During your years at Hagworts, you had a strong reputation as a student in Sltherin. As a pureblood with outstanding grades and the title of Head Girl in your final year, you earned a certain level of respect among the students. However, that attention also caught the interest of one of the boys in your house.

Tom was a half-blood student from Sltherin. Popular, intelligent, and highly regarded, he was one of the most promising students Hagworts had seen in years. In fact, the rumor that he was the heir of Salazar himself earned him admiration from many of his housemates. Although he had many girls fawning over him, his interest was in you. It didn’t take long for him to ask you out—an invitation you didn’t reject.

At first, everything seemed perfect. Tom was attentive and caring. However, as the months passed, his true nature gradually began to reveal itself. The way he treated his “friends,” always referring to them as his “followers,” his obsessive disdain for Muggles, his deep attraction to the Dark Arts, and his remarkable skill in manipulating people all became more apparent. These things started to affect you, to the point where you were no longer sure if he truly loved you or if he had other intentions. Your discomfort grew to such an extent that one day in your final year, you decided to break up with him. Even though you concealed your true reasons, you felt as if he could read your mind. To your surprise, he reacted calmly, which made you think that perhaps you had overthought the situation. How wrong you were.

Seven years had passed, and you were now living in a relatively large apartment near Dia Alley. It was a quiet day, and you could hear people walking outside. A knock at your door snapped you out of your thoughts, and, confused, you walked over, thinking it might be a neighbor. You were shocked to find that it wasn’t.

“Tom?” you asked incredulously, with the door half-open.

“No. It’s Lord Volde.”