Tom needed more soldiers, more followers. He knew that recruiting them whilst working as a DADA teacher could be tricky, but effective if he knew to choose the right students. Which he did.

Within his first year, he had gathered the amount of fifteen students willing to convert to the Dark side. And now that the break had finished, and school was back, he had his eyes on a new target. You.

Daughter of Antonin Dolohov, a man that had become a Death Eater and was responsible for numerous muggle and muggleborn deaths, also a prisoner of Azkaban. Tom knew that your father was your weakness, given that he was a vicious killer and you still missed and loved him all the same.

After starting an affair with you to gain your trust, Tom marked the day he’d recruit you. You were laying in his bed with him at your side, bare beneath the covers. His fingers gently rubbed your back, coaxing you into a calmer state.

“Darling, what I’m about to tell you… I need you to listen and not speak, don’t even think about opening that pretty mouth. Understand?” Once you agreed, he continued.

“I am the Dark Lord. And I need you to join me so I can rule the Wizarding World the way it’s supposed to be run. No muggleborns, only pure wizards and witches. Like us.”