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Summary: Tom Marvolo Riddle had been always alone; Because of all the weirdness that happens near him, he's considered a freak. This would have then led him to a path of darkness but what if, while looking for some book to read, Tom found 'The Wealth of Nations' and the 'Communist Manifesto'?
Chapter 1: A new story
Life for young Tom has never been easy. Being an orphan and an outcast, he had never enjoyed the warm feeling of having parents or friends; Initially everything was hard being called a freak and being bullied, the only comforts being books: Economics, Scientifics and even Childish Book were devoured by the young Riddle.
But then, in 1936, the Bullying and other problems seemed to disappear; Great Britain was preparing for another Great War that could have been worse than the last one. No matter how Chamberlain and the Conservative Party tried to calm off the emotions of the Englishmen, everybody know that because of this Hitler another conflict was inevitable.
Now Tom was walking through London, trying to get as fast as possible to a Book Shop. Luckily enough, he found one just turning the corner. Entering the Book Shop and muttering a 'hello' to the bookseller, Tom walked toward the Genre Wards that still were unknown to him.
Finally he decided to look into the 'Ideologies Ward', wanting to understand more about how politics worked, knowing that his ambitions needed a very influential positions.
Looking through Tom got the first books he could get; looking through the titles, a surprised look was painted in the young Riddle:
"The Wealth of Nations" and "The Communist Manifesto".
The former Tom didn't knew about, the latter brought him some of the warnings the Orphanage's Priest said to them; The priest always described Communism as a satanic belief because of its Atheism. Certainly, Tom never believed in religion since it was one of the motives that he was held as a freak. So Tom began to read the two books.
And more he red the more he found himself more curious about Socialism and Communism. Deciding that it was getting late, Tom bought the two books with the money given by the matron Mrs. Cole and returned to the Orphanage. Reached his bed, the young Riddle continued to read and re-read the two books until he fell asleep for exhaustion.