Disclaimer: I do not own HP, no matter how much I wish. I am not the Queen.

A/N: So here's the beginning of my story. It's too short to be a chapter itself and it's too long to fit into the first chapter, so I'm putting it as a prologue of sorts. It's about a group of 3 girls, (But mostly focused around 1) Who are growing up in the next generation of Hogwarts. Only, Voldemort's back - as Tom Riddle. (Explanation below) Also, it's never mentioned what colour his eyes are, so I'm taking liberties. Reviews, comments, questions, and snide remarks are welcome!

*Begin*

Voldemort's back, and even better than before.

A sleeper-cell, activated in the midst of the Light forces, traveled back in time and took DNA of Tom Riddle and then cloned him - giving him every memory Tom had, but with an unexpected twist. The new Tom Riddle can feel emotions (which he was unable to do before, as per the effects of the Love Potion) which makes him incredibly dangerous, possibly even more so. He's also come into possession of the Cristallo Di Puro (Crystal of Pure) of which he twisted the crystals mind and bent it to his will, giving him powers the world has never seen before. Tom's in hiding - but that's about to change, when he sets out to correct the mistake the original Tom Riddle made - harnessing the abundant power of underage witches and wizards, by infiltrating it from inside out. But to do this, he must rot Hogwarts like an apple - from core to skin. And that means going back to his old school, starting over, and doing thing's he never though possible. But things have changed, as Tom's about to find out, and what he does learn could cement his reign as the new Dark Lord forever.

Sitting on the train, on the way to her third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Snow was already having a bad day. Her favorite shirt was missing - James and The Blue Leprechauns, her aunt Ginny's favorite band. She had lost her Astronomy textbook, and Snow was just in a bad mood. So when Caleb Potter pulled open the compartment door, she thought she was going to blow her top.

"Snow."

He said tersely, a mocking tone clearly heard.

"Caleb."

She responded likewise.

"What do you want?"

Caleb smirked, as if he had a wonderful secret to dangle over her head.

"I want what every other guy wants."

Snow rolled her eyes at the implication. God, why were males such pigs.

"Get OUT, Potter! I don't have the patience to deal with you right now and I'm too tired to hex you, so just GO AWAY!"

Caleb raised his eyebrows.

"Fine."

He sniped.

"But I just wanted to drop by and tell you... Gwen, Ev, and Raven are taking turns hexing Hufflepuffs. You should probably take care of that before Seamus gets there. He's on his way now."

"F*ck!"

Snow leaped up from the compartment, ducking around Caleb. She could hear the trademark "Potter" laugh echoing after her as she wove through the stragglers on the train. She sped up as she heard raucous laughter when she neared the self-proclaimed "Hufflepuff" section of the train.

"Crap, crap, crap."

Snow mumbled to herself as she skidded to a stop in front of the door that led to it. Shades were down. This was not good. Snow flung open the door and came face-to-face with Seamus Martin, Hufflepuff Head Boy.

"Hello"

Snow stared at him, mouth gaping like a fish.

"Something wrong?"

He asked kindly, smiling at her.

"Di-did you see Gwen, or Ev? Or Raven?"

Snow asked in a small voice, a very bad feeling sinking in the pit of her stomach.

"No?"

Seamus looked confused.

"I'm pretty sure they're raiding the trolley cart right now, if you're looking for them."

"Uh... Thanks. Sorry to bother you. By the way, are all the Hufflepuff's here, by any chance?"

"Yup! Just did a head count!"

Seamus looked proud.

"Thanks"

Snow muttered weakly, slinking away.

"I have a very bad feeling..."

Snow thought to herself.

When she got back to her compartment, Snow knew she was right.

Snow, Sam, and Lily stared at the train compartment, nasty-looking purple smoke still hovering near the top. The window was wide open, but they could still smell the noxious fumes that seemed to be emitting from the thick clouds.

"What happened?"

Lily choked out. Snow stared at the door, feeling faintly nauseous. It looked like it was just a bad smell, but she was sure there was a far greater twist. Snow moved closer to the compartment and gasped.

Everything in their trunks had been strewn around in the compartment, covered in a thick substance of dark purple goo. The entire place looked like someone had drunk too much grape soda and vomited over everything.

"I don't know."

Sam responded, nearly speechless with shock. Lil had her wand out, trying to hex away the goo, but whatever charms she was using weren't working. Snow swallowed.

"I think I do."

Lily and Sam looked at Snow.

"Caleb came in here, saying that Gwen and her friends were hexing Hufflepuffs and Seamus was on his way… You know how the Headmaster feels about Gwen. I had to stop them. So I ran out, and Caleb was still here when I left…"

"Damn Gwen and her reputation! Caleb knows you have a weak spot for your cousin Snow, you have to be careful!"

"Yah Snow,"

Sam chimed in, looking thoroughly annoyed.

"I mean, really. You got this information from Caleb, of all people. Did you honestly believe that lying scumbag?"

Snow was feeling really tired. She was getting a massive headache, and she just wanted this day to end. She rubbed her temples, trying not to snap at her friends.

