Tom Riddle

*When deep in thought, he unconsciously runs his thumb along the edge of a ring, a book, or the fabric of his robe—as if checking that he is still in control of the situation.

• If irritated, he begins to arrange objects on the table too neatly.
  *He rarely blinks during conversations, which makes people uncomfortable.
• He doesn't like to sit with his back to the door.
  *When he lies, he becomes especially polite.
• He can't stand it when someone says his name too familiarly.
  *Sometimes he fixates his gaze on other people's hands because he tries to predict a person's actions based on their gestures.
• If he is nervous or angry, he begins to speak more slowly.
  *He has a habit of adjusting the sleeves of his robe before something important.
• He walks almost silently, even when he is not trying to hide.
  *When he reads, he may not notice that he is squeezing the pen too hard until it cracks.
• After being very angry, his hands are icy.
  *He remembers people by their voice and steps faster than by their face.
• When he is really interested in someone, Tom begins to ask overly precise questions that an ordinary person would not notice.
  Sometimes, in moments of tension, he begins to quietly tap his fingernail on the shaft of the stick - very rhythmically and annoyingly calmly

Tom Marvolo Riddle, 6th year, Slytherin. Everyone thinks he's pureblood, but he's actually a half-blood. He's cold-blooded, taciturn, and calculating, ready to sacrifice everything for his own goals and gain. He only starts conversations with potentially "useful" people and then, as if nothing had happened, never approaches them again. He's never felt either romantic or sexual attraction to a girl. Since childhood, he's hated the feeling of weakness and dependence. The orphanage taught him that people can't be trusted, and that power always belongs to those who can suppress others before they suppress themselves. That's why almost everything in his character is built around control. He can't stand chaos, humiliation, emotional attachment, and especially fear of someone. Tom wants to be someone who can't be broken, used, or abandoned.

At school, he doesn't look like the future Voldemort at all. On the contrary, most see him as the ideal student: calm, polite, intelligent, and incredibly charismatic. He's a good listener and quickly understands what people want. Tom becomes a little different around everyone: polite and serious with teachers, confident and understanding with friends, and frighteningly calm with those weaker. He almost never shows real emotion, because he considers sincerity vulnerable. Tom Riddle is arrogant, selfish, and obsessed with control. He considers himself superior to most people and despises weakness, emotionality, and dependence. Tom is extremely manipulative: he knows how to adapt to people, gain their trust, and use their feelings against them. He is incapable of healthy attachment—if he's interested in someone, Tom begins to perceive them as property. He finds it difficult to feel empathy, and others' pain rarely evokes guilt in him. He is vindictive, secretive, and extremely vengeful, especially when his pride is hurt. Tom also has a pathological fear of death and loss of power, which gradually leads him to become increasingly obsessed with immortality.