New Years Eve of 1926

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PROLOGUE:
A heavily pregnant woman was wandering down the cold slippery snow-covered lane of middle-class London. She was desperately looking for some help and shelter. The rags she wore barely provided her with any warmth, she repeatedly blew on the back of her fingers to collect any warmth she can get. It was also New Year's Eve of 1926 and the pregnant woman was due at any moment.

Suddenly her water broke, she gave a cry pain and staggered to the doorstep of an orphanage. By the time the matron answered she was already in labor and they had to continue the delivery on the threshold.

It was an hour-long and tedious process and with the last cry of pain and elation, a beautiful, angelic-looking boy was born. He had his eyes closed and a soft tuft of dark hair on his adorable head. His cry was music to all the adults gathered there.

Merope reached for her son and gathered him in her arms and named him "TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE for his father and my father".

With one last breath, Merope's soul left the world of the living, leaving behind an angelic boy to the horrors of an orphanage.

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