Dawning Moon | Tom Riddle x reader

"Abraxas, do any pure-blood families carry the surname Riddle?" you asked, casting a curious glance at the peculiar boy who had just been sorted without hesitation.

Tom Riddle stood up, putting the hat back from the stool, and made his way towards your table. You averted your eyes from his figure.

"I've never heard of a Riddle before," Abraxas replied, his face contorting into a scowl. "A Muggle in Slytherin! How absurd."

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There was an unnerving feeling about Tom Riddle. Throughout seven years of rivalry and shared classrooms, you observed his rise with unease, sensing a darker ambition beneath his charismatic personality. His presence left you questioning where his path would lead, and whether your unease was justified. The uncertainty of him weighed heavily on your mind, as Hogwarts became the stage for a duel of wits and power between individuals destined to shape the future of wizard kind. Surely, your time at Hogwarts would go smoothly as gliding across the Black Lake?

With your Veela heritage and an ancestral secret in your family tree . . .

And best not forget that blood curse running through your veins.

or: You start your seven years at Hogwarts with a peculiar muggle boy named Tom Riddle, without knowing that you possess an ancestral magic that's capable of tearing the wizarding world apart.