#180 in Fanfiction || #1 in Hermione ||
In the language of literature, there exists a seemingly-concrete, antonymous relationship between good and evil, light and dark, hero and monster. And yet, we often disregard the transition from one to anothe...
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"Are you part Veela?" the French woman asks, analyzing his stumbling facade for some sense of familiarity.
Tom turns to her with a confused expression, not bothering to hide his surprise at the notion: "What? No, I'm a halfblood wizard."
But he'll take that as a compliment...as most wizards would. Of course, Tom Riddle knows he is a sight, having been told by women and seen the jealous looks of men in the past. But, of course, that simply comes from the handsome features of his muggle father, not a Veela, though that would have been preferable for his past purposes.
The older Weasley brother looks suspiciously upon Tom, a boy he's never heard of nonetheless seen. He asks, "How did you come to join our Golden Trio?"
But seeing as Tom is new to this, having only heard the stories of the past adventures and not the current fame of the three heroes, Tom cannot be acknowledged for knowing the nickname of grouped Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Golden Trio?" he asks, but takes into account the notorious grouping of the three best friends in the past and deduces the rest. Tom turns over his shoulder to eye the Trio, all looking less than perfect as he turns to Bill with, "Oh, I don't think they're very golden at the moment."
It's not the best thing for Tom to say if his intent was to reassure Bill Weasley of his good intentions. But Riddle is not attempting to win the Weasley over, content with his words as Harry grins and Ron rolls his eyes. And yet, Hermione is clearly the winner of all three, her eyes still wide on his body and now meeting his eye. A soft smirk breaks across his face at her obvious infatuation with him, but he cannot deny feeling the same for her.
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"You didn't answer the question," Bill rebukes, prompting Tom to turn back to the suspicious brother of Ron with an even colder expression than before. Tom Riddle does not like to be questioned by strangers, this man's name only having been vaguely mentioned by Hermione in her stories. Given Hermione's closeness with Ron and Harry, Tom was more acceptant of their aggressions, but this other figure has no right to judge him on appearance.
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