Hermione Granger knows she's not a good person. Disillusioned with life at only twelve years old; she is cynical, manipulative, ruthless and, above all else, a survivor. For six years she has lived on the streets of London with only her sharp mind and her sharper knives to keep her alive, but a letter from an owl changes everything for Hermione, and the bond she forms on the Hogwarts Express with a timid boy with broken glasses, skinny wrists and a lightning-shaped scar will change the whole of Wizarding Britain. Main Pairing: Harry Potter/Hermione Granger/Tom Riddle *Warning: Rating R* DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter. I am only writing this for my amusement, and for others amusement. I am not writing this for a profit of any kind. DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the images used.

Before the gender of the baby could be identified Voldemort announced to Lucius Malfoy that should he have a daughter, a marriage contract was to be drawn up as soon as possible. He was looking for a Dark Mistress, and who better than a Malfoy. Lucius and his wife then swore that if they did have a daughter, they were to keep her safe at all costs.