The Darkness Within Me
A cannon compliant super micro story from Voldemort
"You know, Harry, I wasn't always this way. There was a time that I was like you, alone, abandoned, unloved, but still holding out for someone to allow me to open up to them. I was tormented daily by the other boys at my orphanage, I know you can relate, but, however unlike you, I would not cower before them, so I began to stand up for myself. If, some savior had showed themselves to me by then, I might not have turned out like this. I'm sorry I have to kill you, truly I am, but I must look out for myself, no-one else will. I'll never understand why Dumbledore didn't realize my 'Lord Voldemort' persona was just a cry for help, maybe he did and just didn't care. None of that matters, anyway. Say your prayers, boy." Oh, how I wanted to say that, but I couldn't, not in front of my Death Eaters.