The world is on the edge of destruction, the first Wizarding war in the midst. Hogwarts barely seems safe, yet everyone seems to dismiss the eery feeling of death creeping along the walls, enticing the students to the idea that Gellert Grindelwald was near. The ministry are a small pinch of Dittany away from crumpling to the ground, everyone seems to be holding onto their last breath awaiting for the news that Grindelwald has taken over. Lorelei Pyley, remained following her house's stereotypes and studied furiously in order to pass her N.E.W.T.S, yet Transfiguration class deemed her as a careless student, she was nearly failing. Therefore, Professor Dumbledore intended to aid her in her success, however, it seems he'd simply put her in a state of misery when she's forced to be tutored by Tom Riddle. Numerous twisted events follow the tutoring lessons with Riddle... New questions about him, his Slytherin friends, Grindelwald's next moves and even herself begin to arise.
tw. manipulation, death, war, mature scenes, blood and gore
Voldemort intended the object to be used by his most loyal follower in the event that his horcruxes were destroyed, but it ended up in Hermione's possession instead.
She knows she has to kill him. Steal his horcruxes. Destroy him. But Tom Riddle isn't who she thought he was. Hermione discovers it's a dark descent into the madness of the man she should hate, but can't. When she realizes Tom Riddle's soul is half of her own, she knows she can't destroy him.
To kill him would be to destroy herself.
There simply has to be another way.