"Yes, please, this way. Please be careful. He is a little mad. We have got him checked by so many doctors, but nobody could tell us what the problem is."
The matron opened the door for Dumbledore. She went up to Tom and said, "Hey Tom, you've got visitors."
"Please could you give us some privacy?"
"Oh sure. I'll come back later."

* * * *
Dumbledore started, "So Tom, do you know who I am?" He didn't respond. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Albus Percivial Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. And you are Tom Riddle. Am I right?" He nodded.
"I have come here to take you where you belong, Hogwarts. It is a magic school for magical people, wizards, and witches. It is only for the people who have the ability for it. The people who have the ability to do magic! And you are one of them. You are special. You were born for this. And I am just like you, a wizard. Come with me. Come to Hogwarts. Your future lies there."

Tom had no idea what to do. He was confused. A man with a beard and half-moon spectacles had just come and told him that he was a wizard. The man told him that he was meant to be in the wizard school which he called"Hogwarts". Nobody had ever cared for him. He lived in an orphanage. His mother was dead and his father didn't want him. Nobody ever visited him in the orphanage. And now a man with silver hair and a long crooked nose was to come and take him to an unknown school.
"I am not mad. And I know you're just another psychiatrist", he said.
"Hogwarts is not a school for mad people. It is a school for wizards and witches. You are one of them. Tell me, does strange things happen to you, maybe when you're angry or sad?"
Silence.
"I can hurt people deliberately if I want. I can beat them easily. I can shove up a snake onto them. Is that natural?" Tom asked.
"Yes it is, for the wizard world, for Hogwarts. Hogwarts will teach you how to control this magic. It will teach you to master new magic. You will become a great wizard. Don't you want to know about your powers? We will teach you all."
"How can I believe you?" he said.
The cupboard caught fire suddenly but it did not burn. Tom knew this was done by the man. Something inside it was twitching to come outside.

Dumbledore took the box out. There were various things in it, like a watch or a ring. "Stealing is not tolerated in Hogwarts, you must learn that. Now I'm sure you'll think about what I have said and make a decision. Oh, want some Bertie Bott's every flavor bean? And mind you, 'any flavor'." He took one, it tasted like rotten eggs. He was making faces so Dumbledore knew he didn't get a good one.
"Humph. I once got a cockroach flavored bean, almost choked it out. Goodbye Tom." He went away.
Tom had decided. He would go to this school. He did not like it in the orphanage. He thought of it as an opportunity. He would go. He would go to Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry.

He had sent his owl before 31st July, telling that he was ready to come.

A few weeks later, he received a letter by an owl, quite unusual for the modern age. It was from Hogwarts. A complete list of things he needed in the first year.

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)

byMiranda Goshawk

A History of Magic

byBathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory

byAdalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration

byEmeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

byPhyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions

byArsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

byNewt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection

byQuentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand

1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS

ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK

A/N: THE NEXT CHAPTER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT WILL CONTAIN TOM RIDDLE REACHING HOGWARTS AND …..WELL…JUST WAIT AND TRY NOT TO KILL ME! xD