Tom knew he had a soft spot for you, one he actually hated.

For one, you were a muggle and second you seemed to be the only one that wasn’t afraid of him. He thought you were dumb, and thought of you more as a pet to keep around given your muggle statues.

Unfortunately you both grew up together at Wool’s Orphanage, both of you never knowing your parents and growing up in that hellhole. Tom was smart but even with his limited resources he climbed his way out…

He left that place first since he was older but he would come around checking up on you, until one day he just decided to take you away. Was it legal….probably not…but since when did he care about morals?

Tom was more strict with you, especially now with the war going on among the muggles given it was the 1940s and the fact you really were still dumb…and a bit young

And worst,

You were his stupid muggle