Ok, so this is the second chapter (duh!) Um, yeah, nothing really to say right now….
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He had seen her only once before. She was a Ravenclaw, and almost as smart as him. Well, she actually probably was as smart as him, but who knew. They never had any of their classes together until later. Normally, Slytherins and Gryffindors had their double classes together. This was probably because of the difference that existed between the two houses. The magical community had been trying for ages to ease the tension between the houses. Now, it seemed even more necessary to unite the two. A threat was rising of a new Dark Lord, but no one knew much for now. So, they went on with an almost optimism, though Tom knew that Dumbledore seemed a little edgier than most. He seemed to know there was a threat coming, but he didn't tell everyone.
Tom was almost at the end of his first year at Hogwarts. He had finished taking his final exams. They were beyond easy, yet some kids were having a lot of difficulty. Tom found that his favorite subject was Defense Against the Dark Arts. It wasn't the defense part that he liked, but rather the parts that touched mainly on the Dark Arts. His fellow Slytherins were mainly Potions people, but Tom knew that most of them liked it because it seemed simpler than most of the other subjects. History of Magic was actually easier than Potions, but Professor Binns was extremely boring. Tom liked Potions, as he liked the idea that a mixture of seemingly harmless materials could produce things that could hurt people beyond belief. Of course, he hadn't learned how to make those potions in class, but he had checked out books from the library. He actually checked out many books from the library. He found these books more interesting than many Muggle books out there. He read about wizarding legends, difficult curses, and evil Dark Lords. He found the Dark Lords interesting, though he didn't know why.
He returned back to the orphanage during the summer. The other kids had been told that he had been sent to a school for those who are smarter. At first, kids didn't really believe it because Tom had never really done well in school, but a few Memory Charms here and a few Memory Charms there took care of it. The other kids were pretty nice to him. He didn't know if this had to do with his learning at a "genius school" or his growth spurt that had taken place at Hogwarts. In any case, he wasn't bullied or anything. Some girls even seemed to be showing a little interest in him. But he didn't really care for any of them. He had seen what happened when his witch mother had married his Muggle father. He didn't even want to mix with other Muggles. He would probably never marry a Muggle he dated when he was supposed to be in junior high, but who knew. This world is a twisted place. There was a change of leadership over the orphanage, however, which turned out to be a very bad thing. The new people weren't very kind. There was also the whole World War thing going on. The Muggle world, Tom decided, was not a very wonderful place. But he was probably only saying that because he didn't realize how terrible the wizarding world can be too.
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Dumbledore watched as Voldemort reflected on his past. He knew what was going on in his head. Dumbledore himself partly at fault as to what was happening. He had always known that Tom Riddle had something evil inside of him. Evil is something that resides within everyone. So why did it have to take control over such a brilliant young man? Dumbledore saw much of himself in Tom, though he never told anyone. That was probably because most people only saw Voldemort when they now thought of the man who had once been Tom Riddle. They only thought of the evil that existed inside of him. They refused to see what Riddle could have become had he not gone down the wrong path. But that only further proved Dumbledore right when he said that it is our choices that show who we really are instead of our abilities. Perhaps, had some things not happened in the past, this would not have happened in the present. But everything happens for a reason. And perhaps, Voldemort had risen for a reason as well.
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I know, I know, it's also very short as well. I will warn you now that I am terrible at writing long chapters. I am also very tired, so yes, I am very sorry. I will try, I promise, to write a longer chapter later. And for those of you who like tragedies, I will probably not be making this a tragedy. I am more of a happy ending person…. So yeah. Just letting you know now. And also, I am putting this story around the late 1930s to early 1940s. This is because Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone took place in 1991, so therefore the second book took place in 1992. That would mean that the Chamber of Secrets was opened first in 1942, so yeah, that's my reasoning. Sorry if the italics aren't working on the Tom part for this story, for some reason the uploading isn't really working or something. I don't know. It might, but who knows.