THIS IS THE SECOND CHAPTER. HOPE U LIKE IT.
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"Are you sure about this Albus?"
"Yes, I have met him. I know what it feels like. That boy has something special in him. I felt it in the aura."
"Well then I am more than eager to meet him."
"For now let him decide. Coming to Hogwarts will be a big decision for him. He has been alone all his life. This is new for him. You may meet him when time comes Headmaster Dippet"

As Dumbledore had told him, Tom's letter of coming reached him before 31st July. He knew that he would come. It was an opportunity for him to meet people like him. He got up from his chair.

He was going to Gail's cabin, the gamekeeper. He reached the main hall, swung open the doors and was about to close them when-
"Where might you be going at this time of the night professor?" asked Snape.
"Not to brew polyjuice potion certainly if that is what you might be thinking. I have no idea who has been stealing flux weed, bicorn horns or knotgrass from your office." Dumbledore replied calmly.

"I wasn't blaming it on you Albus. But once I find the one behind it, he or she will earn a nice detention from Me."
"Good day then Severus." Dumbledore finished and started to walk again. A clever man he was. Completely changed the topic. He walked for a while and then reached Gail's cabin.
"Hello Gail. I hope you are not asleep."
The door opened. "Of course not professor. Come-in, come-in." said a big hoarse voice.
Dumbledore entered.
"The more I come here, the more I like it in here!" exclaimed Dumbledore.
"Thank yeh professor. Just me self's small living palace." Gail said joyously.
"Gail, I don't want you to go to pick up Tom. I will do it me self… err… myself." said Dumbledore.
"What? It's mah job. You don' want meh ter go there? "Gail asked surprised.
"As a matter of fact- no. I am saving the explanations for later. I have some work to do. Now bye. Some professors have a suspicious eye on me."

He left the cabin and a surprised Gail and reached his office. After 5 days he went out to pick up Tom. He reached him and told him that it was time. Tom, however, refused. He was still used of being alone. So Dumbledore was left with no other options. He explained him about Diagon Alley, where he would get his robes and all. He also explained him about Platform 9 ¾, where he would catch his train to Hogwarts. After this he left, or so it seemed to Tom. Dumbledore was following him.

Tom reached Diagon Alley as he was told. He then realized, he had no money. Just then a key appeared in his pocket and in front of him was a Bank. He knew what to do. He went inside it and presented the key to the head goblin. He took him to his vault. Tom took most of the money he could which were his parent's inheritance. After taking the money he went to buy his books and robes. Dumbledore was watching him all the time. Tom was walking straight ahead to Ollivander's for a wand. He reached up the shop and entered.
"Hello young wizard. Looking for a wand? You'll get the best at Ollivander's. Let me look for one that suits you" said Ollivander himself.
He rummaged through the piles of wand-boxes to look for the right one. He brought an old box and gave it to Tom "Go on, try it."
Tom gave it a swish.
Nothing happened.
"This is quite unusu-"
CRACK.
The wand broke in two.
"What did you do that for!?" asked Ollivander fiercely.
"I thought it was useless. Now get me another wand." Replied Tom.
Angrily, Ollivander went back and started searching again. He looked at the boy's face for a while, then went to a corner. He brought out a wooden box from there, covered of dust and cobwebs. He cleaned it and brought it to Tom "Try this then. 13' 1/'2". Yew, phoenix feather core. Handle well." He said in a curt voice.
Tom took it and swished it, harder. A white aura encircled him. Light radiated from every inch of his body. Suddenly the light seemed as if it was being sucked inside Tom.
BANG!
Something exploded, destroying things in its radius. Ollivander was thrown backwards. After the explosion he dusted himself off and got up. Half of his shop was in a wreck. Hopefully his wands were not damaged except a few. He could fix them all-right. He looked up at Tom. He looked surprised himself. Dumbledore had been watching too.
"Yes. This this the one. It has accepted you, in an awkward way though. But it will serve you till death. Use it well. This is a unique wand. The phoenix from whose feather this wand is made, gave only 2 feather, only 2. One of them is in this." Ollivander told him.
"Hmm. It fits my hand. Quite nice. Here's the money." Tom then gave him the money and left the shop still unaware of the following Dumbledore.

After walking for a while he noticed a narrow lane. It looked abandoned. He moved towards it. At the end he saw a board on which was written 'KNOCTURN ALLEY'.
"Dumbledore didn't tell me there was another alley too." Tom thought. He went further and found a shop named 'Borgin and Burke's'. He entered it.

It was full of black magic things. Nothing like here was ever likely to be on a Hogwart's list. Evil looking chandeliers hung down from the ceiling. He liked it and roamed through the shop for a while. He took up a sphere and examined it. Something like black smog was floating in it.

"We do not play with objects here. These are not play-things child." Said a voice from behind.
"I was just checking. Who are you by the way, the shop-maid?" replied Tom.
The man got angry "I own this shop and my name is Mr. Borgin. Now let's see, what is that you want to buy?"
"What part of 'just checking' do you not understand? I am not here to buy anything." Tom said boldly.
"Well then I forbid you from 'just checking'." The man said in an even angrier tone.
"I will return someday else. Bye." Tom came out from the shop.

After that he reached the railway station and started looking for platform 9 ¾.

"Where might be you going child, all alone in a city like this?" asked a man.
"Platform 9 ¾." Tom said.
The man looked at him in amazement. "I hope the mental hospital finds you soon. Get well soon" saying that he went away. Tom took no notice of him.

Dumbledore had told Tom how to reach the platform. He stood between platform 9 and 10 and went straight inside the wall between them. He was there. He had reached it.
The train was there. A big red-black steam engine ready to leave any moment. He got up on it, found an empty cabin and sat in it.

The train started. And thus, Tom Riddle's journey began to Hogwarts.


A/N: SO THIS IS THE END OF THE SECOND CHAPTER. HE WILL REACH HOGWARTS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER I PROMISE xD KEEP WAITING FOR THE THIRD ONE. :D