HP: I'd Have to Be Crazy to Date Riddle

A Muggle-born witch who awakened to magic at the age of fifteen is assigned by the Ministry of Magic to attend the 1941 Sorting Ceremony, escorted in person by Professor Melrose of Hogwarts.

Muggle-borns should have been at the very bottom of the magical world's pecking order. But her one-in-a-million magical talent catches the attention of Tom Riddle, a brilliant student and Slytherin prefect: a handsome gentleman who is skilled at hiding his true nature.

He gradually draws the transfer student into the gentle trap he has woven, bewitching the heir to ancient magic and using her to unleash the magical energy hidden deep beneath Hogwarts.

The Dark Lord gains supreme power to conquer the world, bringing Great Britain to its knees with a mere wave of his hand.

Then he hides his treasure away in the most magnificent and secure cage in the world.

Ancient magic carries Yvette back more than a decade, to the chaotic streets of London and the doorstep of the Wool's Orphanage.

Now it is her turn to choose: revenge, or...

(She holds out her hand.) "Come with me, Tom."

She wants to know whether the great power Dumbledore calls "love" can put an end to all this tragedy and the source of evil.

Ten years later

At a party, Yvette chats with someone: "Never date a guy from Slytherin. A cheerful, sunny Gryffindor boy is so much better."

(A Parseltongue hiss comes from behind her.) "Sss... sss..."

She turns and sees Riddle's scarlet eyes. Huh?

Reading guide:

1. The heroine and the ancient magic are based on Hogwarts Legacy. In this version, the transfer student and Voldemort are the same age.

2. Unhinged fiction, written to satisfy my tastes (Slytherin men are just incredible), updated whenever inspiration strikes.

3. This is not an angst-filled story!!! Happy ending: give Tom the Dark Lord a home.

Theme: Love is the greatest power in the world!