Riddle Manor

After spending a couple more days at St. Mungo's Hospital, the doctors finally allowed the Riddles to take Hadrian home. Bella was so excited to show her precious Dark Prince the luxurious Riddle Manor. Riddle Manor was a grand manor that looked like a smaller more modern version of Hogwarts. The sturdy stone walls were enchanted with many wards to protect it. Inside, the Manor was decorated lavishly. Deep rich colors were used as the main color scheme. There was a fireplace in every room, which only added to the overall warmth. The living room had beautiful dark brown furniture with plush couches. Pictures of the Riddles very beautiful hung around the room, and Bella couldn't wait to add more as Hadrian grew. A whole wall of the living room was made up of glass. When you looked outside, there was a flawless well kept garden. Flowers flourished everywhere, and it looked like the type of garden you read about in books. There was a door in the living room that led to to a porch outside. The porch was one of Bella's favorite parts of the house. Enchanted lights hung above it, and at night it created a warm, cozy atmosphere. Near the outside porch, there was a grand pool and hot tub. Many nights had been spent there relaxing after hard raids. The dining room was a huge room with a big round table. Tom had insisted on the table being round instead of rectangular because he wanted to show equality. Although his Inner Circle looked up to him, he didn't want to be their master. His "Voldemort Master Act" was only a façade to the outside world. Of course, only his Inner Circle knew the real him. The ceiling of the dining room had been enchanted, so that there were thousands of candles floating. The kitchen was Tom's favorite room of the house. Bella knew that Tom had a passion for cooking, and she adored his food. The majority of her pregnancy had probably been spent in there. Next to the living room, was the biggest room in the house. Just like the living room, one wall was made up of glass. This let a lot of light in during the day. It was a state of the art library with thousands of books. There were books about everything, written in many different languages, including parseltounge. When Tom and Bella kissed and the soul bound activated, she had become a parseltounge. She remembered being overjoyed by this. She could finally speak to Nagini, and she laughed at the memories of her and Nagini pranking Tom. The second biggest room in the manor was the potions lab. This room could become a temporary hospital in case any of the death eaters were ever hurt. The potions lab was always fully stocked, and Bella knew that Severus adored this room. On the second floor there were a huge amount of guest rooms. All Inner Circle members had their own fully furnished room. Bella knew that Tom was overprotective and wanted to make sure that all of his siblings were always protected and had a place to call home. The third floor of the manor consisted of the Riddles private quarters. Tom and Bella's master bedroom was extremely luxurious. It had a grand bed in the middle of the room, huge floor to ceiling windows, a big balcony, and gave an overall comfy and warm vibe. Their bedroom was connected to two smaller rooms. One of these was Tom's office, where he would spend time planning raids, or how to get stuff done in the ministry. They had three chairs in the Wizengamot and were part of three Ancient and Noble Houses. Since Tom was a parseltounge, he automatically became heir of the Ancient and Noble House of Slytherin. After Regulus Black had died, Andromeda Black disowned, and Sirius Black also disowned, the only possible heirs for the Ancient and Noble House of Black were Narcissa and herself. Because she was the older one she inherited it. This granted them another chair in the Wizengamot. Tom was the Heir for the Ancient and Nobel House of Riddle. (AN: for the purpose of this story Tom will be a pureblood, and be the Heir of an Ancient and Noble House). In public, Tom played the part of the powerful pureblood, while Bellatrix spent her time playing the good wife. She would volunteer, create charities, and do overall good. Nobody in public knew that Tom Riddle was actually the Dark Lord, except for of course his Inner Circle. The other room connected to the Master Bedroom was their bathroom. Bellatrix loved their bathroom. There was huge tub, state of the art shower, and his and her sinks. The room next to the Master Bedroom was Hadrian's room. Bella had spent months decorating Hadrian's room, and it looked wonderful. There were floor to ceiling windows, a big balcony, and the walls were painted a light silver. The crib was also silver, with dark green bedding. Most of the decorations in the room were either dark green or silver. Bella gently laid Hadrian in his crib and tucked him in. Before leaving the room and joining Tom in bed, she kissed his little forehead and added protective spells around his crib.

Tom POV

It had been a week since Hadrian was born, and the best week of Tom's life. When Bella had found out that she was pregnant with Hadrian, Tom was a nervous wreck. One of his biggest fears was that he would treat Hadrian the same way his father had treated him. However this fear was quickly diminished when Bella sat down and talked to him. She had told him that he was a good person. He protected and took care of his inner circle like they were his siblings, and would go to great lengths for them. As the week progressed, one of Tom's new favorite pastimes was to hold and watch Hadrian. The little boy had him completely wrapped around his finger. As soon as Hadrian had come home, Tom had strengthened the wards. They were know as the most protective wards that existed in the wizarding world, even surpassing those of Hogwarts. Tom was incredibly relieved with the amount of affection and care that his inner circle displayed towards his son. Narcissa and Aurora spoiled the little boy endlessly, while Severus and Rodolphus made a list of things they wanted to teach Hadrian when he was older. Draco and Hadrian were often seen making faces at each other, and the women found these gestures adorable. Tom would never admit it himself, but seeing the innocence of a baby brought out another part of him. He was exited to see Hadrian grow up, and be the best father he could possibly be.

