"Tom, Look! He's standing! Come to Mama, Hadrian!" A tall man with long black hair said, as he kneeled down with his arms out.
"No, Hadrian. Come to Papa!" A pale tall man with short brown hair said, as he sat on his knees, beside the other, with his arms out. I looked between them, confused, before suddenly crying. The first man frowns softly, and reached over, picking me up.
"Shhhh. Shhhh. It's okay, my sweet boy. Tom, look at what you did!" The man said, as the other man faked being hurt, placing his hand on his chest.
"Me?! We trying to get him to walk, Severus. He needs to learn before we meet up with my sisters. You know they'll be asking when he's walking." Tom said, as Severus sighs.
"Yeah. I know. I know." Severus said, as a knock from the door stopped any sentences from forming.
"Did you know anyone coming today?" Severus asked, looking at Tom. Tom narrows his eyes, as the knocking continued.
"No. Lily and James don't come til this evening and Petunia and her son wouldn't be arriving til tomorrow morning." Tom said, as he pulls out a stick. Tom stood at the door before the door blasted open, sending all of us hitting the floor. Streams of lights flashed everywhere.
"I'm taking the child, Riddle." I heard an old man's voice, before everything went dark.
[BOOK 2]
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"Whatsss that you've got there?"
"Who's there?"
"Up here, human."
"Y-you're a snake!"
"A grasss snake. Well obssserved. And you, are a human."
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During the summer away from Hogwarts, Aludra makes an exciting discovery; she can talk to and understand snakes.
While her parents make speculations and theories as to how this is possible, they fail to notice that Aludra is going through the physical, emotional and mental changes necessary in becoming a teenage girl. At school, she suddenly finds herself in a whirlpool of confusion, embarrassment and shame like she's never felt before. All of her deepest, darkest secrets and fears are rising to surface, and just as Aludra feels like she's going to have a break down, she remembers the black, leather diary she saw her father slip into Ginny Weasley's cauldron in August. She decides to confide in it, and soon discovers that it is inhabited by the memory of a boy named Tom Riddle.
Tom is kind and patient. He listens to all her problems and offers helpful advice. He tells her that she's smart, funny and beautiful - in that exact order, too. Soon, Aludra begins to depend on Tom like a drug.
Little does she know, Tom has already been using her as a life source.