He is as alluring as the sun, with hair as gold and eyes as warm.
Like a Greek god, he dazzles.
He's as bright as any star could be, guiding people with his light.
Like a lighthouse, he illumes.
His words burn hot and passionate, inciting action from the inert.
Like the Pied Piper, he leads.
His intellect scorches, consuming those who provoke his censure.
Like a wild tiger, he strikes.

And he is a master of how to play coy,
to reel them in and make them his toy.
Everyone loves the golden-haired boy
who seems to excel in dispensing joy.

He is as tempting as attraction itself,
drawing people in with practised ease,
but he looks so disingenuous doing it
that he comes across like a cool breeze.

Thus Albus finds himself under the thrall
of his most engrossing partner in all.
A willing helper and an eager pupil,
he follows Gellert without scruple.

He watches him
as he dazzles with charm
then illuminates the truth
before leading and manipulating,
and striking dissenters.

Anyone who tries to fly too close risks it all;
just one little misstep could cause the fall
from grace, from life, from love, from him,
and into the pit where it is forever dim.

It's safer by far to keep one's distance,
to hide away in some remote safe haven.
Anything else just courts absolute ruin
through annihilation or subsumption.

He reels people in as no one else can,
makes them feel like a part of his clan,
like they're key to his overarching plan,
instead of just another ordinary man.

Albus knows his life would be dark without him, so he flies as high as he can,
until, like Icarus, he ventures too close, and he falls with melted wings.

For Gellert is as dazzling as the sun and twice as fiery,
and he subsumes without thought or direction.
He's as bright as a star, and as self-centred as one too,
rarely illuming others except as part of his plan.
His words are quick and passionate, but so misleading,
and it's easy to simply get swept up in him.
And his intellect is witty as it scorches and entertains,
until he turns that ruthless, dark fury on you.