Hello lovely readers! This is my first Tom Riddle fanfiction! This will soon include Hermione just not in the opening chapter! Think of this as a warm up from a dark and deadly addictive story and It's a slightly different take on the whole time travel thing that I love reading! I hope you enjoy! All reviews are welcome on what you love and how I can improve!

Tom POV

"Today 7th years" a voice boomed from the front of the great hall. I turned my hair sharply away from the conversation Avery and Abarax were having to face Professor Dippet at the front of the staff table.

"Today is an exciting day as we are going to travel to the year 1998 and see how the future students of Hogwarts learn and how they differ from us!" A murmur of chat erupted across the hall cutting Dippets speech. I turned my head towards the rest of the table to glare at the chattering Slytherins. Their talk quickly subsided and they fell silent under my gaze.

"As you know." Dippet continued. "Only a select number of Students can travel as it is a dangerous and daunting task for all staff." He laughed heartily. Get on with it I thought harshly. "So I will be choosing 5 if our most talented students out of a hat and they shall go with professor Dumbledore" he smiled hailed and bounced like a small child on Christmas morning while he learnt to grab an old top hat. What a gimmick.

I leant forwards in my seat as I watched the names be tipped slowly into the hat. Dippet held the hat above his head and the hall erupted into cheers. He smiled wildly as his rose his right hand plunged it into the hat. I felt my stomach clench.

I felt that I wanted and deserved to go into the future more than anyone else...everyone knew that I was top of the school and frankly one of the greatest wizards to enter the school in many many years. But that wasn't the only reason I wanted to go... I wanted to see my future. I had plans. Big plans. And they had already come into motion over the last few years at school. I had a group of follows who also believed in my cause. I had a reputation of greatness. A reputation of fear. I wanted to know if that remained. I wanted to see if I was professor of the Dark Arts or even headmaster of Hogwarts...teaching magic to who is worthy, teaching what they should learn. Of course, I had little problem with believing that this wouldn't have happened but I'm still curious.

The first name was drawn.

"Amanda Perrowitt"

Applause came from the Hufflepuff table as a small plump girl with brown hair rose with a blush the colour of raw meat on her cheeks.

I heard a chuckle beside me.

"Fat Amanda. Really Dippet" Abrarax Malloy scoffed beside me. Ignored him and continued to stare at the hat in Dippets arms.

Second name.

"Sebastien Lovegood" the blonde Ravenclaw boy rose from his seat without any real happy look on his face and drifted to the front before disappearing out the back door with Amanda. Of course he would have gone. He was exceedingly good at potions.

Third name.

"Tom Riddle"

My heart jumped in my chest, ever so slightly raising my heartbeat. I gained composure and rose out of my seat carefully to a bound of cheers from my house. I turned and smirked back at table before nodding to Dippet and following the path of the two students who left before me.

Dumbledore was waiting in the corridor talking to an extremely excited Amanda.

"Professor" I spoke softly before walking to stand beside Lovegood.

"Ah. Mr.Riddle. There was no doubt in my mind you would also be joining us on this trip." Dumbledore smiled. Although I knew it wasn't a true smile I nodded back and resumed to listen to their conversation.

"When you have all been chosen I will give you some very strict rules, instructions and information. That you

Must not stray from of must not disobey. The ministry has allowed us to do this excursion and only keep inside of the castle. Knowing too Much about the future is dangerous as you all know." He smiled.

The door opened and in walked Sarah Macmillan a tall girl from Griffindor. She walked over to Dumbledore with a bounce in her step.

Ahhhh Sarah!" Dumbledore beemed. Of course he would act this way with a member of his house. He didn't keep it a secret that he favoured them over the Slytherins. Unprofessional.

The door opened once more and Abrarax Malfoy came through with a huge grin on his face. I smirked at him. Perfect.

"Right then! That's all of us! Should we go to the headmasters office and discuss!"

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We were seated around Professo Dippets table waiting for the talk to begin. I found myself disengaging from the conversations that were going on around me and thought about where I would go first or what I would do once in 'the future'.

"Ahhh my lovely time travellers!" Dippets voice sounded from the office door. I quickly turned in my seat and looked at the small bearded man as he made his way behind the old oak desk in front of us all.

"As Dumbledore is the one taking you on this amazing trip he shall be going through the rules! I expect you to listen and obey all the rules! You have been trusted by not only the techie staff but by the ministry and ounce of failure to follow the instructions will end in expulsion. Now away from the scary stuff, we all know you are our most trusted students and we expect no less than greatness from all of you! Professor Dumbledore" he signalled to his left and Dumbledore stood forwards, taking Dippets place behind the desk.

"Students! You are about to embark on a journey into the future of Hogwarts! Now first, there may be some people you know the names of. Such as people from your own families that will attend Hogwarts. My future self obviously knows how is coming through and who needs to avoid who! Second, you will not be able to be seen!" This made Lovegood murmur under his breath. "This is another precaution so that you do not bump into anyone you shouldnt, and so the students do not bombard you with questions! And also so they don't know who you are! You never know who you will be in the future, or what your name will mean" Dumbledore glanced at me strangely causing me to look away at Dippet with clenched teeth and continued to listen.

"So your task is simple! Walk around the school in a group and take notes on what's different and what has changed! There may be some future students to show you around the school, however I'm not sure...I will decide...well later! Hahaha" Dumbledore laughed beeming from ear to ear.

"Please move forwards and come to touch this!" Dumbledore grabbed a large black box from the table and opened it slowly. I felt myself leaning forwards.

He reached his hand inside and pulled out what seemed to be a large golden hourglass. It was large, around the size of a snowy post owl and had golden sand resting at the bottom. It has small pearl like knobs at the four corners of the square that held the hour glass in shape, two of which Dumbledore was turning and twisting. This caused golden sparks to be emitted from the sides when around 8 valves took in air and expressed the sparks.

"Please come and grab a part of this golden square around the side of the hour glass. That's good now grab with your right Lovegood, don't want to be bouncing off each other now!" Dumbledore door laughed, rearranging Lovegoods hands into a suitable position.

I grasped the cold metal and clasped my hand down tight. This was it. This was my chance to get a glimpse of the future. This was a chance get ahead and become one step closer to ultimate power over the wizarding world...

"I am going to turn this dial 5 times. After this you will feel a tug and all you need to do is hold on! Much like apparation! You may feel nauseous afterwards however an anti-sickness spell will do the trick! My future self will be meeting us in the hall way outside the great hall!" He beemed again.

I felt my hand grip convulsively around the now warm golden frame. I closed my eyes and held my breath.

Click

Click

Click

Click

C-L-I-C-K

I felt a hug tug in my stomach as if I had been knocked forwards by a powerful hex. Before I knew that the think my feet where swept from under me and I decended into the future. And unknowingly into a war.

There is my first chapter! I hope you enjoy this story! I have already begun to write the next few chapters! This story however, will not take place completely in the time that Hermione is at school! It will change back with maybe twists and turns! This is not a 'Tom the nice guy' story he will be evil and psychotic, but something will develop from this! Please please reviews as much as you can as this will inspire me to write more!