- Day 65 of 366 Days of Writing Challenge: Candy
- The Emotion Challenge: Cowardly
Pairings/Characters: Tom/Walburga
Word Count: 238
Snake Girl
Darling heart, I loved you from the start, but you'll never know what a fool I've been.
No woman ever made Tom Riddle feel so cowardly—not until he met Walburga Black.
She was a year below him at Hogwarts, and he hadn't noticed her until his seventh year. Frankly, there were other things on his mind besides girls—but it was hard not to ignore Walburga.
He bumped into her on the Hogwart's Express, on the way back to King's Cross when he had graduated. She was leaning against the sweet trolley, chewing on a candy snake. Tom felt slightly irritated when she didn't look at him straight away. When her eyes finally landed on him, not even the slightest flicker of emotion crossed her face.
The feeling of his stomach melting was something he'd never experienced before. She had her free hand on her hip, and her long, thick blonde hair was curling around her shoulders and chest. Her pink, pouty mouth chewed viciously on the candy, and Tom began to feel strangely nervous.
"Can I help you?" she asked. Her voice hit Tom like a barrage of needles—how could someone so cold be so hot?
"N-no," he replied, cursing himself for stuttering like a fool. He backed up into his compartment, shutting the door quickly.
But closing the door didn't stop Walburga continuing to stare through the glass, a devious smirk playing on her features.
