A Riddle Tale
Summary: Voldemort is a father! The child is 4 years old. He has to look after his little daughter by himself. Well he does have the Death Eaters but can they all cope in the end...?
A/N ~ hurrah! I have been itching to write this one for ages! Please R/R and tell me what you want to happen in this story.
Disclaimer: I own only the plot.
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Chapter one: Tom's story
'DADDY!' A little child cried. Tom Riddle heard the scream and the sobs and ran to find out what had happened to his daughter by the staircase. ' DADDY!'
'What's wrong?' Voldemort asked gently.
'I fell down the stairs!' Tom's face softened and he hugged the child close to him. 'Daddy, will you kiss it better?'
'Does that even work?' He wondered aloud.
'Tom, do not deprive her of a kiss when she needs one!' Bella said sternly.
'Who asked you?' He grumbled but all the same he knew it was his responsibility, so he kissed Amber on the forehead and whispered a healing spell. She stopped crying abruptly and started to laugh. ' What is so amusing?' He asked.
'You said that if you kiss something hurt it doesn't make a difference!' He was just going to comment on his healing spell when he saw Bella glaring at him. So he merely smiled and said
'Your father is wrong for once in his life and you find it funny! You upset me!' He picked up the laughing girl and ran up to her room where two Death Eaters were talking. Voldemort ignored them and dropped Amber onto her bed where he tickled her mercilessly. She was screaming at the top of her lungs and it only took a couple of seconds for every Death Eater in the house to come into the massive bedroom.
'Tom, don't murder the poor child!'
'Bella, don't stick your big nose into things that don't concern you!' Tom snapped. Amber shrieked with laughter. He was sick of her telling him how to look after Amber. He did know, and she loved him. She told him every night when he tucked her into bed " I love you Daddy". And he loved her back! She meant the world to him.
'But still my Lord, she might be sick,' Snape reasoned.
' Amber are you going to be sick?'
'No Daddy!'
'Well, there you have it, the child herself told us she was not going to vomit.'
'There's nothing to throw up, I'm starving, nobody has fed me all day!'
'Bella, I told you to feed her!'
'I did, Tom, I gave her mash potato and beans for lunch and I have just put dinner on,' Tom had no idea how she could like potato and beans, it was her favourite!
'What's for dinner?' He asked.
'Roast dinner,' Bella replied.
'Yuck!'
You don't like Roast dinner?' He asked his daughter. She shook her head. He turned around to see if Bella had heard but she was talking to Lucius Malfoy. 'I'll have some of yours then, but don't tell anybody!' He whispered. She nodded. Tom picked up his child and walked away into his bedroom with her, without any of the Death Eaters knowing. Amber had never been in here before. She was forbidden.
'Daddy, I thought I wasn't allowed in here?'
'Well your Auntie Bella doesn't think you should be allowed but I don't see why you can't stay in here with me,' His room was not what you would think a Dark Lord's room would look like! He obviously collected cars because they were on shelves all around his room. He had one very patched teddy bear on a chair next to his four poster bed. He had a picture of himself on the bedside table that was waving up at the real Tom. On the wall was a big portrait of a woman who looked a lot like him – it must have been his mother. The walls were painted light blue and the floorboards were white. The ceiling was like the sky outside. It was now pink and orange colours because it was a sunset. It was quite a big room and the only thing out of place was a pair of pants on the floor.
'Daddy, you always taught be not to be messy, but look at you, you don't even put away your underwear!' Amber said solemnly. Tom blushed and picked up the underwear and put them in a white washing basket.
'There,' He sat down on his bed putting Amber on his lap. He kissed her head and tickled her under the chin. ' Let me tell you a story,' he said to the raven-haired girl. 'Once upon a time, there was a man called Tom and a woman called Louise. They lived together in a house, in a faraway country. They lived away from all their friends and family so they could have a new life together. We – they decided that to have a new life they should have a new family. So they travelled to Venice to get married. They had an outdoor ceremony with only their best friend, and Louise's sister, Bella, there as a witness. Afterwards, they came back to England – where they actually came from – and had a baby girl. They returned to Russia with their child and became a happy little family. They named the baby Amber, after a great-grandmother of Louise and a distant aunt of Tom. You see the great-grandmother and aunt both had the same name so the parents of Amber thought it was a sign.
