The One That Came With the Sun
A/N: This in may seem really confusing at first but trust me you might just enjoy it. This is my first fanfic so be gentle with criticism. This story is AU.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. J. does.
Chapter One
The Night that Changed our Lives
Albus Dumbledore sat at his desk in the teachers common looking at a picture of four siblings with happy smiles but the worst misfortune ever. A weary smile graced his old features, "I wish you good fortune my dear children. You have so far to go." He placed the picture back down on his desk and turned to the glowing fire.
A knock was heard from the door. "Who in the name of Merlin could that be?" He strode to the door and opened it. Standing there were the four people from the photograph. "Come in and sit by the fire." The family stepped over the threshold and sat by the slowly dimming fire. Albus walked and stopped right in front of them. He turned to the oldest one. This man had dark brown hair which fell into his haunting brown eyes. He had skin that was almost translucent but he was very tall (6ft 8inches) and muscular. He had to be no older than 20-21 years old.
"You must be Marvolo Thomas Slytherin Gaunt Riddle. Am I correct?" The man nodded. Dumbledore turned to the other male who was sitting next to Marvolo. He recognised this man as none other than Tom Marvolo Slytherin Gaunt Riddle. Tom was eighteen years old and had just graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Tom stood at 6ft 7inches and looked exactly like his older brother. His brown eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion.
"Good evening Tom" said Dumbledore politely. "Good evening Headmaster" sneered Tom. The small figure sitting next to Tom elbowed him in the ribs causing him to wince in pain. Dumbledore chuckled and turned to the third Riddle child smiling. "Good evening my dear Laura and how are you on this fine night?" questioned Dumbledore.
"I'm fine thankyou Professor and yourself?" conversed the child. "I'm doing just fine. Have you been looking after your brothers?" "I keep them under a firm hand sir." The familiar twinkle in the Professors eye returned as he looked at his third year pupil. Laura Slytherin Gaunt Riddle was a miniature version of her brothers with the exception of waist length wavy brown hair. She stood at 4ft 7inches and even at the age of thirteen, she was not someone to be made fun of. Naturally gifted with a short temper, Laura was a Riddle through and through.
"Good evening sir" the light and feathery voice of Claudia Riddle floated around the room. "Good evening dear." Dumbledore inspected the fourth and last child of the Riddle children. Dumbledore often spent hours upon hours wondering if Claudia really was born into the Riddle family or not. Claudia looked nothing like her brothers, twin sister, mother or father. Her silky blonde hair fell just below her shoulders. She still had the same face but instead of the trademark brown eyes, Claudia had piercing ice blue eyes. Standing at the same height of her sister, Claudia Slytherin Gaunt Riddle was a fiercely loyal companion and a skilled dueller.
Both girls were top of the class just like their brothers were. They set the bar in anything they did and their school records will stand for a long time to come. Many of the pureblood snobs mistook them as one of their own because they were in Slytherin and were always mortified to find out that they were half-bloods.
"Professor?" Laura's voice cut into the Professors thoughts. "Yes child?" "We came to ask you about the prophecy" "Yes I was wondering when you would come to ask about that. It seems that fate does not like your family I'm afraid. I cannot reveal what will happen to who but I can reveal this. There is one who will abandon, two struck by the symbol of Merlin and the last standing will be taken over by an eclipse of the heart. When reunited one shall never walk the earth again."
The family sat wide-eyed absorbing the information. Claudia was sobbing and Laura was curled into Tom's side. "I'm very sorry my dears but i must ask you to leave now." And with that Marvolo stood collecting Claudia in his arms and strode out the door. Tom stood in the doorway cradling Laura and with a final nod of his head he followed his brother out into the night.
That night was the beginning of the end for the family.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It gets more interesting in the next few chapters. Please review and let me know what you think. EZR.