Tom Marvolo Riddle. The most infamous dark wizard of all time. His legendary rise to power as the Dark Lord will forever strike fear in the hearts of those who hear the tale. Still, little is known of Tom's life before his transformation into Voldemort. Was he always the heartless killer we know him to be? Will the girl who haunts his thoughts, and sparks something within him he so desperately wants to destroy, be able to draw him back to the humanity he thought he had lost? SECOND PLACE IN THE 2019 CEDRIC AWARDS!! FIRST PLACE IN THE 2018 BLOSSOM AWARDS!! RUNNER UP IN THE 2018 WOCA'S!! Reached 1 in Prequel [out of 1.44K] Reached 10 in Original Character [out of 3.7K] Reached 18 in Harry Potter Reached 11 in Wizard Reached 6 in Tom Riddle Reached 3 in Fandom [out of 2.8K] Reached 67 in Hogwarts [out of 6.3K]

The scene is set for the year 1943. The second world war unfurls like a steady burn, and the wizarding world begins to descend into a chaos of its own. Gwendolyn Gawmdrey leaves prestigious and dark Durmstrang Institute to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for her sixth year of schooling. There, she encounters friendship, death, and the mysterious and arrogant Tom Riddle. She soon finds herself plunged into a world of power, deceit, and manipulation. As the year surges onward, the malevolent boy and the Dark Arts begin to draw Gwen in, but under the curious gaze of Professor Albus Dumbledore, there's something else. But has the renowned wizard failed to realize that Gwendolyn Gawmdrey might have demons of her own? Perhaps one must know the darkness before being able to appreciate the light. 1 million - 1/31/22 2020- #1 in Voldemort, #2 in Riddle, #1 in 1940s, #6 in Harry Potter 2021- #3 in Fanfiction, #1 in WWII