'But then a terrible thing happened after two wonderful years as a family. Not too long ago, there lived a man who was as powerful as possible! He was a very Dark man who loved anything to do with the dark arts. You know with any fairy story, there has to be a villain. This man is our villain. His name was Grindelwauld. One day, on the anniversary of Tom and Louise's second year of marriage, Tom sent Louise out shopping. He wanted her to buy something nice to wear for the meal they were going to go to. He was making the house look as pretty as can be, while watching Amber. He had no idea of what had happened until... the doorbell rang. He picked up his darling child and answered the door. It was his next door Neighbour, Sarah. She had some horrible, sad news that would haunt Tom for the rest of his life, " Tom, Oh my God Tom! It's Louise, we went shopping together and, and," he told her to come inside. She was in hysterics so he made her some tea, and made her sit down. He had no clue what had happened to Louise. He was shaky, he kept spilling the tea, and he wasn't sure whether he wanted to hear what happened. He hadn't an idea what it was but of course he was thinking, why couldn't it be Sarah? He knew it was a horrible thought but he didn't care. Anyone but my Louise, he thought. Sarah finally stopped crying so hard and managed to choke out just what Tom didn't want to hear, " Grindelwauld came into the shop, he attacked it but only one person died: Louise." After shock was denial. " Are you sure she's actually dead? He kept asking. All Sarah could do was nod. Finally he let her go back home and the baby stirred. He knew she was crying for her mummy. Her mummy who she would never see again...
'There was only one thing on Tom's mind anymore; Revenge! He was a powerful wizard. Yes he was, but was he powerful enough? The day came. He had moved back to England a year after Louise's death. He could not cope on his own. Amber needed a mother. So one day when Tom was out he went seeking the evil villain. Grindelwauld was worse then you could imagine. But that' s unimportant. Tom thought he had a fair chance against Grindelwauld. Tom was lucky to be alive. He probably wouldn't be if a good, powerful, muggle- lover wasn't nearby. That good man was called Dumbledore. He was once Tom's teacher at school. He saw what was going on and it was he, who stopped Grindelwauld once and for all. Not Tom, but Dumbledore. Tom was a very angry man. Not only had he lost the woman that meant the most to him, but also he hadn't even had revenge. For months he had no life, he was missing all the time, he was never at home and when he was he never talked to anyone. He no longer paid attention to Amber and several times he had tried to kill himself but one person was always there for him; Bellatrix Black – Louise's sister. Secretly he was studying the dark arts. Bellatrix knew and many times she tried to stop him. He wouldn't, she knew it was pointless to argue and very soon she found herself joining him. He taught her all he knew but some he kept to himself for he didn't want her to become as powerful as he. He knew what he was going to do next; he was going to revenge the man who killed his wife if he could but as he was dead already Tom knew he had to kill the one who killed the one, who killed the one he loved to make him feel better. He was finally persuaded by Bellatrix to spend more time with his daughter. He did, but only because she was closest to Louise and he wanted to make Bella happy. But as to killing Dumbledore, he is still trying to this day because that man is too powerful. He has to avenge his wife...' he expected Amber to be asleep. She was usually when he finished a story. But she was wide-awake and listening.
'Daddy why are you upset?' she asked. He shook his head and said,
'Dinner will be ready now, go downstairs and I will follow in a minute,' she kneeled on him and kissed him on the cheek before running down the stairs. He thought she was lucky not to fall again. He sighed and got up but something caught his attention. Bella! ' I know, I shouldn't have bought her in here!' he whispered. She said nothing but hugged him as hard as she could. He couldn't hold it in; he cried and cried on Bellatrix's shoulder. ' I can't go on! I miss her so much!' he cried.
'I know,' whispered Bella, who was also crying, ' I miss her too,' Lucius Malfoy walked in on them like that to tell them dinner was ready. He was so shocked to find the most powerful wizard in the world in tears hugging Bella that he actually pinched himself to see if he was dreaming. Tom Riddle straightened up and rubbed his eyes. He looked up at Malfoy who never had been told about Louise and shook his head.
'Dinner's ready master,' Malfoy said finally finding his tongue.
'I know,' Tom whispered running out of the room, going downstairs.
'Leave him alone, he's still mourning after all these years,' Bella told him seeing his face. 'It's best I don't tell you!' Bella excited the room with silent tears pouring down her face.
A/N ~ where did that come from? I say, looking amazed at my own ideas. I just thought Tom should have a history and you should know about Amber and all this came out! Thank you all for reading if anyone does read this. Please, please, please R/R. Thank you come again!
