It took 2 years for small Tom to speak to anyone that wasn't his family after the death of his mother. And even then the boy had changed drastically after this. Gone was the always smiling little boy that the only care in the whole world was all about sneaking one more cookie after his dinner,finding ways to sneak into his parents bedroom,scaring the living daylight out of his grandparents with all the animals hewasdragging through the house begging for him to be allowed to keep them.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"Now in his place was a boy with a very serious expression upon his face. Always studying one book or another. From politics to economics to science to philosophy topsychology and everything else even the average intelligence adult found boring.
On the plus side Tom was still a child and a very stubborn one with a very mean side that made his eyes flicker in a way he made him remember the look on Marvolos face when he killed his own daughter. But still a child that demanded to put to bed every night and all three of them had to stay with him,reading him the evening paper or some other,very informative but boring book until he felt tired and demeaning to be tucked in before dismissing them. It was so funny how a seven going to eight years old could have three adults wrapped so well around his little finger. Not to say that Tom was a bad child. He was actually the most well behaved non adult,and in some cases even adults some times,he has ever met.
That changed when at Tom's 8 birthday the dragons of good society came to the agreement that Tommas needed a new boy having heard the conversation made sure every female under the age of thirty five was leaving the house with no intention to return. Ever.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"From green skin, putting small salamanders in their tea's,balloons filled with paintfalling on their heads as soon as they could ring the doorbell and so many say the truth he never felt more proud of how protective his son
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"was for his father.
In the first of December a month before Tom's eleventh birthday the doorbell rang wile the Riddle family had a late Brunch. The maid came in informing them of a stranger man in the door asking for young master Riddle about a place in a private school.
It was not a secret anymore of Tom's powers. Two years after Meropes death and after an other big show of his son's accidentall magic he spoke with Tom and the boy agreed with him it was time to tell his grandparents.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"To Tommas once more disbelief of how his son had his parents wrapped around his fingers his parents not only took the news with pride like no other but also turned against Him because "Your stupid fear made our poor baby boy to feel like he had to
hide his gift from us. How could you Tommas"The spoiled magnificent Brat was smirking at him from his grandmothers cuddle and he whispered mocking him "The joke is on you" sometimes he really wondered if Merope wasn't so innocent as he had thought,because as cruel and misanthropic bastard he was he was never manipulating,not to this level at least. And still he couldn't help but to feel proud.
They welcomed their visitors apologising for any lateness and their visitor had the filing he was going to speak to some stupid stuck up rich people who will probably kick him out thinking he is a crazy man. What surprised him was when the boy asked politely if the letter happen to be from the private school in Scotland. And Albus was surprised. Then the explanation came out the boy was a Half-blood the last ancestor of a purebood from his mother side and non of her family had attended Hogwash. Then with the loss of his mother so young the family made sure the boy had all the support they could give him supporting even his Gift,as they called his magic.
Albus could see it now this boy had really more than just a gift the boy really was powerful and from the looks of it it was also a very mature child,hejust hoped he wasn't like the Black's children, mature in the presence of adults only to wreak havoc as soon as he had his back turned.
September came with a Tom excited aboard the red train and for the first four years Tom was making his family proud with marks higher than ever making a new record for every class. Always the centre of attention from all his schoolmates.
And then puberty hit Riddle Manor.
Tom had come back home from his fourth year different. He was still the same with his grandparents and father but anyone who wasn't someone with high society name wasn't worth his time. Even worse was his attitude to anyone non magic.
His way of acting reminded Tommas of how Merope had describedthis cult of wizarding supremacy and the one that wanted only the purebood wizards to have magic.
He wanted to ask his son if it was true. But his parents were adamant about it the poor dear was just going through puberty and they should leave him alone.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"So he waited because he had this forbidden feeling that something was about to happen.
And he was right. It started with the letters from once a week each it became a general letter addressing all the family with non information once a month. And then the Christmas break he sent them a letter to inform them of him spending Christmas with his friends. His mother was heartbroken and his father didn't took the news better. He was ready to go and grab the boy but his parents forbidden him again. The next letter came on Easter saying he couldn't make it home because of the exams. After that they got one last letter saying that he had plans with his friends and they didn't have to pick him up. And Tommas Riddle,despise his parents pleading to leave the boy have his fun,drove to king cross and walked through the barrier and started having a look around. Other parents were there too waiting for the train to arrive so they could take their children back home. The gossip he heard from the other parents made his flesh crawl. The hair of Slytherin? The chamber of secrets? A muggle born girl dead and apparently some poor boy had been expelled taking all the blame.
He saw his son coming out of the train an argonaut and superior look upon his face. And he knew that Tom had murdered this girl in cold blood.
As his son turned to his friends to give the signal they were leaving Tommas approached them and with the same superior face he put his arm on Tom's shoulder. Tom turned around and his eyes were open with surprise. "Father something happened home?i told you that I had plans to leave with my friends I promise I will visit before summers end " he turned to leave again but Tommas hold onlygrew stronger.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);""You coming with me. No don't argue with me. You and I are going to have a talk and then you can go join your friends." Tom turned and looked at him waiting. Good things was going much better than he expect.
He followed his father in the car and the long travel back home began.
None of them spoke until Tom seemed to be more curious as to were they were going "I thought we weren't going home?" "We are not" they passed the road that was leading up to the manor and he kept driving. After a bit they stopped in front a small stone house, they got out of the car. "Do you know were we are Tom?" In the boys negative answer he mentioned the boy to follow him and he started speaking. "When the night is over you will have to make a decision Tom and I hope you choose right." With that he opened the door and he left his son walk inside first.
"Idon't remember a lot of the beginning of my relationship with your mother but I always remember the hate she had for her family's love of pureblood supremacy" at this he got Tom's attention. "She always described the horrible childhood she had,her father with so much hate for anything non magical took all his hate out on her and her childish curiosity. Your mother spend most part of her life getting punished because she liked watching non magic flocks from afar. I remember the scars on her body. And then that blasted day this two men came. Do you remember what they wanted? Let me tell you.
style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"Your mother one of the last descendants of Slytherin had added mudblood in their line and they came to clear out the bloodline. They didn't hesitate to put you under that horrible curse that made you scream your throat bloody. And then when they tried
to kill you off she stood in front of you. To protect you the mudblood scandal in the most prestigious family in her world. Do you remember now? And how you took the gift of life your mother give you not once but twice? You opened the chamber
of secrets. Don't look at me like that your mother told me all about it and the monster in it. The only reason I haven't told you yet was because this was how your mother wanted it to be. She was adamant you were to be told after the age of 17
as to make sure you were mature and smart enough not to go looking for trouble. And look your mother was right even from the this house is in the last land still owed fromthe Slytherin line and already belongs to you legally in
the non magical and the magical government there is the key. And this is your Key from that wizarding bank of yours I opened a trust fund there for you. You are free from us your muggle relatives if you choose so. It really pains me to have to
let you go my son but I can see that you have chosen a different path I can't support your beliefs but my door will be open if you decide to return back home with us even with the same believes just not the blood bath." Tom had taken that
lecture as only Tom could do it his face was stone cold and his expression that of pure boredom. Tommas was happy to have the privilege to spend so much time with Tom wile he was growing up and he knew this expression mean he was angry very very
angry. Tommas turned to the door and started walking away. Just before he closed the door behind him he turned and looked at his son "The men that took your mother life were her own family Tom her father and brother."
