AN: Since this is Utopia his father likes Tom and took care of him instead of 'banishing' him. It was hard for me to pick something for the Assignment which I could also write for the Creativity Collection so it might not be as good as the rest I wrote. And it was a sh*t month with working for a new job and the convention so please consider this.

Hogwarts Assignment 6: Media Studies task 3 : The Nightmare Before Christmas – Write about someone experiencing Christmas celebrations for the first time.

So, this is my first collection! The main Character will be Tom Riddle. He might be out of character but I had to make it fit for the prompts. And it's so hard to imagine how he would react or what he would do...so just a little warning for the following One Shots!

It's all about Sci-Fi so if you don't like it, don't read it. And most of the time I listened to Starset since the songs are related to galaxy themes, Sci-Fi and such things. :)

365 Prompts Challenge: Food – Chocolate Frog

Caffeine Awareness: Mocha – (food) Chocolate

March Creativity Collection

Main Character: Tom Riddle
Side Character: Riddle Sr.

Relationship: Parents – Father/Son
Sci-Fi AU: Utopia!AU

Word count: 626


Everything was bright. So bright and colourful that it was annoying. The lights shone in different colours and a big star was on top of a big tree. Tom did not know what it was or if there was a reason why they put candles or lights and other decorations on a tree. He squeezed his father's hand and stayed with him. Wizards and Muggles alike were passing by and everyone was in a hurry. The young boy did not understand what was happening.

"Tom, hurry! We do not want to be late!"

His father pushed past people and hurried along the way until they were in front of a huge manor. He stepped inside the house as soon as a maid opened the door. Another maid took his coat and the shoes before Tom went in the big living room. In front of him was a big tree with lights, sparkling strings and shining round balls. Beneath the tree were packages wrapped in a colourful paper. He turned around and looked at his father.

"Merry Christmas, Tom."

He did not understand. Christmas? They never had such weird decorations before so why now? His father seemed to notice that his son did not understand what was going on. He knelt down and looked at him.

"Listen, son. We wanted to make some differences so I decided to celebrate Christmas. And look, Santa Clause was already there and got you some presents. But first, we will have dinner."

Tom already heard some things about Christmas but this was something for...muggles and not for wizards. So why now? He followed his father in the dining room and sat down in front of him. The butlers served the food and his dad folded his hands. Tom did the same even though he did not know why they did it. His father began to pray and closed his eyes. The boy watched him and closed his eyes as well but he could not resist to open his eyes sometimes to see if his father did something different.

"...Amen."

Tom opened his eyes again and saw that his father was happy. The butler began to open the different dishes and they began to eat. There were so many different things on the plates he never ate before. Everything was so...muggle. And he disliked it. They were wizards and he did not want to live like muggles. It felt so...wrong.
Nobody said anything, they both ate in silence until they were finished. The servants cleaned the table and Tom went in the living room again. His father followed him and sat down in his armchair next to the bright tree. The boy went to the tree and sat down next to all the packages. He knew that without his fathers permission he was not allowed to open any of them.

"You can open them, son."

Tom took one package and ripped off the red paper with green trees. Inside it were two of his favourite chocolate type with two chocolate frogs. His father never bought him chocolate so this was a real present. A smile appeared on his lips and he placed them on the table.

"Thank you, father..."

He continued to open the rest of the packages. New clothes from his grandparents, a dragon plush, books and a small potions set for beginners were inside the other packages. His father watched him the whole time and smiled. He was glad that his son accepted the Christmas celebration since he knew that Tom did not really like muggles. The young boy sat on the ground and was already reading one of the books he got. Maybe...not every muggle tradition was bad. Tom started to like Christmas even though he still disliked muggles.