A/N: This story is a for a challenge set by TheCrzyinglyInsne1 for a Sweeney Todd inspired Harry Potter fic, using Harry Potter characters for the Sweeney Todd storyline. Obviously I have had to tweak some aspects of the storyline but I have tried to keep it as true to the story as possible.
I will update weekly and that is an absolute promise!
Really hope you like the first chapter!
-Sam x
Lord Voldemort: The Demon Warlock of Knockturn Alley.
Chapter 1
Young Ronald Weasley had been travelling all night; the bitter wind was stinging his face and his thin travelling cloak was not enough to stop him shivering, but he had never felt so jubilant, for he was heading home!
Ron sucked in a lung full of icy wind and grinned.
"There's no place like Hogwarts!" he bellowed.
"No, there's no place like Hogwarts!" growled the hooded figure sitting astride the Hippogriff to the left of Ron's.
"Mr Riddle?" Ron yelped. The man had barely spoken since Ron had rescued him from a bleak Albanian forest.
"You are young! Life has been kind to you… You will learn." murmured the mysterious Mr Riddle.
The silhouette of Hogwarts castle was just discernible in the heavy fog. Ron felt his heart leap.
"There's a hole in the world like a great black pit, and the Mudbloods of the world inhabit it, and its morals aren't worth what a Muggle could spit and it goes by the name of Hogwarts!" ranted Mr Riddle, who seemed to have been angered by the sight of the castle.
Ron stared at him nervously as he continued his tirade against Hogwarts, wondering if rescuing him had been such a good idea after all.
"…but there's no place like Hogwarts!" he repeated in conclusion.
"There was once a Dark Lord… he was powerful and great… but then he was betrayed!" he spat. "He could never love; such emotions were for fools and failures. But there was something about her that was different. He found himself… desiring her…"
Ron made a non-committal grunt. He wasn't sure he was in the mood for story-time.
"Alas, he was not alone in his desires for her. There was another man… a man with a cunning no-one could have anticipated. He was weaker, yes. But he caught the Dark Lord unaware… the girl was his and the Dark Lord felt something he never thought he would feel. He was banished." hissed Mr Riddle.
"So er… what happened?" mumbled Ron uncomfortably.
"Oh, that was many years ago. I doubt if anyone would know." he replied with a hint of sadness.
They had reached Hogsmeade. Ron and Mr Riddle dismounted from the Hippogriffs and gazed at the sight of the castle nearby.
"Thank you, Ronald." muttered Mr Riddle. "Who knows how much longer I would have had to endure that terrible purgatory if you hadn't found me."
"Will I see you again?" enquired Ron, who felt a certain pity towards the poor fellow.
"You might find me if you wish. Knockturn Alley's where I'm headed."
"Until then," smiled Ron, holding out his hand in a gesture of goodwill.
Mr Riddle however, turned and walked away without another word.