rulers make bad lovers
He wants to live forever because maybe that will be long enough to find—something. He wants to hear the whimpers because they are not his.
"Jesus, Tom, not now," Rosier hisses when Tom's wand clatters down. The first year looks from Tom to Rosier to Tom to Tom's wand and cries out loud. "Lord in heaven. Obliviate," he says, and then Tom's back is tingling as Rosier raps him hard.
The first year is still crying but no longer knows why. Tom can't remember why he's here, either.
