Parasite

Disclaimer: All characters, places, things, creatures, and everything else in this story related
to Harry Potter are the sole property of J.K. Rowling. I am not making any sort of profit off of
this, it is purely for entertainment purposes. No house elves were harmed in the making of this
FanFic, although I have been itching to do a story with a curious elf named \"Kinky\", no one better
steal my plot bunny now that I\'ve revealed it to you...well...if you do steal it make it a good
one
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Tom Riddle had learned to hide his past and get want he wanted by exuding the
projection of what he wished himself to be: confident and sometimes cocky, intelligent,
suave, and somewhat manipulative. Tom wanted power, and one of the most important
things someone in power must have is the admiration of followers. As far as he was
concerned, the students around him were objects meant to be molded for his personal use.
He often found that it was almost too easy to manipulate women, for the only good thing
he had received from his father was his devilish good looks. Women seemed to melt
under his dark gaze, midnight hair, and luminescent pale skin. Teachers praised him for
his keen intellect and excellence in his studies. Other students looked up to him as the
intelligent, popular, and handsome guy who could essentially get whatever he wanted. He
would not let himself be shunned or rejected ever again, his reputation was imperative.
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The talk of the school was the recent addition of Zara Vanstarlet, who had
mysteriously transferred to Hogwarts for seventh year after attending a small wizarding
school in the Netherlands. It was quite uncommon to transfer to a different school after
beginning somewhere else, and the mystery as to why she had been moved was anyone\'s
guess, although some very creative rumors circulated.
\"I heard she blew up the entire West Wing of the castle!\"
\"Well, I heard that she accidentally killed one of her classmates and they expelled
her\" Tom scoffed at the gossiping banter of the Hufflepuff table and moved towards the
Slytherins.
\"Hi Tom!\" said a bubbly Hufflepuff as he walked past them, batting her eyes.
\"Hello Mildred\" Tom said as he flashed a smile. He could hear her giggling about
it with her friends after he sat down. He looked up to the Ravenclaws, where the new girl
had been placed and figured out who she must be immediately. A beautiful young woman
sat at the end of the table, with curly blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, a social pariah to
her housemates. Perhaps he\'d just have to make it his duty as Head Boy to break her into
the Hogwarts environment. He finished breakfast with his mates in Slytherin and then
went on to Transfigurations, one of his favorite classes. He also put a little hop in his step
as he remembered that they were getting exams back today. Undoubtedly he would
receive praise yet again for getting the highest score, he ate up any and all praise he
received and thought of it as a small way of putting his fellow students in their place. The
professor walked up with a stack of papers and Tom placed his hands lackadaisically
behind his head waiting for his shining moment.
\"Tom, it seems as if someone actually outscored you this time! Congratulations
Miss Vanscarlet!\" and Tom\'s eyes shot to the back of the classroom where she sat,
blushing furiously in the corner. Tom sat shocked ::outscored me? How? This is not
possible…this can not…will not…happen again.:: For the rest of class, Tom found himself
unable to concentrate, daunted by this absurd occurrence. His confidante and right hand
man Damien Malfoy noticed his change in mood and looked in question at him.
\"My Lord,\" he whispered under his breath, \"is there anything I can do to…\"
\"Yesss, you will find out everything about her, and I mean solid facts not
bollocks. I will not be undermined, by a woman no less, I will be the best.\"
\"Consider it done,\" he whispered again and slightly, so no one would notice,
bowed his head.
\"You will be rewarded soon enough Malfoy. The only way parasites like us can
gain power is by burrowing into our enemies, using them as we see fit, and then
destroying them,\" Tom Riddle sneered with a slight devilish smile.
\"Burrowing My Lord?\" Malfoy asked with a smile and a gleam in his eye.
\"Oh yes, and in more ways than one.\"