Theodora Riddle {A Harry Potter fanfic} *Completed*

Chapter Two.

Theodora narrowed her eyes at this strange man. As soon as she had said her surname, he had covered his face.

"Did you know my parents?" she asked curiously.

The man removed his hand from his face and sighed. "I knew your father."

Theodora looked up curiously. "Is he dead?" she asked.

Dumbledore sighed again. If only he was dead. Dumbledore hadn't even known Voldemort had a child! Who was the mother? Why?

"No. He's still alive." he said. Theodoras eyes filled with hope. Oh, Dumbledore didn't want to tell her who her father is. So he avoided her curious eyes and hopeful smile. He doubted Theodora would want to know her father was the most evil man on earth.

"Can I see him?" she said.

Dumbledore pretended not to hear her and pulled out a letter, which he handed to Theodora.

"You were supposed to get this on your eleventh birthday. I don't why you didn't get it then." Dumbledore said.

"But I'm twelve in four months; why am I only getting this letter now?" Theodora asked. Dumbledore just shrugged. Theodora examined the envelope, everything on the cover was written in green ink.

Ms Theodora Riddle
O'Neills orphanage
Derry
Ireland

Theodora opened it and began to read.

"Is this a joke?" she snarled. "This 'school' is just a mental hospital, isn't it? Because I'm odd!"

Dumbledore stared at Theodora in surprise. He remember the first time he had met Tom Riddle.

* Flashback *

Dumbledore entered Tom Riddles room. The boy had neat black hair and silvery/grey eyes. He assumed Dumbledore was a doctor or psychiatrist who was to take him away to an asylum. Dumbledore told him that he wasn't and told him that he was a wizard. Dumbledore asked Tom about the things he could do and Tom said he could hurt people and make animals do what he wanted without training them and talk to snakes...

* End flashback *

"What kind of things can you do, Miss Riddle?" Dumbledore asked.

Theodora was silent for a moment."I can make things go on fire...I can hurt people mentally, make them scream, this..." a lily flower formed in the palm of her hand, then Theodora clicked her fingers and the lily caught on fire. "and I can talk snakes and other animals." she added.

Dumbledore said nothing. She was just like him. But could Theodora be changed, molded? She'd never met her father, maybe Voldemort didn't even know about her! Yes, Dumbledore was positive that Hogwarts could and would change Theodora.

For the better. He hoped.