•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "Fall for me, if you dare." "What's in it for me?" "Absolutely nothing." •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Tom Riddle knew how to keep his thoughts, secrets and plans hidden while being aware of everyone else's. He had a strict course to follow, goals to achieve, targets to eliminate, a whole word to subdue. And everyone knew better than to tamper with his schemes or disobey his will. That was until a particular troublesome witch barged into his sanctum, disrupting the hard-earned order. Her reluctance to obey the unspoken rules disturbs both of their lives, however neither are willing to surrender their pride for the greater good. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Characters from the original series belong to J. K. Rowling. Some of them are my creation, I only claim them.