Post by a o h y admin on Apr 3, 2007 14:34:46 GMT -5
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
The autumn season of 1926 is most certainly one nobody will ever forget. Why, do you ask? In the fall of 1926, Tom Marvolo Riddle was born of Merope Gaunt. a witch, and Tom Riddle, Sr., a muggle. However, Thomas Riddle grew up with no parents. His mother had passed in childbirth, and his father abandoned the woman when she was pregnant. Raised in a muggle orphanage, Tom spent his childhood days traumatizing the other children there. The days turned dark when Albus Dumbledore visited the orphanage, after eleven years rolled around. Albus had convinced the orphanage to allow Tom to go to Hogwarts, a fateful decision on Albus's behalf.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
Schooling at Hogwarts quickly began for Mr. Riddle. It seemed that only Albus could see the benevolent potential in Riddle. All of the other staff at Hogwarts simply thought of him as a bad apple, one that didn't fall far from the tree of his mother. And soon enough, after learning just a small amount of magic, the evil began to creep into Hogwarts. Tom Marvolo Riddle began to gain follows, such as Evan Rosier and Bellatrix Black. It was in his first year that some Slytherins even began noting him as Lord Voldemort, a rearrangement of the letters in his name. In the winter of 1937, Tom's first year, the first death at Hogwarts had taken its toll on the school.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
The school experienced a number of deaths within the seven years that Riddle had attended Hogwarts. However, none could find proof that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters -- as his followers called themselves -- were the ones committing the crimes, no matter how suspicious their behavior. However, in the summer of 1945, the deaths in Hogwarts had ceased and rather, moved to the outer wizarding world. The power of Lord Voldemort was finally becoming known to London, as the Inner Circle of Death Eaters began wreaking havoc on the world.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
A war is beginning to creep into London, through the sewers to the vast countryside estates of many pureblood witches and wizards. Knockturn Alley is already known as the trading centre for dark arts. To the dismay of aurors and ministry workers, who are attempting to keep worried parents reassured about their students' safety, more and more outbreaks are beginning to cause many more deaths. How will London react? The ashes of Riddle's youth are sparking fire amongst the wizarding world.