Title: Tom Riddle- The Not-So-Dark-Lord
Universe: Harry Potter (Crossovers optional)
Pat-reon: HelloDarkness07
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What is this?
Everything is so.. dark. So silent. So.. dead.
Hello? Can anyone hear… me.. ?
What is happening? Why can't I say anything? Why.. why can't I open my mouth?
I can't move! I can't see! I can't smell! I can't hear! I can't breathe! I can't feel a thing!
The only thing I can feel right now is myself, panicking. How long have I been here? Has it been just a few seconds? A few minutes? Days? Years? I don't know!
I.. don't know anything! I don't remember anything!
My mind.. it's as if... am I.. am I dead?
I want to breathe! I want to live! I don't want to die! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!
Suddenly, I find myself falling down on the ground, not even remembering having stood up.
"HUNGHHH!" I gasp out a breath, once more capable of breathing in and finally find myself a bit relieved.
Taking hungry breaths, I blink a few times, blinded by the light all around me and take a moment to first get used to it. It wasn't bright, not really, but after having stayed in the dark for so long.. even a candle would be too bright for me.
The first thing I do after getting used to the light, still breathing hard, is place my hand on my heart, and smile with relief when I feel it beat steadily. Although it is a bit faster than was proper. I let out a loud breath and smile when I hear the sound.
I wasn't dead. Maybe I was, before.. but I am not dead now.
But..
"Where am I?" I ask myself with a whisper, reassuring myself with the sound of the words spoken.
The last thing I remember is.. I don't know. What do I remember?
Two images flash in front of my eyes. The first being two large, golden eyes staring at me from the dark. And the second.. my room burning, and the smell of burnt flesh as it took me with it.
I blink twice, and look around. As soon as I bring my head up, my heart skips a beat and I drop down on my ass, crawling backwards at seeing a snake poised to attack right in front of me.
I stop however when the snake remains that way.
"Oh thank fuck!" I whisper, looking at the Snake statue and not a real snake.
It wasn't just one snake, however, there were almost a dozen snake statues, all made in a position of biting someone, lined up one after the other. They were kept in what looked like a small man-made pond.
Standing up, I look around, and see that there was an identical set of snake statues on the other side of the platform I was standing on, sitting in another body of water. Or maybe it was the same one, with the platform just situated on top of it.
Wait a minute.. this looks far too familiar to be a coincidence.
My heartbeat starts getting faster once again as I turn around, and as soon as I look upon the giant statue of the man standing at the end of the platform, I hold my head, remembering.. everything!
Not just everything, but even more.
I remember this.
I remember reading about this place in a book series made up of 7 books, with 8 movies made about it. I remember being fascinated with this place when I was a kid. Well, even when I was an adult to be honest.
The Chamber of Secrets! I'm inside the bloody Chamber of Secrets!
But..
I also remember looking for this place during my 2nd year at Hogwarts, and finally finding it during my third. And.. I remember entering it, just to see what kind of Secrets it supposedly hides.
I remember spending days in the Hogwarts Library looking for clues as to the password to the secret room hidden inside Salazar Slytherin's statue's mouth, along with guessing hundreds of times for the correct password. And then, I remember the mouth opening, two golden glowing eyes glaring at me from the dark.. and then.. nothing.
I also remember my name, both from the books I remember reading, and from the life I've led till now.
Slowly, bit by bit.. the two sets of memories settle down in my mind and realization immediately strikes me.
I used to be a normal guy, a simple shop owner, who used to play games, read fanfiction and waste time on Instagram reels almost every minute that he was awake.
But now..
My name.. is Tom Marvolo Riddle. And I am a Wizard!
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A/N: Once again, feel free to take it up if anyone wants. A summary for this story will shortly be posted on my ptrn if you want a skeleton plot to work with. Just.. share the link so I can put it up here.