"How was I supposed to know? You know how they are. I thought Caleb was just trying to rub it in my face. I didn't really think at all."

"Great job Snow. Keep not thinking and we'll be in a great position, I'm sure."

Snow's headache was growing bigger by the second.

"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to do this."

Sam mumbled something before flouncing over to a seat.

"Evanesco!"

She muttered, pointing her wand at it. Nothing happened. Sam sighed, and transfiguring a cushion from the hair ribbon she had, sat down.

"This sucks."

Lily had her wand out too, pointing it at various point of the goo and muttering different spells under her breath. She prodded it with one finger, noting how it stuck quite thickly.

"I don't know if we can get rid of it."

"What?"

"I said I don't know how to get rid of it!"

"I know what you said!"

"Then say something useful for a change!"

"Oh a fat lot of help you are right now, anyway!"

"Who was a 'fat lot of help' when you transfigured your bed into a iguana and then couldn't change it back, huh?"

"I would've changed it back!"

"Or what about when

"GUYS!"

Snow's headache had reached massive proportions.

"Hey Snakesssss, what's the yelling about?"

Gwen popped in, her trademark smirk clear on her face.

"YOU!"

Everybody jumped as Snow rocketed to her feet. She had finally snapped. All this damn yelling and bickering and for god's sake why did Gwen have to be so loud! Why did Gwen have to be so Gwen! Caleb knew Gwen was a troublemaker, and it was all Gwen's fault that her stuff looked like the creature of the Black Lagoon upchucked over it! A little voice in the back of Snow's head said that she was just blaming Gwen because it was an easy answer, but she ignored it as she blew up.

"YOU caused this mess. YOU cause everything. YOU are the cause of the yelling. It's always YOU, ISN'T IT GWEN?"

Everyone stared, shell-shocked, at Snow, who was bright red in the face.

"Geez."

Gwen muttered, her face cold and closed off.

"Sorry I bothered stopping by. Here's your favorite chocolate, muggle-style. I smuggled it in for you. Figured you'd want it to cool you down from the obnoxious ride to the station. Sorry I interrupted."

Gwen tossed a bar of chocolate onto Snow's lap and slammed the door shut, flouncing away with Ev and Raven. Snow looked down at the chocolate, feeling sick to her stomach once again.

"Oh my god."

Tears began to well in her eyes.

"You shouldn't have done that."

"Shut it, Lily."

Snow collapsed onto the seat, not even caring it was covered in glop.

"It really wasn't her fault."

"I know, Lily."

"So what are you going to do?"

"What do you mean?"

Snow knew what she meant, she just had to hear Lily say it.

"Go after her! Snow, your cousin is very special to you and she loves you. You just hurt her, alot. You know how temperamental she is."

Snow sighed, and tried to pull herself up.

"Come on Snow, go after her!"

"I'm trying! It's this goo - I think I'm stuck!"

Snow looked at Lily. Lily looked at Sam. Sam looked at Snow. Then they all burst into giggles.

"Alright, alright, now we got the Hallmark moment over, can we figure out how to get rid of this stuff?"

"Hallmark?"

"Ugh, nevermind. You purebloods."

Sam made a face at Lily and giggled.

"We could try burning it?"

Sam suggested half-heartedly, after the giggles subsided once again.

"And burn our stuff? That's preposterous."

"It was just a suggestion"

Sam grumbled quietly.

"Hmmmm"

Lily intoned thoughtfully. After a moment of thought, she pulled out her wand, and waved it in one long, sweeping motion, with a flourish at the end. Immediately the glop seemed to suck in on itself, disappearing rapidly. Sam sighed, used to Lily's feats of magic. Snow sat up, flexing and checking over herself for any goop, while Sam and Lily began packing stuff away. Using both arms and wands, they managed to pack everything in record time. Snow turned to Lily and Sam, a worried expression on her face.

"I'm going to have to go apologize to Gwen, aren't I?"

Lily was about to say something, but Sam cut her off.

"Not right now, we're almost at Hoggy-warts!"

Sam whooped and pulled on her ropes, fixing the green and silver crest. Snow and Lily pulled their's on too, and stowing their wands in their pockets, walked out to join the rest of the students exiting the train.

Snow smiled as she walked out into the cool night air, breathing in deeply. This year was going to be interesting, she thought to herself. If everything that happened on the train was just an indicator, then this should be one hell of a year. She looked to her left and saw a tall boy, rather handsome, with striking dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. He was staring at Hogwarts like an old friend and a new stranger. She smiled at him, tapping him on the shoulder. He seemed startled, as if having been sucked from a daydream.

"Hello"

She smiled at him, and he smiled back.

"Hello"

His voice was smooth, almost musical, a bit throaty.

"Caught in a daydream, were you?"

He laughed slightly.

"Yes, fond memories of home. What's your name?"

He was charming, she thought to herself, and quite handsome. He was the type of guy likely to have straight O's and be top of his class, he was going places. He looked ambitious and wealthy and Snow decided she liked him right away.

"Snow Black. Yours?"

"Tom. Tom Riddle."

Finite.

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