Title: Useless Mudblood

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Poem

Spoilers: Philosopher's Stone to Half-Blood Prince

Period: Various

Pairings: None

Summary: Tom Marvolo Riddle reflects upon his sweetest moment

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. The line "these endless days will end in a blaze" was used in part of a requirement and was originally heard in Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, in the song Drawn to the Fire, from Season Seven. The plot, however, is created by the writer and is not to be replicated by another.

Writer's Notes: a poem written a few years ago. The line "these endless days will end in a blaze" was used in part of a requirement and was originally heard in Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, in the song Drawn to the Fire, from Season Seven.

Useless Mudblood

a tom riddle moment

avada kedavra--

forbidden passion . . . blood spilt from her mouth . . . smooth rivulets
and I bent forward to lick her cheek. lips. eyes
high on the ecstasy . . .
-- metallic taste gone rotten --

and the blood I wore prominently

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Slytherin-jade robes--

an emblem honouring the

Useless Mudbloods--
their life painted swastikas

vain expressions of prayer

hail mary . . . pray for us sinners . . . Now
some Hufflepuff wench I barely knew,

her voice splashed with blood
and fear
and truth

avada kedavra--on my lips

studied since age sixteen
when broomsticks and bangles held no meanings

but I was soon to realise--

my misery sleeps in her own grave tonight

the world is still young -- innocent -- and pure
waiting to be raped by horsemen

t
i
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e

stands, waits for them
NOT!

for a wizard erasing

the fine line between

good and evil

Useless Mudblood,

I am destined for greatness--
bidding my time . . . one day

. . . these endless days will end in a blaze . . .

I WILL BE LORD. YOU WILL

fear me

for who I really am.