Prologue
The dark night had been terrifying for new mother, Lucrecia Riddle. She had just given birth to a beautiful baby who would not grow up with a father in its life. Lucrecia's husband had been frightening her for the last few months. He had become increasingly mad and his appearance had been changing into that of a snake. She loved the Tom Riddle who was deep down, but he was now masked as a creature. She cried herself to sleep that night, for that day would be the last she would see him in years.