elysium | tom riddle

foreword

I will boil your teeth if you do not read this.

Good, I got your attention now, dear reader. Hello, my name is Arson, and it is a pleasure to finally meet you through this idiotic reading app. Bless your soul for clicking on this story and reading this, although I did threaten you.

I go by she/they by the way. <3

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i. ANY HARRY POTTER CHARACTER THAT YOU SEE IS NOT MINE. I DO NOT OWN THE HARRY POTTER UNIVERSE OR FRANCHISE. I DO NOT OWN THE EVENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN OR THE DESCRIPTIONS IN THIS STORY EITHER. SOME CHARACTERS ARE MY OWN CREATION, AND YOU WILL SEE WHICH ONES ARE MINE, OF COURSE.

ii. SINCE YOU HAVE READ THE SUMMARY, YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT TOM RIDDLE IS CURRENTLY STUDYING IN 1996. AS YOU CONTINUE, YOU WILL SEE THAT LORD VOLDEMORT AND TOM RIDDLE ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, OR THAT'S WHAT THE CHARACTERS SUSPECT. THIS STORY FOLLOWS THE CANON TIMELINE FROM ORDER OF THE PHOENIX UNTIL HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, BUT I HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, SO IT FITS MY LIKING. THAT MEANS THAT MOST OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS DO HAPPEN, BUT THE ENDING MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE CANON-COMPLIANT. FROM HERE ONWARD, YOU NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE STORY, AND IF I WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING, I WILL. THERE IS A REASON AS TO WHY TOM IS A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN VOLDEMORT AND WHY HE IS BACK AT HOGWARTS. I DIDN'T WRITE THIS JUST FOR FUN. I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY UNIQUE. WHILE YOU MIGHT THINK THAT THE PREMISE OF THIS BOOK IS A LITTLE CHILDISH, I ASSURE YOU I TRY MY BEST FOR IT TO MAKE SENSE.

iii. THIS BOOK IS A SLOW BURN! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

iv. DUE TO THE CHANGE OF WATTPAD GUIDELINES, ALL CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN AGED UP IN THIS FANFICTION. CHARACTERS ARE SEVENTEEN IN ORDER OF THE PHOENIX AND EIGHTEEN IN THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE.

v. THIS STORY CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: RELIGIOUS THEMES, SEXUAL SCENES, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SELF-HARM, GORE, DEATH, TORTURE, GASLIGHTING, HEAVY MANIPULATION, VIOLENCE, ANIMAL CRUELTY, MENTIONS OF EXORCISMS, DARK MAGIC DEPICTED IN ANCIENT MYTHOLOGIES, ETCETERA.

vi. THIS IS A VERY DARK FIC, AND IT CONTAINS TOPICS THAT ARE NOT MEANT FOR EVERYONE. I PLACE WARNINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CHAPTER SO YOU CAN BE READY TO EXPECT TOPICS THAT ARE HEAVILY TRIGGERING.

vii. ALL OF THE CHARACTERS YOU ARE READING ABOUT ARE FICTIONAL! THEY HAVE THEIR STRUGGLES AND THOUGHTS THAT ARE INSPIRED BY MY OWN. SOME OF THEM ARE INSPIRED BY REAL PEOPLE, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A FICTIONAL SETTING, YOU CANNOT EXPECT THEM TO BE RIGHTEOUS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. DON'T PROJECT YOURSELF ON THEM.

viii. AS SUCH, I AM INCLINED TO TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ROMANTICIZE OR SEEK SOMEONE LIKE TOM RIDDLE. THE MAIN CHARACTER WILL REACT TO TOM'S MANIPULATION, AND THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, SHE GROWS AND LEARNS. THIS PROCESS TAKES TIME. SHE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOW SHE IS BEING MANIPULATED AT TIMES, BUT SHE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE REVENGE. THESE TOPICS ARE HEAVILY TRIGGERING AND HAVE A LARGE EFFECT ON MENTAL HEALTH. IT'S VERY TRICKY TO WRITE ABOUT THIS, BUT I MUST REMIND YOU THIS IS ALL HAPPENING IN A FANTASY SETTING AND DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD STRIVE FOR A RELATIONSHIP LIKE THE ONE ARIADNE AND TOM HAVE IN REALITY. DO NOT GLORIFY WHAT THEY HAVE, PLEASE. APART FROM THAT, ARIADNE ALSO FACES MANIPULATION FROM PARENTAL FIGURES IN HER LIFE, WHICH IS TAILORED TO MY OWN STRUGGLES WHILE GROWING UP I'M TRYING TO SHOW THE EFFECTS OF HAVING MANIPULATING RELATIONSHIPS. IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS IMPROPER, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

ix. SINCE THE MAIN CHARACTER IS HISPANIC AND LATINA, YOU WILL SEE SHE SPEAKS SPANISH MANY TIMES. I HAVE TRIED COMMENTING THE TRANSLATION. LET ME KNOW IF IT'S NOT SHOWING UP.

x. PLEASE DO NOT COMPARE THIS FANFICTION TO OTHER BOOKS. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE OTHER AUTHORS OR ME, AND IT ISN'T VERY ENCOURAGING.

xi. THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. NAMES, CHARACTERS, BUSINESS, EVENTS, AND INCIDENTS ARE THE PRODUCTS OF GRAWP.'s AND MY IMAGINATION. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL PERSONS, LIVING OR DEAD, OR ACTUAL EVENTS IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL.

xii. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO COMMENT AND VOTE. IT MAKES SURE THAT I PUT OUT UPDATES MUCH FASTER.

xiii. ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE, SO IF YOU SEE ANY MISTAKE PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

xiv. I ALSO HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WORKING ON SOMETHING SO SERIOUS. I HAD NEVER ATTEMPTED TO WRITE ANYTHING THIS BIG OR SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED A LOT OF PLANNING.

xv. I COULD NOT HAVE FINISHED THIS BOOK WITHOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO KEEP WRITING. I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE A HOMAGE TO EACH ONE OF YOU IN THIS BOOK. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. I WOULD HAVE LEFT THIS WORK COMPLETELY IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU GUYS. <3

xvi. THE PLAYLIST FOR THE BOOK IS BELOW! <3

xvii. HERE IS THE TRAILER SO YOU CAN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. ENJOY READING (I SUGGEST YOU PUT THE TRAILER IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY AVAILABLE). DON'T FORGET TO VOTE AND COMMENT!

xviii. MY SOCIALS:

TIKTOK: cemetery.walkz

INSTAGRAM: cemetery.walkzz

xix. WORD COUNT: to be determined

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