AU: Tom and Harry are in Wool's Orphanage at the same time.
History may hate us, but they'll never forget our names.
How wonderful; how strange. To be loved by something that hates all else.
Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, b...
As Lord Voldemort calmly walked out of Hogwarts, he walked into the Forbidden Forest were Lady Tenebris was waiting for him with a black satchel hanging over his shoulder and a black suitcase in his free hand.
"Did you complete the errands, love?" Tom asked Harry
"Yes, I finished your honey-do list." Harry answered, pointing to the black bag
"Everything?" Tom inquired
"Yes." Harry confirmed, "Two sets of clothing each and a dozen gold coins —not Galleons, gold."
"Did you get the location from Helena?" Harry asked
"Krasta, Albania." Tom answered, taking Harry's hand and walking into the forest before apparating them
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Within a few minutes, they had apparated to the country on the opposite side of Europe, as the sun began to set.
Since there was no Wizarding-Town within a hundred miles, the Dark Nobles settled to spend the night in a Muggle Inn in the village that bordered the forest.
The next morning, they ate a quick breakfast and head straight into the forest.
*Twelve Hours Later*
"WE WOULDN'T BE LOST IF YOU ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS!" Harry shouted at Tom as they climbed over a fallen tree
"WE ARE NOT LOST!" Tom insisted, staring at his wand that he had cast "Point Me" on
"WE HAVE PASSED THAT TREE THREE TIMES!" Harry shouted, pointing at the fallen tree
"HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO FIND A HUGE ASS TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GOBLINFUCKING WOODS!" Tom shouted at no one, frustrated with their lack of success
"CLEARLY IT IS, BUT IF YOU ASKED A VILLAGER —YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO LIVES HERE— FOR DIRECTIONS WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS!" Harry shouted, both hungry and tired
"IMPERIUS LEAVES A RESIDUE AFTER IT IS CAST!" Tom criticized
"THEN PAY THEM, WE HAVE MONEY!" Harry pointed out
"IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS!" Tom yelled
"YOU REALLY TRUSTED A GHOST FOR DIRECTIONS, ITS BEEN ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS SINCE SHE WAS HERE!" Harry insulted, following Tom as they turned left
Almost instantly, they were faced with a giant tree.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Harry shouted, frustrated that they could have found this hours ago
"Calm down, sweetheart, you're already tired, any more yelling is going to make you pass out from dehydration." Tom warned, cautiously entering the hollow tree
Getting onto their knees, the couple felt the combination of wood and dirt that made up the floor to search for anything out of the ordinary in order to find the diadem.
Eventually, Harry felt Stone in the center of the tree and —with assistance— lifted up the heavy stone to reveal a small chest, cautiously opening it, he found Rowena Ravenclaw's lost Diadem inside.
"We did it." Harry laughed in relief that their journey hadn't been for not
Tom pressed a tired kiss to Harry's temple and they made their way out of the woods.
As they entered the inn, they made their way into the pub section if it and ordered dinner.
While they waited for their waitress to return, they spoke privately.
"I'm sorry, love." Tom apoligzed, whispering
"Why?" Harry asked
"I shouldn't have yelled at you." Tom explained, taking Harry's left hand under the table and softly rubbing the side
"We were both yelling, if I remember correctly." Harry pointed out
"Still, I should have kept calm." Tom said
"We were tired, hungry, and frustrated, it was bound to happen. Everyone gets hangry." Harry soothed
Soon, their meal was served to them, they ate it, went to sleep, and returned to England in the morning.
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Dennis and Amy Bishop, a newly married couple, restocked their small store —Bishop's— in a cheerful silence.
Since their graduation from Muggle School a few months ago, they had taken out a loan and bought the property to start their little Ma and Pa store together and gotten married.
For the last year, their lives had finally returned to normal when Riddle and Potter left the orphanage for good, do they were glad the two wizards were out if their lives.
When suddenly, the world around them cracked: they were being called by the two they hated.
"Speak of the Devil." Dennis muttered, walking out the store doors
"And the Devil shall appear." Amy finished, following her husband to a dark alleyway were Riddle and Potter were waiting
"It's been awhile." Harry giggled, sitting on a wooden crate
"Fortunately, this is the last time we will ever see each other ever again." Tom monotonly said, leaning against the brick wall
"Y-You're boning to let us go?" Amy breathed in amazement
"No, no,no, no, no." Harry laughed, "We're going to kill you. It's nothing personal, but we have too much to lose and we can't take any risks."
"If anyone found out what we have planned." Tom tsked, "We can't have the game end before it even begins, so we can't have any loose ends."
Each Wizard pointed a wand at one of the Muggles in front of them, Harry to Amy and Tom to Dennis, "Avada Kedavra."
After that, their deaths were use to make the Diadem a Horcrux for them both...