Lots of Love Starrylibra x-x-x-x-x-x
Summary: Voldemort is a father! The child is 4 years old. He has to look after his little daughter by himself. Well he does have the Death Eaters but can they all cope in the end...?
A/N ~ hurrah! I have been itching to write this one for ages! Please R/R and tell me what you want to happen in this story.
Disclaimer: I own only the plot.
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Chapter one: Tom's story
'DADDY!' A little child cried. Tom Riddle heard the scream and the sobs and ran to find out what had happened to his daughter by the staircase. ' DADDY!'
'What's wrong?' Voldemort asked gently.
'I fell down the stairs!' Tom's face softened and he hugged the child close to him. 'Daddy, will you kiss it better?'
'Does that even work?' He wondered aloud.
'Tom, do not deprive her of a kiss when she needs one!' Bella said sternly.
'Who asked you?' He grumbled but all the same he knew it was his responsibility, so he kissed Amber on the forehead and whispered a healing spell. She stopped crying abruptly and started to laugh. ' What is so amusing?' He asked.
'You said that if you kiss something hurt it doesn't make a difference!' He was just going to comment on his healing spell when he saw Bella glaring at him. So he merely smiled and said
'Your father is wrong for once in his life and you find it funny! You upset me!' He picked up the laughing girl and ran up to her room where two Death Eaters were talking. Voldemort ignored them and dropped Amber onto her bed where he tickled her mercilessly. She was screaming at the top of her lungs and it only took a couple of seconds for every Death Eater in the house to come into the massive bedroom.
'Tom, don't murder the poor child!'
'Bella, don't stick your big nose into things that don't concern you!' Tom snapped. Amber shrieked with laughter. He was sick of her telling him how to look after Amber. He did know, and she loved him. She told him every night when he tucked her into bed " I love you Daddy". And he loved her back! She meant the world to him.
'But still my Lord, she might be sick,' Snape reasoned.
' Amber are you going to be sick?'
'No Daddy!'
'Well, there you have it, the child herself told us she was not going to vomit.'
'There's nothing to throw up, I'm starving, nobody has fed me all day!'
'Bella, I told you to feed her!'
'I did, Tom, I gave her mash potato and beans for lunch and I have just put dinner on,' Tom had no idea how she could like potato and beans, it was her favourite!
'What's for dinner?' He asked.
'Roast dinner,' Bella replied.
'Yuck!'
You don't like Roast dinner?' He asked his daughter. She shook her head. He turned around to see if Bella had heard but she was talking to Lucius Malfoy. 'I'll have some of yours then, but don't tell anybody!' He whispered. She nodded. Tom picked up his child and walked away into his bedroom with her, without any of the Death Eaters knowing. Amber had never been in here before. She was forbidden.
'Daddy, I thought I wasn't allowed in here?'
'Well your Auntie Bella doesn't think you should be allowed but I don't see why you can't stay in here with me,' His room was not what you would think a Dark Lord's room would look like! He obviously collected cars because they were on shelves all around his room. He had one very patched teddy bear on a chair next to his four poster bed. He had a picture of himself on the bedside table that was waving up at the real Tom. On the wall was a big portrait of a woman who looked a lot like him – it must have been his mother. The walls were painted light blue and the floorboards were white. The ceiling was like the sky outside. It was now pink and orange colours because it was a sunset. It was quite a big room and the only thing out of place was a pair of pants on the floor.
'Daddy, you always taught be not to be messy, but look at you, you don't even put away your underwear!' Amber said solemnly. Tom blushed and picked up the underwear and put them in a white washing basket.
'There,' He sat down on his bed putting Amber on his lap. He kissed her head and tickled her under the chin. ' Let me tell you a story,' he said to the raven-haired girl. 'Once upon a time, there was a man called Tom and a woman called Louise. They lived together in a house, in a faraway country. They lived away from all their friends and family so they could have a new life together. We – they decided that to have a new life they should have a new family. So they travelled to Venice to get married. They had an outdoor ceremony with only their best friend, and Louise's sister, Bella, there as a witness. Afterwards, they came back to England – where they actually came from – and had a baby girl. They returned to Russia with their child and became a happy little family. They named the baby Amber, after a great-grandmother of Louise and a distant aunt of Tom. You see the great-grandmother and aunt both had the same name so the parents of Amber thought it was a sign.
