Tom Riddle was alive. Voldemort's coming had made him stronger the ever before. He used his newly acquired powers to lift Tom Riddle, his sixteen year old self, back from the diary. Now Tom was alive again. Voldemort had every intention of sending him back to Hogwarts under the pseudonym Thomas Malfoy. However, Tom and Voldemort may share their pasts, but Tom can now have a new future.