Painful Redemption | T. R.

A Brief Note

Welcome everyone to my new story!

I'll start by saying that I wrote the first chapters in December, during some terrible nights when I couldn't sleep a wink. I was reading story after story about Tom Riddle, and during the day I was coming up with so many ideas that I chose to create a story of my own, one that would satisfy everything I've ever wanted from a book — without taking anything away from the others, which are true masterpieces that have inspired me and pushed me to write something of my own.

Also, I suppose there are a few things you should know about before diving into my story:
- Some of the names and characters are totally from my imagination, I have introduced some well-known surnames and created 'ancestors' in them;
- Orion and Walburga Black's ages are adjusted to that of all the other seventh year students, even though theoretically, they started attending Hogwarts a few years apart from Tom Riddle and, consequently, everyone else;
- Tom Riddle is not a simple character. I've tried not to make him a complete lunatic, since he was supposedly just full of himself and everything during his teenage years, despite the fact that he was already planning Voldemort — but he hadn't yet started with the mass murders and all that follows. But at the same time, he's also not the most romantic and kindest of characters. Keep that in mind;
- The dates might be wrong, but since I don't have much too specific about that period at Hogwarts, I tried to adapt as much as possible;
- English is not my mother language. There may be many, many grammatical errors in the chapters and I apologise in advance. I have gone over what I wrote many times and corrected many things, but I may have missed something. Please be kind and patient with me.

Oh, and last but not least: The main character resembles me in some ways. Let's treat her right, she deserves love.

I do not own Harry Potter or any related content, only the original characters.

Needless to say: I hope you will enjoy this book. The length of the chapters is not always constant, as I wanted to exaggerate with the first one and make the following ones a bit lighter. I just couldn't contain myself when I first started writing.

Express all kinds of opinions, without being afraid but, at the same time, without becoming offensive. I want this to be a safe space for everyone.

I have also created photos to briefly describe the characters, which I may post in later chapters — if you are interested.

Last important note before I let you go: Please, when you start reading the story, vote and comment on the chapters if you like them. It is very important. I have worked long and hard on this project.

Lots of love,
G.