That morning Lily and Tom had breakfast together and all was well. The day progressed as always. Usually with Holly helping Lily With more experiments. But when Lily to bed that night. She was expecting to have another nightmare one that she couldn't deny was real.
" Lily walked into Dumbledore's office. She had won a charms award. She had worked tirelessly to earn the ward and it all paid off. She was in Dumbledore's office to receive it. He had asked her if she wanted a lemon drop. She foolishly agreed and plopped the sour-sweet drop into her mouth. Her mind became dizzy and lax. He had asked her to take a drink of her tea and she did. The next thing she knew she was head over heels for James Potter the boy she barely even had a crush on. The next thing she knew she was married to him, She could still hear a small part of her brain screaming at her to wake up, wake up, wake up, WAKE UP! " she woke with a start. Cold sweat ran down her face, as she Let the long-forgotten memory sink in. She knew she wasn't going To get much sleep that night.
For the next week, Tom was looking for information on anything over the last four years. He had found a treasure trove. News scandals, news articles, wedding and birth announcements.
But what Caught his eyes the most is an article on the jailing of Sirius black. For kidnapping the heir of potter and Resisting arrest. He was put away for nine years. Lily would probably what to know about that...
He had a Decision to make. Tell Lily everything, him being the dark lord and being her Murderer, or enjoy his now happy life. No, he had to tell her, it was the right thing to do. Plus he needed to Make a game plan with her to keep holly and her safe.
He thought about what he would do and say to her. He took a deep breath and walked to Lily's room. He Readied himself and knocked on her door. " Lily, can I come in. We need to talk " " come in " Lily called out to him. Lily brushed her hair after cleaning up her room. It made her feel a bit better. Sleep was becoming her enemy. All week She had a nightmare after nightmare of recovered memories. She would get up, get something to drink, and get to work on some new Charm she could add to her work or spell that she can make. Anything to keep her mind busy. She felt like she was losing her mind.
When Tom opened the door and saw Lily putting her things away. Tom closed the door. " sorry for the mess Tom, I got a little busy " Tom had no clue what she meant, her room was immaculate. Nothing was out of place.
Tom noticed the dark circles underneath Lily's eyes and the lack of sleep on her face. " Lily, you might wanna sit down " he had quietly cast a sound canceling spell. Lily had sat down and looked at him with confusion. " please don't listen to me first before you get mad " Lily was getting a bit worried. " I am tom riddle, the dark lord Voldemort. " lily was shocked, how could he be the dark lord. He was kind and seemed to love holly. He didn't try to kill her or holly, he was soft-spoken. She didn't want to believe it. " b-but how... why did you become the dark lord, why Destroy people's lives and their families? Why did you do it..."
Tom sighed, and looked into Lily's green eyes " I lived in an awful orphanage called wool's orphanage. The Woman Mrs. Cole was a mean bitter old woman. She hated me the most for some reason. But when I was four. A kind young couple adopted me. They loved me and gave me a loving family that I had always dreamed of. But when I was seven years old, the tires on the car gave out, we crashed into a tree and died. My father was Decapitated and my mother shielded me from the impact and the shower of glass from all around me. She died of a broken neck and I was put back into that awful place once more. But as I got older and got into Hogwarts Dumbledore was a teacher in my time " Lily looked at him In disbelief, Dumbledore Didn't become headmaster until 1956! How old was he? " I know I'm a bit old but I digress. In my sixth year, I was going to prank that old goat bugger. But I found a Pensieve. I thought I could maybe use it to maybe blackmail him so I took a peek. And saw Dumbledore fire his wand and hit the back tires of the car me and my parents were in. Lily, he killed my parents. he even confessed to wanting to make the next dark Lord after Grindelwald. After that, he had Obliviated me And compelled me to learn about the dark arts. I learned about Horcruxes. I split my soul into seven pieces and went insane. I'm so sorry lily. Please forgive me...".
Lily was so confused and was in disbelief. She didn't know what to do. She knew that Tom didn't really have a choice and Dumbledore had planned and killed Tom's parents and basically made him go insane. Tom had no clue what he was doing.
Lily sighed and looked at him. " I have something to tell you too, it's also involved professor Dumbledore " Tom let out a sigh " continue miss Lily " Lily nodded "I was my fifth almost sixth year, I had won a charms award, I worked hard to win that award. No thanks to James trying to muddy up my work. " Tom let out a small laugh. " when I went to Professor Dumbledore's office to receive my ward. Asked me if I wanted a Lemon drop. I was curious about what they were so I took one. " Lily let a sad sigh. " After that my mind was foggy, I didn't feel right. he asked me To drink my tea and I did without complaint. and then the next thing I know in love with James. I'm married to him. I came out of the fog around the time was Pregnant with Holly. She's my little Lifesaver. She gave me hope, that I would be ok within a loveless marriage "
Tom pulled Lily into a tight hug. " oh Lily, I'm so sorry..." Lily Silently cried on Tom's shoulder. Tom's proceeded to rub her back to help calm her down. " it's ok lily..." he said as she hiccuped. " but I feel like I should also tell you this as well " Lily stiffened up " what is it," she said as tears came down her eyes still " after your our deaths, your friend Sirius black took Holly and took her back to blacks place to keep her safe. The next day black was arrested and was given a very sketchy trial. The paper said Holly was reunited with her father was happily back with her family " Lily's jaw dropped. She was Gobsmacked. Tom then saw Lily's green eyes go from shocked to furious. Lily was going to tear him a new asshole whenever saw James again. how dare he let Sirius be put in Azkaban for a crime he didn't commit.
She eventually calmed down, she and Tom had fallen asleep together. Lily seemed to finally have a peaceful night's sleep that night.