He watched the flame of the stove burn blue, and sat down to watch. It flickered oddly. He enjoyed the solitude. The relief of not being near anyone else. They found him strange. He knew what they whispered about him in the corridors. He knew what they thought of the Child Who Rarely Spoke.
But he knew he was special. He knew he was different, better, than everyone else. How could he not be?
Other children feared him, they thought him strange. He unnerved them. People fear things for a reason.
He concentrated on the flame, and he thought, if he moved his eye, the flame followed. He concentrated, and it flickered oddly again. Moving side to side as if caught in a soft breeze, and then going out, and coming back on.
He heard a soft mew, and annoyance welled up inside him. The babies were obnoxious and disgusting. A kitten was pawing his shoe, timidly. Disgust washed over him, and he was angry.
He lifted his foot, and the kitten flew. But it looked at him with soft eyes. And he got angrier.
Why wasn't it leaving? People were afraid of him, and here was this kitten, unafraid.
The kitten had it's ribs discernable, and was starved. Even in the dim light of the kitchen.
The kitten mewed again, and started to crawl into a cupboard, but Tom grabbed it. He squeezed it. He let it go, and it was frantic.
Suddenly, the kitten rose up into the air, and dropped back down again.
And suddenly, something fit into place- He knew how to do things.
He smiled as the kitten writhed in pain. He silenced the mewling, the sounds. And he just watched it revolve, almost peacefully. The Kitten was in pain.
It was afraid of him. Tom Marvolo Riddle smiled as the kitten contorted into impossibly painful shapes.
They were afraid of him. And now he knew why.
I'm sorry for the animal abuse, I am totally against it, but it's very Voldy, isn't it? And psychologists point out that children who enjoy displaying violence towards animals are more likely to become serial killers.
I'm sorry this was so short, but honestly, I wouldn't mind a suggestion for whom to write next. Please review whether you liked it or not!