Tom Marvolo Riddle thought he was going mad. He could sense it. A very strong magical being. The magic was tantalizing, calling him to the source.
But, where was it? And why was it there? Why was such beautiful magic in the garbage of the muggle world? He didn't care he just wanted to find the source.
He wanted it.
"Let go of me!" A voice to his right screamed. It was female, and it sounded terrified. It was also down a dark allyway. Great.
The voice screamed, and Tom could hear a large crack as something hit a wall. He was about to walk past the alley, not really caring about muggle transactions, when a burst of magic came from it. The source of the magic was down that alley!
He pulled his wand out, pointing it down the ally. "Who is in there?" He asked in his most threatning voice.
"Go away, boy. This is none of your buisness." A rough, male voice reached him. He heard a quiet whimper, and he wasn't about to let something happen now.
He spoke a quick Lumos, and rushed forward. He nearly growled at the sight. A large, bear-like man was holding a girl by her throat against a wall. The girl was weakly clawing at the man's hands.
"Let her go. Now." Tom barely kept himself from hissing. He pointed his wand where he knew the man's heart was.
"No." The man turned, dropping the girl carelessly on the ground, and attempted to punch Tom in the face.
Tom ducked quickly, not expecting the man to attempt to attack him. He woud get rid of the man quickly.
"Bombarda!" Tom pointed the spell at the disgusting man, and watched as the man flew backwards.
"You son of a bitch!" He heard the man growl.
"You are nothing but filth," Tom spat at the man, "Avada Kedavra!"
He smirked as the green spell hit the man, killing him instantly. He loved using his favorite curse.
Tom turned his attention to the shivering girl that was still cowering on the ground. He got down on his knees, which he never did, to see if the girl was ok, another thing he never did. This was getting a bit strange to him.
Blue eyes looked up at him from underneath blond bangs. He smirked, the closest thing he could do to a smile, and held out his hand to her.
"Hello."
The girl blinked owlishly at him, before gently taking his hand. He pulled her up, allowing her to sit correctly, before finally noticing a slight sting on his hand. A good sting.
"It's you isn't it?" He asked and chuckled, "You're the source of the magic."
"Magic?" The girl's voice was quiet and innocent sounding.
"Yes. Magic. You do know of magic don't you?" He didn't think this girl was a mudblood. Her magic was far too powerful for her to be a mudblood. No, she was either half-blood or and pure blood.
"I was told magic didn't exist." The voice answered him.
"You can't feel your magic around you?" They stared at each other confused, which was strange since Tom was hardly ever confused.
There was no doubt that this girl was magical, and she was strong at that. How did she not know about the magic world? He would have to bring the girl with him so she could learn about it. Yes, that's what he would do.
But, first introductions, "I'm Tom."
"It is nice to meet you Tom. I am Kaitlyn."
"Nice to meet you as well Kaitlyn. Would you come with me? I think you need to see something."
Kaitlyn stared him in the eyes, something people usually couldn't do, and looked uncertain. He chuckled at her. He had just saved her from a bad situation, he wasn't going to put her into another one.
"You don't have to. I just thought you would like to see that magic does indeed exist."
The girl blinked at him again, before slowly beginning to nod. He smirked again and stood, reaching out a hand to help her up. Pulling her up, he thought of which place to take her first. The wizarding world or his home? Which would be better? She would probably freak out less if he took her to the wizarding world first.
"Follow me. I won't let anyone hurt you, ok?" He began to walk quickly, his emotionless mask appearing again. He didn't have to look behind himself to know that she was following silently behind him.
He had never seen a face more full of wonder, not even on a child. Kaitlyn was busy running around looking in windows of various shops, seeing the magical books and animals. She got extremely excited every time she saw someone use magic. It was cute.
"Hey Tom! What is that store?" The girl asked, pointing to the wand shop.
He smirked and walked over the shop, knowing she was following. "It's where you buy a wand at, Kaitlyn."
"Can I get a wand?"
"Of course. Most usually get them when they're eleven, but you haven't known about magic. You can still get yours though."
Kaitlyn made an excited sound, and stepped past Tom, quickly going inside. Tom chuckled. The girl was strange but he likes her.
"Hello, Kaitlyn. I have been wondering when you would come in. Merlin, if you aren't as excited as your mother was when she came here." The old wand maker told Kaitlyn, her eyes widening comically.
"You knew my mother?!"
"Of course. I knew both of your parents. Wonderful people, they were. Sad thing that happened to them. No wonder you're so late. I've kept a wand special. Just for you."
The man held out a beautifully carved wand to Kaitlyn, smiling as the girl took the wand in her hands.
"Holly, 12 inches, unicorn mane center. Give it a try."
She gently flicked the wand, causing all of the lights in the store to shut off and come back on. Kaitlyn grinned and spun the tip of the wand in a circle causing sparks to come from it.
"I love it!"
"We'll take it then. I'll but it for you Kaitlyn." Tom stepped forward, ready to buy the wand for her. She would need it wouldn't she?
"You don't have to do that young Riddle. Her family payed for her wand before they died." The wand maker said, smiling wider.
"Really?" The girl asked quietly. She watched as the man nodded, and hugged the wand to herself. "Then I love it more."
Kaitlyn turned back to Tom, some emotion in her eyes that he hadn't seen before. "Come on, Tom. I'm ready to go."
Tom smirked, still not able to smile, and held out his hand to her. He was going to apparate her to his home, that way he could show her more magic.
"Take my hand and clase your eyes. Don't let go until you feel your feet touching the ground again." Kaitlyn nodded and did as he said, closing her eyes tightly.