'But then a terrible thing happened after two wonderful years as a family. Not too long ago, there lived a man who was as powerful as possible! He was a very Dark man who loved anything to do with the dark arts. You know with any fairy story, there has to be a villain. This man is our villain. His name was Grindelwauld. One day, on the anniversary of Tom and Louise's second year of marriage, Tom sent Louise out shopping. He wanted her to buy something nice to wear for the meal they were going to go to. He was making the house look as pretty as can be, while watching Amber. He had no idea of what had happened until... the doorbell rang. He picked up his darling child and answered the door. It was his next door Neighbour, Sarah. She had some horrible, sad news that would haunt Tom for the rest of his life, " Tom, Oh my God Tom! It's Louise, we went shopping together and, and," he told her to come inside. She was in hysterics so he made her some tea, and made her sit down. He had no clue what had happened to Louise. He was shaky, he kept spilling the tea, and he wasn't sure whether he wanted to hear what happened. He hadn't an idea what it was but of course he was thinking, why couldn't it be Sarah? He knew it was a horrible thought but he didn't care. Anyone but my Louise, he thought. Sarah finally stopped crying so hard and managed to choke out just what Tom didn't want to hear, " Grindelwauld came into the shop, he attacked it but only one person died: Louise." After shock was denial. " Are you sure she's actually dead? He kept asking. All Sarah could do was nod. Finally he let her go back home and the baby stirred. He knew she was crying for her mummy. Her mummy who she would never see again...
'There was only one thing on Tom's mind anymore; Revenge! He was a powerful wizard. Yes he was, but was he powerful enough? The day came. He had moved back to England a year after Louise's death. He could not cope on his own. Amber needed a mother. So one day when Tom was out he went seeking the evil villain. Grindelwauld was worse then you could imagine. But that' s unimportant. Tom thought he had a fair chance against Grindelwauld. Tom was lucky to be alive. He probably wouldn't be if a good, powerful, muggle- lover wasn't nearby. That good man was called Dumbledore. He was once Tom's teacher at school. He saw what was going on and it was he, who stopped Grindelwauld once and for all. Not Tom, but Dumbledore. Tom was a very angry man. Not only had he lost the woman that meant the most to him, but also he hadn't even had revenge. For months he had no life, he was missing all the time, he was never at home and when he was he never talked to anyone. He no longer paid attention to Amber and several times he had tried to kill himself but one person was always there for him; Bellatrix Black – Louise's sister. Secretly he was studying the dark arts. Bellatrix knew and many times she tried to stop him. He wouldn't, she knew it was pointless to argue and very soon she found herself joining him. He taught her all he knew but some he kept to himself for he didn't want her to become as powerful as he. He knew what he was going to do next; he was going to revenge the man who killed his wife if he could but as he was dead already Tom knew he had to kill the one who killed the one, who killed the one he loved to make him feel better. He was finally persuaded by Bellatrix to spend more time with his daughter. He did, but only because she was closest to Louise and he wanted to make Bella happy. But as to killing Dumbledore, he is still trying to this day because that man is too powerful. He has to avenge his wife...' he expected Amber to be asleep. She was usually when he finished a story. But she was wide-awake and listening.
'Daddy why are you upset?' she asked. He shook his head and said,
'Dinner will be ready now, go downstairs and I will follow in a minute,' she kneeled on him and kissed him on the cheek before running down the stairs. He thought she was lucky not to fall again. He sighed and got up but something caught his attention. Bella! ' I know, I shouldn't have bought her in here!' he whispered. She said nothing but hugged him as hard as she could. He couldn't hold it in; he cried and cried on Bellatrix's shoulder. ' I can't go on! I miss her so much!' he cried.
'I know,' whispered Bella, who was also crying, ' I miss her too,' Lucius Malfoy walked in on them like that to tell them dinner was ready. He was so shocked to find the most powerful wizard in the world in tears hugging Bella that he actually pinched himself to see if he was dreaming. Tom Riddle straightened up and rubbed his eyes. He looked up at Malfoy who never had been told about Louise and shook his head.
'Dinner's ready master,' Malfoy said finally finding his tongue.
'I know,' Tom whispered running out of the room, going downstairs.
'Leave him alone, he's still mourning after all these years,' Bella told him seeing his face. 'It's best I don't tell you!' Bella excited the room with silent tears pouring down her face.
A/N ~ where did that come from? I say, looking amazed at my own ideas. I just thought Tom should have a history and you should know about Amber and all this came out! Thank you all for reading if anyone does read this. Please, please, please R/R. Thank you come again!
Lots of Love Starrylibra x-x-x-x-x-x