Chapter 5
The Enchanted Forest, many years ago
Out of thin air was a swirl of black smoke. When the Smoke cleared there was what seemed to be a teenager. He was wearing black robes and black cloak over his shoulders with a Coat Of Arms sewn on the front at chest hight with a silver and green snake with the word 'Slytherin' on it.
The teenager was dark-haired and very handsome by normal standards.
He then started walking down the path.
Eventually he came to a village.
He walked up to a merchant that was handling some crates and items.
The boy pulled out a long thin straight stick of wood and pointed it in the man's face.
"Confundo!" he said clearly and deliberately.
The merchant paused and thought for a few moments as his eyes went cross-eyed.
The boy then asked for directions to someone who fit a certain description.
The merchant then pointed in the direction of another path out of the village.
"10 miles in that direction. His home is a large Castle."
The boy then started his trek. He walked. He was on a time constraint but he believed he had plenty of time.
The boy was a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It took an extremely difficult spell and ritual in order to transport him to this land. And he will be automatically transported back as soon as the time limit is over.
Fortunately he managed to get transport on a carriage after he confunded the driver for a faster trip. The driver dropped him off at the end of the drive to the castle.
He walked up to the front doors. Avoiding the etiquette of knocking first he waved his wand that he pulled out from under his robes and the doors opened.
He entered. He looked left and right there in the main foyer. There was no one immediately in sight. He saw a door to his left. It was a hallway that had many other doors. He walked down the hallway where he then entered another door.
Inside this door he saw two people. A man and a woman. The woman was young, maybe in her twenties and she was levitating some objects with her mind by holding out her hands towards them like telekinesis.
The man had brownish gray skin almost scaly like a reptile but was humanoid nonetheless.
The man looked up and then noticed the boy.
"Cora my dear," said the man. "I need to speak to our guest. Go practice your magic elsewhere."
"Yes, my teacher." said the woman named Cora.
The brownish gray skinned man then approached.
"Why have you entered my home uninvited?" asked the man, who had a high pitched voice.
He was in a Strange Land and though he would have preferred to exercise his authority he decided to go with politeness first.
"My most sincere apologies." said the boy. "I seek an audience with an individual referred to as, The Dark One."
"Well then in that case," said the man, "you have succeeded."
"Tell me boy, what is your name?"
"Riddle." said the boy. "Tom Riddle."
The man scrutinized the boy with a disapproving face.
"No." said the man with a tone of doubt. "No, I don't believe that is true."
"No." said Tom Riddle. "Tom Riddle is my name."
"No," said the man, "you misunderstand me, 'your name' is now not your birth name. Names are my specialty. And if I understand correctly, you have a new name. One you recently fashioned for yourself which is now your real name. So, if you want another second of my time and attention, you will tell me your 'real name'! So, what is your real name, dearie?"
Tom Riddle was not easily intimidated. But somehow he felt that this guy was not someone to be trifled with.
He hesitated. Normally he would have been more confident but he was in a strange place, and to tell people his new name was something that he wasn't quite ready to do except to his most closest loyal followers within Slytherin house.
But, he put on a brave face, stood up straight and with a strong clear voice.
"I Am Lord Voldemort." said Tom Riddle.
"Now that's more like it, dearie." said the man with a maniacal giggle.
He then spread his arms wide with a huge smile and then bowed with an over exaggerated curtsy.
"Rumpelstiltskin! At Your Service." said the man with a maniacal diabolical voice. "Let's make a deal!"
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