One Week Later

The Riddles apparated to St. Mungo's Hospital so that Hadrian could get his vaccination against Dragon Pox and other magical diseases. Once they go there a nurse took Hadrian into a room to apply the vaccinations. Tom wrapped an arm around Bella's waist and they walked to the waiting room. Little did they know that they were about to lose the most precious thing they had.

Meanwhile in Godric's Hollow, Lily and James Potter began scheming with Dumbledore. Dumbledore had heared of the Riddles new son, and wanted Lily and James to raise him. Dumbledore had tried to find some dirt on the Riddles, but was left empty handed. Nevertheless, he thought that Bellatrix would make a horrible mother, and the poor boy should be raised in a loving family. "Lily and James, I have a source that tells me that the Riddles will be arriving at St. Mungo's in an hour to get the boy's vaccinations. This will be our only chance at saving the poor boy. Lily, you will wear a nurse glamour and collect the boy. Once he is in the room, James will apparate him to this house. You must then go back to the Riddles and announce that while you were getting the vaccines, someone entered the room and kidnapped the boy." "Albus, are you sure that this is the right decision. Surely, even someone like Bellatrix must have feelings for her own son. I'm not sure that I can destroy a family" Lily unsurely said. Albums immediately strengthened his grandfather façade and gravely continued, "Lily, the Riddles are probably neglecting the poor child. You will be doing the boy a favor, and he is so young he won't even realize that you aren't his actual parents." "You are right", Lily said with conviction in her voice, "Let us go now before they arrive." Lily quickly applied a glamour and apparated to St. Mungo's. Once she got there she walked into the entrance and saw the Riddles. However, what she saw shocked her. Tom had his arm protectively wrapped around Bella, and she was cradling the baby. She saw the look in Bella's and Tom's eyes as they look at their baby. It was one of pure love. Suddenly she wasn't so sure that she could go through with this. However, she realized that Dumbledore was right. This was just an act and the poor boy was probably being neglected at home. Instantly she faked a smile and walked over to them. "Hello, I'm the nurse that will be giving your baby his vaccines today." She carefully took the baby from Bellatrix's hold and began walking to the room. Once she got in the room she let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. James was already standing there, waiting for her. "You got him Lily?" "Yeah, here take him. I'm going to go notify the Riddles that their son has been kidnapped. I'll meet you at home soon." Lily quickly bid James good bye, and prepared herself for the act of her lifetime. After a few deep breaths Lily ran out of the room, fake tears spilling out of her eyes. She ran into the waiting room and screamed for the Riddles. She pretended to be in agony and told them how she had left the room to go get the vaccinations. When she came back the baby was gone. After finishing her rant she looked up and was paralyzed by fear. She had been expecting an uncaring or heartbroken face. What she had not been prepared for was Tom's piercing red eyes glowing at her. Besides this Tom's and Bellatrix's aura began wildly flaring all over the room. She heared Bellatrix scream as if she had been hit with a crucio. Aurors soon flooded the hospital after hearing about the kidnapping of child that was heir to three Ancient and Noble Houses. Lily explained the situation to them, and then quietly retired herself and apparated back to her house.

Tom POV

After hearing the idiotic nurse say that my Hadrian had been kidnapped I lost it. My worst fear was becoming reality. I could feel the blue of my eyes being overpowered by red. Mine and Bella's aura swirled around the room. I wasn't listening to all of the pathetic aurors who promised to bring my prince home. I was planning to seek revenge, and torture the people that had caused me this pain. Bella was in no state to apparate back home, so I quickly apparated us both back to our bedroom. I gently placed Bella on the bed and then laid down next to her. I wrapped my arms around Bella as she sobbed. In my whole life of knowing Bella I had never seen her cry. Not even when we were kids, she was always so strong. Seeing her like this, vulnerable and shaking, my plan for revenge only intensified.

One Week Later

This had been the worst week of my life. Bella had become emotionless and was a shadow of her former self. It hurt me so much seeing her usual strong self become so vulnerable. My whole Inner Circle and I had been looking for Hadrian non stop for a week now. With each passing day, the guilt doubled. I felt like a failure for simply trusting a nurse with something so precious. I barely slept and ate, because I was so busy looking for my baby. The whole ministry had been informed, and the Minister even offered his best Aurors to look for Hadrian. Suddenly, a furious looking Severus ran into the manor. "I know where my godson is! I know who kidnapped him!" I immediately snapped out of my thoughts and listened carefully. "It was that stupid fool Dumbledore! He persuaded Lily and James Potter to kidnap your son because he thought that Bella would be incapable of caring for a child! And to think that I loved that filthy mudblood! Hadrian is being kept at the Potter's House in Godric's Hollow." I immediately formed a plan. "Severus listen carefully. Today, I will visit the Potters and kill them. However, I can't take Hadrian with me, because if I did, the Ministry would find out that I am Voldemort. So once I kill the Potters, you will run into the house and call the Aurors. You will tell them that you were spending a relaxing day in Godric's Hollow when you heared a scream. The Aurors will examine the house, and realize that the Potters kidnapped Hadrian. Once they find him, as his godfather you will bring him back. This way nobody finds out about me, and the Potters image will be ruined." "Tom, an amazing plan as usual. When do we go?"