Prologue
Tom Riddle - the future Dark Lord. His mother died right after Tom was born, but lived long enough to name him. He had no father, for he abandoned Tom's mother months before his birth. He was a Muggle and his Tom's mother was a witch. Mr. Riddle would not stand for living with a witch so he left. Tom was an orphan.
He was placed into many orphanages and foster homes. None seemed to work well with Tom. He was doing fine, up until the age of five. He had witnessed the death of someone dear to him, and was traumatized for life. I guess, you could say, was the turning point in his life.
He grew up with fear of the one man he feared the most would escape from the prison he was at and kill him for letting a little secret spill from his lips. This secret would destroy a man's life for years to come, and leave young Tom in a world of confusion. The secret would haunt him in his dreams, and keep him secretly in agonizing pain.
After receiving his Hogwarts letter at the age of 11 and three months, Tom attended Hogwarts and became the 'big shot first year' in the Slytherin house. He gained popularity very quickly, and took it for granted. He was always surrounded by friends, and had a crush on a particularly beautiful girl in a different house. Although he was only eleven, he matured rather quickly.
His second year was quite similar. Gained more popularity from the new first years, and yet more power. He was the kid everyone admired, and was becoming quite handsome. He had become one of the most popular and smartest students in Slytherin, and was most hated by the rest of the school.
When his second year came to an end, Tom's voice had started to develop, becoming deep and manly. His physical features were developing as well, making him look quite handsome. His popularity didn't change, but he became yet more powerful. With each year end, his power increased without him even knowing. He also became very mysterious. A lot of people knew much about him, except his life before he was six. He had been asked this a lot, but refused to tell.
In his third year, he became one of the most mysterious students at Hogwarts. People kept him high in popularity, but were very anxious to know his child life. The girl who Tom had been crushing on became his number one enemy, but Tom was okay with this. Now, she was even more beautiful, and with them being enemies, he could see her more often without having to spy. She was on the Quidditch team of her own house. She played the position of Beater.
Last year, fourth year, was a break through point for Tom. He had finally spilled all of his secrets out to one person, in secrecy. This person happened to be the only Professor who could control him - Professor A. Dumbledore. Afterwards, Tom felt good to know that he could talk to someone whenever he needed to. He was also appointed a Prefect and was still very popular. His voice was fully developed and his physical features were almost completely in place. His life couldn't be better.
Now, fifteen - years, 2 months, and two weeks old, Tom was ready to attend his fifth year at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts express would leave at nine in the morning on September 1st, in exactly two days. Tom was excited to be returning to his home away from home, and seeing his friends again. But what he was most anxious about was seeing Edith Larissa Martinez, his enemy and long time crush, again.
Tom Riddle - the future Dark Lord. His mother died right after Tom was born, but lived long enough to name him. He had no father, for he abandoned Tom's mother months before his birth. He was a Muggle and his Tom's mother was a witch. Mr. Riddle would not stand for living with a witch so he left. Tom was an orphan.
He was placed into many orphanages and foster homes. None seemed to work well with Tom. He was doing fine, up until the age of five. He had witnessed the death of someone dear to him, and was traumatized for life. I guess, you could say, was the turning point in his life.
He grew up with fear of the one man he feared the most would escape from the prison he was at and kill him for letting a little secret spill from his lips. This secret would destroy a man's life for years to come, and leave young Tom in a world of confusion. The secret would haunt him in his dreams, and keep him secretly in agonizing pain.
After receiving his Hogwarts letter at the age of 11 and three months, Tom attended Hogwarts and became the 'big shot first year' in the Slytherin house. He gained popularity very quickly, and took it for granted. He was always surrounded by friends, and had a crush on a particularly beautiful girl in a different house. Although he was only eleven, he matured rather quickly.
His second year was quite similar. Gained more popularity from the new first years, and yet more power. He was the kid everyone admired, and was becoming quite handsome. He had become one of the most popular and smartest students in Slytherin, and was most hated by the rest of the school.
When his second year came to an end, Tom's voice had started to develop, becoming deep and manly. His physical features were developing as well, making him look quite handsome. His popularity didn't change, but he became yet more powerful. With each year end, his power increased without him even knowing. He also became very mysterious. A lot of people knew much about him, except his life before he was six. He had been asked this a lot, but refused to tell.
In his third year, he became one of the most mysterious students at Hogwarts. People kept him high in popularity, but were very anxious to know his child life. The girl who Tom had been crushing on became his number one enemy, but Tom was okay with this. Now, she was even more beautiful, and with them being enemies, he could see her more often without having to spy. She was on the Quidditch team of her own house. She played the position of Beater.
Last year, fourth year, was a break through point for Tom. He had finally spilled all of his secrets out to one person, in secrecy. This person happened to be the only Professor who could control him - Professor A. Dumbledore. Afterwards, Tom felt good to know that he could talk to someone whenever he needed to. He was also appointed a Prefect and was still very popular. His voice was fully developed and his physical features were almost completely in place. His life couldn't be better.
Now, fifteen - years, 2 months, and two weeks old, Tom was ready to attend his fifth year at Hogwarts. The Hogwarts express would leave at nine in the morning on September 1st, in exactly two days. Tom was excited to be returning to his home away from home, and seeing his friends again. But what he was most anxious about was seeing Edith Larissa Martinez, his enemy and long time crush, again.