Thus spoke Tom Marvolo Riddle
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not my property. This is a pure work of fiction loosely based on the story of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.
Pairings: There is going to be some romance, but it will be all but anecdotic.
Author's note: Very short prologue introducing the idea of Thus spoke Tom Marvolo Riddle. This story is heavily inspired by Thus Spoke Zarathustra. I have not the pretention to imitate the great master of the psyche that is Friedrich Nietzsche; however I aim to give to you – readers- an interesting story to peruse.
PS: Yeah, the title of the prologue, Thrice-damned Potters alludes to 'The Three Metamorphoses' if you're wondering *wink*.
Prologue: Thrice-damned Potters
"What a pity to be the lone sheepherder amongst the impure mass of the lost and the blind."
"In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is regent. It goes to show that, while great leaders have arisen, their truncated view of the Truth has distorted their once great beliefs into nothing more than useless propaganda to enroll the ignorant into their 'great cause'.
"I am not a dictator, merely the guide of a new era; an era in which 'injustice' is a long-forgotten term and only 'equality' stands."
Thus spoke Tom Marvolo Riddle, in his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Wizardry.
Tom Marvolo Riddle was not a prophet. He did not share Jesus' ideals of self-sacrifice and boundless love between kindred souls. He defined himself as a visionary, like Da Vinci or other great men that fashioned the world and left a sizeable imprint people's mind.
Perhaps calling him a spiritual guide was not farfetched; then again you may also be wrong, for Tom Riddle did not want to enlighten the foolish masses. He stood so far above the ignorance-plagued individuals that defined society that doing so would be laborious and pointless. Why would an eagle want to teach a pigeon soar as far above the earth as he does? Doing so would be counterproductive.
People had great expectations about him. Minister of Magic in ten year, leader of a group of individuals similar to Grindelwald's, and so on and so forth.
Why bother spend the time and effort required to lead these people to greatness? Why would a lion want to lord over a group of sheep? Especially since there are bound to be individuals that would want to make a stand against his authority.
"And what would you do if a bird refused to sing?" One of the wiser ones would ask, and Tom would answer:
"What did the great Slytherin do to those who refused to follow his ideals?"
Thus spoke Tom Marvolo Riddle, in his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Wizardry.
Then, why did there always have to be somebody to ruin his perfectly orchestrated schemes?
Thrice-damned Potters.