Chapter 1: The Orphanage

Tom Riddle. That name brings fear to the Wizarding World. He was a young orphan who turned into the most powerful Dark Wizard, Voldemort. He was the son to the rich Muggle Tom Riddle and witch Merope Gaunt. Born on December 31, 1926, he later went to Hogwarts when he was 11 and became the best student there was. He excels in everything. Later, after he left Hogwarts, he became his search for the Horcruxes. Tom Riddle later became the world's notorious Dark Wizard: Lord Voldemort. Here is the life and story of Voldemort.

Tom Riddle woke up from another nightmare of an old man. This old man was particular because he held a knife in one hand and a stick in the other. He was cursing to Tom, yelling about a muggle, whatever that word means. Tom sat up and stared at the bulletin board in his room. Wool's Orphanage. That was his home and jail. He disliked the dingy orphanage very much. He glanced at the window and pull out a hidden board. In it were two snakes. He motioned his hands and concentrate deeply. The snakes jerked up from their sleep and started killing each other. It was very gruesome but somehow Tom Riddle laughed. There was a knock on the door and Tom quickly closed the board. He quickly said come in.

Two boys stared at him in the door and one said, "We are supposed to wish you a happy birthday. You are to come downstairs a minute later. Someone wants to adopt you!"

Tom eyes widened and his heart filled with wonder and excitement. A family. Someone who would care for him properly. He was eleven years old and one extraordinary thing happened. The age to become a teenager. He happily grabbed his backpack and threw in some of his clothes and a box.

The tall boy standing in the doorway snickered and said in a raspy voice, "You know we are just kidding about the adoption. The look on your face…"

Tom stopped packing and stared at the two of them. He threw his backpack in his closet and motioned his hands up in the air. The two boys' eyes widened and were lifted in the air.

Tom nodded and said in a dangerous voice, "You are going to be punished." He threw his hands straight out and the two boys were flung all the way down the long corridor and they crashed onto a desk. Just that moment, Mrs. Cole, the director of the orphanage saw this scene and was horrified. Mrs. Cole grabbed Tom by the ear and put him in his room.

"There would be no birthday cake for you young man!" Mrs. Cole thundered. Tom face was boiling red and the door slammed shut. The odd thing was that no one touched it. Tom grabbed his desk and threw it on the ground. He sat on his bed and thought about his mother that he never knew. They told him that her name was Merope Gaunt. They also told him that Merope was a circus worker. Tom disbelieved the whole story about her being a circus worker. Tom thought about his father and felt mad all over again. He stared at the board and opened it. One of the snakes was dead. The other snake looked at Tom and said in a quiet voice, Tom, you are not alone. You can still get out of this prison. Tom looked at the room and fixed it. His anger was gone but still the memory of his mom burned into his brain.

It was an hour until someone opened his door. Mrs. Cole was standing in the doorway with a tall man with an unusually long beard. Tom felt something about that man. He was tall and wore a dark purple suit. His eyes were sparkling blue and something told Tom that this man was different from all the other staff and orphans.

Mrs. Cole seemed frightened and said, "Tom, you have a visitor." Tom glanced at the two of them suspiciously. The man glanced at Tom Riddle and said in a kind but firm voice, "How do you do Tom…"

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