Disclaimer, Summary, Warnings and Important Notes are in chapter one.
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"speech"
'thoughts'
'letters'
books/information/files/newspaper
In this chapter, Harry will still think of himself as 'Harry' whereas Voldemort will think of his son as 'Damien', but next chapter Harry will always be referred to as Damien -hope that makes sense!
Once Harry had been put in a bed, Voldemort returned to his office, allowing Lucius to show the Weasley twins where they could stay if they wanted to, although they reluctantly declined, saying something about their mother. Taking a seat, his eyes fell on the file before him, reaching his hand out, Voldemort hesitantly opened it. The shock of his son's return still shaking him.
Given Name(s): Damien Salazar
Surname: Riddle
Date of Birth: June 30th 1980
Place of Birth: Riddle Manor, England.
Father: Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr
Mother: Katherine Rose Riddle née Visceo -deceased
Godmother: Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black
Godfather: Lucius Malfoy
His eyes skimmed over the following section, not realising it's significance as his mind was clouded with -to name a few- shock and glee.
Adoptive Given Name(s): Harry James
Adoptive Surname: Potter
Adoptive Father: James Potter -deceased
Adoptive Mother: Lily J. Potter née Evans -deceased
Adoptive Godfather: Sirius Orion Black
Adoptive Godmother: Alice Longbottom
He turned to the next page.
Medical Issues
Given Glamouring Potion -6 months
Scar from Killing Curse -15 months
Malnutrition -Started at 3 years
Broken Arm -3 and a half years
Bruising -Started at Age 4
Broken Nose -Age 5 and 7
Several pages later, a disgusted and furious Dark Lord got to Damien's Hogwarts' years.
First Year:
Cuts and Bruises -Troll Attack
Jinxed on Broomstick and Choking on a Snitch -Quidditch
Obsessive Behaviour and Emotional Trauma -Mirror Of Erised
Nightmares, Lack of Sleep -About Adoptive Parent's Death
Strangulation -Professor Quirrell, Almost Died, Unconscious for 3 Days.
The list went on for many more pages and the boy had only just turned 15! Though most of the school injuries were caused because of Voldemort…this was a fact that the man knew and begrudgingly accepted.
—LINE BREAK—
When Harry came to, he was in an unfamiliar room. It was large. He could see three doors in the room, he assumed one led to the bathroom, the other out of the room and the third seemed to be for a walk-in closet. Slowly, he pulled himself from the comfortable bed -it was way better than the ones at Hogwarts!
"I see you are awake." Came a voice from one of the door frames, Harry assumed it was the one out of the bedroom, "How do you feel?"
"I…umm…I'm alright?" Harry responded unsure as to how he should speak to the Dark Lord,
"If you would get dressed, there is much we need to discuss after you have eaten."
"My trunk's here?" Harry murmured in confusion as he spotted his trunk,
"Yes, I believe your Weasley's along with Lucius went to collect them and check out of the Leaky Cauldron. Your owl is here too -I must say, she is a stunning creature."
"I…umm…thank you…sir?" Voldemort sighed slightly at his hesitation but understood it,
"Please join us for breakfast when you are ready." Is all the man said before striding out of the room.
As Harry opened his trunk, he couldn't help but tremble. Picking up a t-shirt and skinny jeans, Harry walked to the bathroom, took a quick shower and got ready. Before he left the room, he quickly threw on a baggy hoodie -he was fond of baggy jumpers and hoodies (but not his 'cousins'). It took a few minutes to find the right room, after some trial and error. Just before he opened the door, he froze. He was wearing Muggle clothing…and was about to have breakfast with the Dark Lord and most likely the Malfoy's…i.e the most prestigious and uptight Purebloods. With a deep breath, Harry entered anyway.
"Good morning." Greeted Narcissa,
"Umm…good…good morning." Stuttered Harry, Lucius nodded at the boy in greeting before returning back to his newspaper as did Voldemort. Awkwardly, Harry took a seat next to Draco, who didn't seem to know who he was -and who he once was. Breakfast was silent save for the quiet sipping and cluttering of cutlery.
"Damien, if you will follow me. I believe we have much to discuss. Narcissa, Lucius, you are welcome to join…I believe Draco, you are spending some time with you're Godfather, correct?" Voldemort spoke loudly with a strong, commanding tone as he none too subtly hinted at Draco to leave.
"Yes, sir." Murmured Draco, who excused himself and got ready to floo to Snape's. The three adults along with Harry headed to the living room.
—LINE BREAK—
"I believe there are many things we need to discuss. Where would you like to start, Damien?" Asked Voldemort as everyone got comfortable in their seats.
