Chapter 1- Tom Marvolo Riddle
A small wooden hut lay in the midst of the misty woods. No other houses lay for miles in any direction from the hut. Not many even knew this hut existed. The residents of this house were introverts, and not very social folks. The husband and wife had married at a very young age in a private clearing in these very woods. Immediately after the marriage ceremony, the two young lovers ran off to build a home of their own. Just two years after being married, the spouses decided that they wanted a child. One year later, on Friday the thirteenth, a little boy named Tom Jr. was born. He was named after his father, who was a very lazy man. Only days after Tom Jr. was born, Mrs. Rhian Riddle shared with her husband some very risky news.
It was dinner time at the Riddle house. A small fire burned in the far corner of the house. A musty smell hung about the table, and in the other room, young Tom wailed for his dinner. Rhian, with a wave of her hand, made dinner appear on the table. On normal nights, she did this without her husband Tom noticing. This night, however, was different. As Rhian began to wave her hands, the creaky door swung open and Tom walked in. Terrified, he saw bowls of food, glasses, and plates appear on the table. It was at this point that Tom realized that there was something certainly strange about his wife. "You- you- you're a WITCH!" he cried, and ran, shrieking at the top of his lungs, out of the hut in the woods, never to be seen again.
Even as a young child, Tom Jr. struggled to fit in. He became a talented wizard, and by the age of two could make fire and kill small animals with spells. Terrified, his mother committed suicide for fear of having a dark wizard polluting her house. At the age of 2 ½, little Tom had no family anywhere. Before his 3rd birthday, Tom Jr. was living in terrible conditions in a Muggle orphanage.
With such a horrible start to his life, it's no wonder that Tom Jr. struggled to be accepted. He had indeed inherited his mother's magical powers. While at Hogwarts, Tom succeeded greatly in the Dark Arts. He learned how to torture people, and by the age of 14 had proven to all his teachers that he could become a great and powerful wizard. It was at that time that Tom's friends decided that Tom needed a more influential-sounding name. "Tom is such a Muggle name," they all complained. Tom agreed; he did not like to be named after a cowardly man, even if it was his father. Tom and his gang pondered and pondered over just the right name for Tom. Finally, on Tom's 16th birthday, Tom's friends unveiled their new name for their best friend…
VOLDEMORT.
It was a name everyone feared around Hogwarts. "Voldemort's coming!" they would cry. "Hide or he might try to kill you!" Indeed, Voldemort had started out small in his hut in the woods with only harming animals. When surrounded by people, he took advantage and harmed them too. No teachers seemed to notice- none, that is, except for Professor Dumbledore. With his half moon spectacles and long nose, he seemed to be everywhere at once. Dumbledore was the only professor to ever punish Voldemort for harming other students- and the only teacher who continued to call Voldemort Tom.
After graduating from Hogwarts, Voldemort began calling himself "lord" and had gathered many followers who hated good magic as well. Voldemort vowed that from the day he left Hogwarts, he would kill anyone who tried to stop him from achieving his goal. "I will rid the world of good magic forever!" Voldemort cried before killing any victim with a flash of green light. His first target? Dumbledore, the greatest good wizard of the time, the strictest teacher, and the head of Gryffindor House. Dumbledore was too nice of a wizard for Voldemort and needed to go. Voldemort started on his quest to rid the wizarding world of any good magic. Voldemort lived for death, and his gang, which spread wider and wider, became known as the Death Eaters.