"Riddle, Tom!"
The boy walked stiffly to the stool, not knowing what to expect. As he sat himself down on the stool slowly and the Hat was placed upon his head, he waited.
Mr Riddle... I do not believe I recognize this name. Are you a Muggleborn?
"I don't know. I'm an orphan."
Your mind seems awfully familiar... you seem to be simply projecting Slytherin thoughts. Not related to a Salazar Slytherin by any chance, are you?
"I have never heard of this man before."
That's all right... you have a dark past Mr Riddle. But do not let that defy your character. You have more ambition than I have seen in years, and you've a ready mind too. Listen to your teachers and you'll go places. Powerful places.
"Where do I want to go?"
Well Mr Riddle, that's the thing. Once you start to understand yourself, you'll know. But for now, you are without a doubt, a true "SLYTHERIN!"
Tom Riddle walked slowly and carefully to the table that was cheering him on. He did not make eye contact with anybody but replayed everything the Hat had told him as he sat down. 'A ready mind' sounded okay to him, but what really made him happy was the part about the 'dark past'. He down looked to the people sitting at his table with pity. They would never know what he had been through. They would never be special. He was special, and he was different. He would go powerful places.
Living in the orphanage had changed him. He had always been different. But now, he thought as he looked around the room full of bursting energy. Now, everyone here could do magic just like him. How would he rise to the top?
He would go powerful places, that's how.
And those powerful places might take him back to those dark places he'd been in before. But did that bother him in the least? He looked up at the smiling faces of the students around him and smirked.
Of course it didn't.
AN: Wow I actually have not updated in the longest time ever...
This is so weird. Sorry for the super long wait, you all probably forgot about this fanficition! I hope you enjoyed this mega short chapter, and I will be updating more frequently form now on, I promise.
Until next time,
-Taylor :)