Title: Before the Fall
Author: Le Rouge du Sang
Characters: Tom Riddle/OC
Rating: T, for reasons yet to be decided
Disclaimer: I'm just a broken hearted fan trying to add to the legacy of Harry Potter, everything you recognize belongs to JK Rowling.
A/N: So this is a collab between Atomic Bomb and myself. The idea of Tom having a girlfriend was first her brainchild. From there, I decided to write it, and we both worked on this together, running ideas past each other. Victoria Gamp was born from both of our minds. Gamp happens to be mentioned as a pureblood family, and according to Harry Potter wiki, there's not much known of the family, and it may have gone extinct. And I apologize to Atomic Bomb if my writing doesn't entirely fit your idea. I just suck at writing. So I hope you all enjoy this, I had a lot of fun writing this and working with my friend.
Tom Riddle. He never had any true friends. Followers, yes. Friends, no. From the beginning he had this aura about him, which would strike fear in some or cause others to be wary of him.
Dumbledore was one of those people. Always calculating; always wondering, thinking about Tom.
Obviously he wasn't convincing enough.
So, Tom did what he was best at: planning.
Her name was Victoria Gamp. She came from a pureblood family, was a Slytherin, and best of all, fit into his plan.
She liked to spend most of her time in the library or in the common room, reading. He didn't really know her, but that didn't matter. He could still use her and get away from the looks of others. He just needed to appear normal, nothing special.
It wasn't as though he wasn't good looking, far from it. He could have any girl he wished, many female classmates would fawn over him, sending him gifts, the occasional love potion, but he didn't want or need any of them.
They would just be annoying anyway.
Victoria, on the other hand, never paid him any attention. Unless necessary, that is.
And he would make sure that from now on, she noticed him.
"Hello." Tom leaned over the table Victoria was working at, a small smile on his face. Usually his smile would cause girls to start giggling and blushing, but not her.
"Um, hello. Did you need something?" She sent him a quizzical look. Nope, his smile did not affect her.
"Yes, well I couldn't help but notice you sitting here alone, I just thought I'd give you company. I'm Tom, by the way, Tom Riddle."
There was one thing Tom was known for: his charm. Professors and students loved him, he was the perfect student; the perfect Slytherin. His charm, his intelligence, his wit could get him whatever he wanted. And he never backed down from using it.
"Yes, I know. We're in the same year." She gave him a smile.
Victoria wasn't that bad looking; beautiful, even. Brown hair, captivating green eyes, and delicate features. If she tried harder, putting more effort into her looks than she did on her studies, she could be pretty. Regardless, she would be the perfect candidate.
"Oh? I'm afraid I've never seen you before."
She glanced down at the table in front of her, "yes, well. I'm Victoria Gamp. Pleasure to meet you, but I'm afraid I must finish this book. Homework…" She trailed off, no longer looking at Tom.
"Ah, the pleasure was all mine," He took her hand in his, planted a small kiss, and straightened up, "I'll just leave you then, Miss Gamp."
Inside, Victoria was trying to squash the butterflies in her stomach. The poor girl didn't care much for useless crushes, but as with most girls, she harbored one. Tom Riddle. He was handsome, mysterious, and had this dangerous vibe to him. And what teenage girl didn't find that appealing at one point?
However, Victoria thought that since she wasn't anything special; average witch, average family, average looks, there would be no point of chasing after him. So she didn't. She decided to focus on her studies, staying in the library whenever she had the time.
But at this very moment, her heart was doing flips, she couldn't control her feelings.
So much for getting some reading done.
Tom couldn't wait to trap her. She didn't seem all that brilliant, at least not when compared to him. Once he was "dating" her, he could squash some rumors and appear to be close to another human being.
The only problem? Tom wasn't all that gifted with girls. He's never had to deal with them, so he didn't have the experience of dealing with one. Using charm he could usually make them swoon, get them to do what he wanted, those kinds of things, but what about dating. Couples are a lot closer than, say, friends. A lot more intimacy would be required of him. How would he be able to pull that off?
No worries. Tom could handle this girl. He'd just have to be careful as to not get too close.
I hope you enjoyed it! I'll be back with more soon! Please review and tell me what you think of it.
