Harry's first memory at Wool's Orphanage is of Tom Riddle. He thinks that Tom Riddle makes many exceptions for him. (He's right.) Featuring: poverty, death, morality, meddling old men and their wars. - Or, in which Tom realizes he's had enough of the purebloods. **Over 102,000 hits and 2,500 kudos on AO3!**

"We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on." What if Harry had tortured Bellatrix in the Ministry that night? Would the darker side finally overcome him? Could he still hold on to who he was? Voldemort wants to know just how far he can push the young wizard before he snaps again; so instead of killing Harry that night he decided to kidnap him. How long can he last in captivity without breaking?

Harry Potter has lost everyone and everything. For the last six months he has known nothing but pain at the hands of his enemy; however, hope comes in unexpected way. Can he manage to escape and if he does can he truly trust his new companion?

Harry Potter was tired, and he was afraid. Voldemort's crimson eyes met emerald, and a fission of understanding flared between the two. Both were orphans, both half-bloods. Both came to Hogwarts looking for a family and a place to call home but all they received were admirers and those who only teased and scoffed at them. Now that they were bound to each other - in more ways than one - they would be unstoppable. The alleged hero and villain stepped through together, standing together in darkness as equals. And so it began. ------ UPDATE (9/20/2020): This story transferred ownership so that it can continue. Updates will be sporadic, but this story has not been abandoned.

After stupidly rushing headfirst into danger (again), Harry now has to deal with the consequences of being held captive by his enemy and try not to lose himself along the way.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Or... Harry finds himself locked up in a house with Voldemort. The only way they'll ever get out of there is if they learn to work together. Yeah, that might be easier said than done.