T. M. Riddle; Hogwarts to Dark Lord
Sep. 3 Hi, I am Tom Riddle. I have just entered the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The sorting was two days ago and I was put in Slytherin, like I wanted. I am half muggle. My mom is a Witch and she said she is the direct descendant of the founder of the Slytherin house, Salazar Slytherin. My dad is a muggle, and I hate him, even though I never knew him. The people at the orphanage I live at say that he ran away from my mother before I was born because she scared her off with some odd story, I know now it was because he didn't want to be married to a witch. I have heard that he was an alcoholic and was abusing my mom. I think he died in a car crash that he caused, and that is was because he was driving drunk. Now about my mom. She stated (to her few wizard friends) that she was the only living heir of Salazar Slytherin, one of the Hogwarts four. She was said to be a fairly nice person, but I never knew her either. I was told she died shortly after giving birth to my twin brother (who was born slightly after me). My mom's friend who was with her when she was giving birth, took my brother on my mom's request and hid his exis tence from me. So obviously, I found out (without my mom's friend betraying her). I have heard a story (some say it's a myth) that Salazar built a secret chamber that only his heir can find and enter. I am doing research to try to find out more about this "Chamber of Secrets".
Sep. 10 Well, now that you, whoever may read this, know a little about me and my family I won't have to repeat that. Well, anyway, I have made a few friends, O.K. more like most of the house, and I have learned about the Sly. (Slytherin) reputation. I have learned about Quiddnch (a wizard sport played on brooms) and it sounds like a lot of fun. The catch that is first years aren't allowed to play! We can't even have brooms until our second year!! I can't wait 'till I can get one. My mom left me a bunch of wizarding money in Gringotts (the wizard bank run by goblins). My closest friend is Damion Malfoy (Malfoy for short). He is in the same year as me, in Slytherin. I definitely plan to change my name when I get older. I have already decided what my title will be. It will be Lord Voldemort. I like the sound of it. I came up with it by rearranging the letters of my full name: Tom Marvolo Riddle to I am Lord Voldemort I have never even seriously considered keeping my filthy muggle father's name. I was named after him and hid father: Tom for my dad, Marvolo for my grandfather. I plan to show that to Malfoy soon and see if he will start using it instead of Tom. My favorite subjects are D.A.T.A. (Defense Against The Dark Arts) and Potions. The potions master is the head of the Slytherin house and the Transfiguration teacher (Dumbledore) is the head of the Griffindor house. I believe that the Herbology teacher is the head of Hufflepuff and the Care of Magical Creatures (don't take that yet) professor is the head of Ravenclaw. Crap, here comes Malfoy, I don't want him to see this, plus I think it is time to go down to breakfast.
Sep. 11 Sorry I wrote so much yesterday, I had a lot on my mind yesterday morning. I can't even believe I wrote all that in about five minutes before breakfast before Malfoy saw this. Right now he is asleep and it is about two in the morning. I had this weird dream. I was older, long out of Hogwarts. I had on a black cloak and was at someone's house. I looked at the door and there was a man, fresh dead, lying in the doorway. I looked around the room I was standing in and there was another dead body, a woman this time, with a baby boy held in her arm. The baby was alive and crying. I just stood there for a while until a stout little man came in. He acted a lot like a dog cowering before its abusive master. Then he squeaked at me, "Master, why do you hesitate? There are many more affairs that need tending to." When I met his gaze he looked as if he wanted to disappear because I had just sentenced him to a Dementor's kiss, but he held his stare. Then I noticed I was holding a wand, I looked at it. It was the same wand I have now, except a bit worn. I raised it and pointed it at the crying boy. When I had aimed it at him this greenish light shot out the end of my wand. In what seemed like slow motion, the green light hit the boy on the forehead, and bounced off him, probably leaving a nasty scar. Then the light shot at me and hit me in the chest. I stood there surrounded in that green light. Then a deadly pain shot up my spine then surged through my entire body. I screamed out in pain, then I woke up, still screaming. I only woke up my dorm room, luckily, and just told them it was a really bad dream. They have all gone back to sleep, but I can't. Every time I try to fall asleep I feel that pain again or see my older self surrounded in that green light. It is just weird. I hope classes later take my mind off this dream..........I hope.
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It is lunchtime now, I ate fast. I did get back to sleep last night. The only reason I remember that dream is because of this diary and the pain I had in my back at breakfast. I went to the nurse and she gave me something to get rid of the pain. I wonder if that dream really means something or if it was just a really bad nightmare.
Sep. 14 Today I met the caretaker Filch and his cat, Sir Sirron {SI-ron}. I was talking in the hall with Malfoy when I noticed a Ravenclaw girl was searching the wall with her hands. I know she isn't blind, she knew my by sight. She seemed to find what she was looking for and I think she hit a switch. I saw the black cat streak away as a hidden hallway appeared in front of the girl. Even before the girl could go into the hall Filch appeared from behind a tapestry a little way down the hall. Just then Malfoy punched my shoulder and suggested we go the common room, so I absently followed him. He went off and started talking to some other people. So now I an sitting on my bed writing.
disclaimer: I know this id annoying, but I don't have any money if I a law suit is filed. O.K. I AMNOT J. K. ROWLING. I do not own the words/characters: T. M. Riddle/Voldemort, Malfoy, Hogwarts, or Dumbledore. claimer: I made up the characters Scott Riddle, (who I made up for a Role play chat and a pen/keyboard name) and Damion Malfoy. W/N: The idea of what to write about was given to me from a friend. the idea on what to actually hit me in March 2000. I stayed up almost all that night writing the first parts down. This is going to be an ongoing (I have figured out it will take me a year & a half, PLUS WRITERS BLOCK so please bare with me) project so please, E-mail me with any ideas about Tom's life at Hogwarts and I will use those I find interesting and useful. I will put anyone's name down if they give me an idea. My E-mail address is newdarklord@compuserve.com
Thank you in advance, -Scott Riddle
