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This comic actually started as an idea for a fanfic I never ended up writing because I didn’t have time, lol.

Beardless Sirius, because why not.(i love him smmm)

Also, I changed the style a bit, so drawing this time took much longer.

This is most likely the only work for April, I was also planning a fanart with Harry for my birthday, but I'm not sure if I'll have time. And at the end of the month I have an important exam.🤘

I'll post the stained glass separately, because I really like it.

Another mini headcanon(bcs nobody reads posts to the end and also because I'm an overthinker).

The position of the Death Eaters, in addition to their abilities, was also influenced by the attitude of their ancestors towards Tom. Like, he's a really petty bitch. It would also explain why Lucius, quite useless man who often fucked things up, was Voldemort's right-hand man (I believe he had a good relationship with Abraxas, and in the beginning Abraxas simply ignored his existence, without bullying.), while the fanatical Bellatrix, a rather powerful sorceress, was often kinda ridiculed by Tom.(The Blacks certainly wouldn't be neutral about a 'mudblood' in Slytherin.) Obviously, his attitude towards them was most influenced by their usefulness, but I think that the attitude of their ancestors towards him also played a significant role, because I do not believe that the spiteful Tom would save his holy spitefulness even to achieve his goal.

upd. Dialogue text, in case it's hard to read:

— They say Potter isn't here alone tonight.

— I see nothing unusual in that. Bal is public affair.

— True. It's just... You two have grown rather close lately. For a moment, I thought you would arrive together.

—..You were mistaken.

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— You owe me a dance. My favourite melody is playing now.

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— What a pleasant coincidence.

— You look wonderful.

— You too.

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— We're finally alone.

— Tom!

— What's wrong?

— There are people everywhere. They'll see us.

— No one will see us.

— Fine.

— Hey- Where are you going?

— The Room of Requirement. Midnight.

— I'll be waiting.

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— Riddle! Where did you go.

— The balcony. It was stuffy.

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So, I've been in the Tomarry fandom for years now and pretty often in fanfiction, the wizarding community is portrayed as quite progressive and tolerant. Imo, that's a pretty unrealistic scenario at 40s, let alone in Slytherin, so I drew a little comic where Tom and Harry hide their relationship not because Tom is too much of a drama queen and doesn't want anyone to know that he can love, but because it's a matter of their own safety and reputation.🙂

This comic was supposed to be ready by New Year's, but since my employer decided that I could actually work on both my shifts and my colleague's while she's on vacation, I only finished it now. 😃

Aslo few b&w versions because I like how they look(and my crooked handwriting in Ukrainian.)