"What…what happened? Why…why was I…I kid…kidnapped?" He stuttered, still trying to get a grasp of the situation as he ran a hand through his hair.
"That is probably a smart place to start." Murmured Voldemort, "It happened on July 31st, 1980. I had some business to attend to, so I was going to be gone until early morning, so I asked your Godmother, Bellatrix, to look after you at her home. She did love you ever so much…anyway, she stood up to grab something for you and a minute later when she turned around you were…gone. Simply gone. Vanished into thin air… Bellatrix searched her house for you, but with no luck. You being taken truly broke her, caused her to go insane. She tortured the Longbottom's in the hope that she would find you…" Harry was silent, he felt…heartbroken and almost wanted to apologise for the distress his kidnapping caused even though he wasn't at fault.
"I…umm…I need to…to know what your plans are…do you want to destroy everything still?"
"It appears that Dumbledore has once again been spreading rumours." Voldemort stood up and leaned against the fireplace, "You see, my plans were never to slaughter thousands of innocents. I wanted to help the wizarding world. Make it so abused witches and wizards -whether they be Muggle-borns, Half-bloods or Pure-bloods- are helped and saved from their homes if need be. I wish to make it easier to transition into our world for those raised in the Muggle world."
"But…but you hate Muggles and Muggle-borns?"
"I do not. I hate the way they are often treated in their homes."
"You tried to kill me-" He stopped, they didn't know he was Harry Potter, sure there was a slight resemblance but not enough to tie him to his adopted family and persona. Plus, despite the fact that his scar was still there, it wasn't as noticeable and Harry covered it with his hair! So they had no knowledge that he had been the Boy-Who-Lived…until his little slip-up…
Voldemort froze. If what Damien had said was true, then he must have been given to the Potter's. Fury rose in his body.
"He…DUMBLEDORE GAVE YOU TO THE POTTER'S! THAT ABSOLUTE TWAT!" He shouted angrily, watching as Harry flinched away slightly, "I'm sorry for scaring you. It's just the old fool then made up the prophecy, intending for us -father and son- to destroy one another in a sadistic and poetic way."
"You…you don't care that I am -I was Harry Potter?"
"No." Harry stared at the man in confusion, "I understand how that may confuse you, let me explain. You see I was sane before you were taken, but after losing your mother and then you being taken, I just snapped. I became insane, I delved deeper into the dark arts and before I knew it I was just lost. All those things that happened with the Potter's deaths and your first year and the previous one, is because I wasn't myself anymore. I will admit that last year, I came out looking like I did because Wormtail screwed up as usual, but also because my soul was so damaged. You see Damien when I was at Hogwarts I created several Horcruxes, this made my sanity already a bit shaky, but I controlled it. Then last year, I gathered my Horcruxes and put my soul back together. The diary that you destroyed in your second year, that was a Horcrux."
"Oh, Merlin! I destroyed part of your soul?" Gasped the youth,
"One would think you did, however, it seems that piece of my soul joined the little I had left in me, which is what helped me regain my sanity after you left the graveyard. I do not know how to explain it as the topic is rather…complex and does not have a full amount of knowledge towards it."
"So…you have a full soul."
"Pretty much, there is a slither missing, but that is not entirely…important, and a small piece is within Nagini." Harry never noticed Voldemort's eyes flicking across to his scar.
By the end of their talk, Harry had learned that his mother had died during childbirth, his father loved him so very much -clearly considering his kidnapping caused the older man to go insane, that Dumbledore was a manipulative prick who had made up a prophecy where either Harry or Voldemort would kill one another, also that the Weasley twins had been informed about everything during Harry's unconscious state and that they would always be on Harry's side (but they had gone home hence why Harry hadn't seen them). The only ones who knew of Damien's return and past identity were Narcissa, Lucius, Severus -who had been informed after- and of course, Voldemort. With a small sigh, Harry looked in the mirror of his new bedroom.
"Harry James Potter is no more. I am Damien Salazar Riddle and I'm home." He murmured as he stared at his reflection, now fully accepting who he truly is.
Authors Notes:
Firstly, I would do the typical Christmas is a Muggle thing as is Halloween so the wizarding world's traditions were Yule and Samhain (?) but I don't really want to as it's too complex for my brain lol and not really relevant for the story.
Also, I hope the Horcrux bit made a bit of sense because it was difficult to explain but basically when Harry destroyed the diary that piece of soul went back to Voldemort, but he was insane during Harry's encounter in the graveyard (fourth year) because Wormtail messed the potion up. After the potion was fixed, he collected the rest of his Horcruxes and became fully sane.
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