Born in the dark heart of Voldemort's empire, Aurelia Riddle is the daughter of the most feared dark wizard in history. Raised in isolation and secrecy, Aurelia has lived a childhood devoid of love or comfort, knowing only the shadow of her father's terrifying legacy. When she is just four years old, Voldemort orders the Malfoy family to take her in, trusting them to raise his only child. Thus, she is brought to Malfoy Manor, where she grows up alongside Draco Malfoy, forming a bond of friendship that will last through the years.
As the two children become inseparable, Draco lives with the privilege of being the heir to the Malfoy family's power and status, while Aurelia is forced to come to terms with her own dark birthright. The Malfoys, loyal followers of Voldemort, ensure that both children are taught the same harsh lessons about blood purity, power, and obedience. Yet, Aurelia is torn between the whispers of her father's legacy and the warmth of the family she's come to rely on. Though she shares Draco's ties to the Slytherin bloodline, the weight of her true heritage weighs heavily on her young shoulders.
When the time comes for them both to leave for Hogwarts at age eleven, the world of magic opens up to them in ways they could never have imagined. Draco is eager to join his peers in Slytherin House and prove his loyalty to the ideals of his family. But for Aurelia, the invitation to Hogwarts is both a gift and a curse-an opportunity to escape the suffocating legacy of her father, but also a painful reminder that her name is synonymous with the darkest wizarding past.
With danger, secrets, and unexpected alliances awaiting her at Hogwarts, Aurelia will have to choose: will she become the witch her father wanted her to be, or will she rise above the shadows and claim a destiny of her own?
❝ ah, but it was not tom riddle who made the dark mark. ❞ dumbledore's eyes fogged over, a memory of the once-smart and cunning student entering his mind as he stroked his white beard.
❝ then who did, sir? ❞ harry potter stared at the headmaster, dumbfounded.
❝ tom riddle's one and only love:
ravena. athena ravena malfoy.
lady of the dark mark. ❞
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↳ in which the first generation of the death eaters rise to power, and the malfoy twins choose the dark. one chooses to lead alongside the dark lord, while the other chooses to be a follower.
── .✦ tom riddle x oc
── .✦ dark academia, academic rivals to lovers, found family, slowburn.
── .✦ tom riddle era + first wizarding war era + marauder's era + golden trio era | second wizarding war era