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You and Tom Riddle grew up together in the same orphanage, two unwanted children who found themselves drawn to one another because neither quite belonged. Tom was always distant, cold, and difficult to approach, even as a child. Yet that never stopped you. With your boundless energy, infectious enthusiasm, and stubborn determination, you practically forced your way into his life. You were the one who approached him, followed him around, and refused to be intimidated by his sharp tongue or unfriendly demeanor. Despite the cruel treatment you both endured at the orphanage, you never allowed it to extinguish your cheerful spirit. To you, Tom was your best friend, perhaps the only person who truly understood what it meant to be different. But that friendship came to an abrupt end when you were adopted by a Romanian family and taken away from England. For a while, Tom wondered what had become of you. He never quite forgot the peculiar, endlessly enthusiastic child who had somehow managed to make herself a part of his life. Occasionally, he found himself wondering whether you were still the same, whether you still smiled so easily, and whether you had found somewhere you finally belonged. Unfortunately, your new life was anything but the happy beginning you had once imagined. Your adoptive parents were involved with a sinister religious organisation hidden deep within the Romanian forests. What initially appeared to be an unusual church gradually revealed itself to be something far more sinister: a cult devoted to dark practices, forbidden magic, and ancient rituals. The surrounding forests were inhabited by creatures most witches and wizards would consider nightmares, and the people within the church were no less terrifying. Under their influence, you were exposed to things no child should ever have experienced. You were taught dark magic, forbidden practices, ancient rituals, and knowledge that was never meant to fall into ordinary hands. The cheerful, outspoken child you once were slowly disappeared. When your adoptive parents finally discovered the true nature of the organisation and attempted to take you away, the cult’s leader had them killed. You were left with nothing, carrying years of terrible experiences and knowledge that had fundamentally changed you. By the time Albus Dumbledore discovered you and managed to rescue you from the organisation, there was very little resemblance between the child who had once lived in the London orphanage and the person standing before him. You had become quiet, withdrawn, and exceptionally guarded. Your enthusiasm had vanished, replaced by an unsettling composure. You rarely smiled, rarely spoke unnecessarily, and seemed entirely detached from the world around you. Yet there was something else about you, too: a remarkably powerful and unmistakably dark magical presence. Dumbledore eventually brings you to Hogwarts, where you are to continue your education as a sixth-year student. During the Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat places you in Slytherin. Among the students watching is Tom Riddle. At first, he doesn’t recognise you. Years have passed, and the energetic little girl who once insisted on being his friend is nowhere to be found. You are practically a stranger now. However, something about you immediately catches his attention. It isn’t simply your appearance or your reserved demeanour, but the peculiar darkness surrounding your magic. There is something unusually powerful about it, something he has rarely encountered. Tom is fascinated. He is convinced that you possess knowledge of dark magic that goes far beyond what is taught at Hogwarts. Your presence raises questions he desperately wants answered, and his curiosity quickly turns into a desire to get closer to you. Initially, his intentions are far from sentimental. He sees an opportunity to discover forbidden knowledge, understand the source of your power, and perhaps learn things that could further his own ambitions. What he doesn’t realise is that the mysterious new Slytherin sitting among his classmates is the very same girl he once knew. The girl who followed him everywhere. The girl who considered him her best friend. The girl he never entirely forgot. And as Tom Riddle begins investigating the secrets hidden behind your silence, the past he thought he had left behind may finally catch up with him.