[Riddle] The Curse of the Ouroboros

- There's no mystery,

It's plain to see,

- I'm gonna make it,

I'm destined for greatness,

- Gonna go down in history.

I'm destined to go down in history.

- Don't ask too many questions.

Don't doubt it too much.

- [God] gave me the permission.

At last, I'm under the protection of [God].

- And when you shame me,

When you humiliate me in every way,

- It makes me want it more.

It only makes me crave more.

- Nothing makes me feel as good,

Of all the things in this world,

- As being loved by [God].

Nothing compares to being favored by [God].

- Fame is a gun and I point it blind.

Fame and fortune are a gun, and I aim it blindly.

- Crash and burn, girl, swallow it dry.

Even if you might crash and burn, girl, grit your teeth and bear it.

- You've got a front row seat,

You've already got front-row seats,

- And I got a taste of the glamorous life.

While I'm about to savor the taste of the high life to my heart's content.

-- Adapted from "Fame is a Gun" by Addison Rae

Reader's Guide:

* The entire story is told in the second person, with "you" as a half-Veela Slytherin girl.

* "You" are four years older than Tom.

* The basic premise is that you inherited a Veela's blond hair, blue eyes, and beauty, but there are no specific descriptions of your appearance, so feel free to imagine it as you like.

* "You" are the child of a pure-blood Lestrange wizard and a Veela, a product of their union. If this premise bothers you, click "x" to leave.

Content Warnings:

1. The female lead, "you," is a native Briton, not a Mary Sue, and does not transmigrate. There is no System, golden finger, cheat, or foreknowledge. Please don't expect "you" to be a good person. "You" are not a good person.

2. Voldemort follows the original canon throughout. This is not a story about taming him, redeeming him, reforming him, saving him, making him tender, or romance. To the author, the purely evil, unrepentant Dark Lord, obsessed with power, is the most compelling version of him.

3. If you expect the story to draw close to the forces of good, please leave now. The author is a Voldemort fan and supports him unconditionally, so the later plot will not be kind to the "good guys."

4. This story may contain a fair amount of political maneuvering. Since the female lead, "you," is just a fairly clever ordinary witch, the journey won't be especially satisfying. Voldemort is the one who gets to enjoy the power fantasy.

5. The female lead, "you," doesn't care whether Voldemort is handsome.

6. This story will not include any outlandish, flashy, overpowered original settings that break from canon.

7. This is free fanfiction, with no profit, contract, or desire for monetary tips. Thank you for your understanding.

Please read these warnings in advance. Thank you so much for giving this story a chance!

Theme: "My whole life was nothing but a vulgar struggle to improve my social standing." -- The Neapolitan Novels