Tom Riddle never became Voldemort. He became Minister for Magic, exactly as Slughorn once predicted. But beneath the polished speeches and political victories, Riddle's private experiments split something loose from his soul.
In the summer of 1994, Sirius Black and Severus Snape are forced into an uneasy alliance to track down Pettigrew before he can reach the weakened Voldemort. Peter is carrying a precious item for Voldemort. Someone is helping the dark lord. What begins as a manhunt across Britain soon uncovers a darker conspiracy and signs that Voldemort's network is rebuilding from the shadows.
In the summer of 1994, Sirius Black and Severus Snape are forced into an uneasy alliance to track down Peter Pettigrew before he can reach the weakened but surviving Voldemort. Peter is carrying a precious item for Voldemort. What begins as a manhunt across Britain soon uncovers a darker conspiracy and signs that Voldemort's network is rebuilding from the shadows.
Tom Riddle never became Voldemort. He became Minister for Magic, exactly as Slughorn once predicted. But beneath the polished speeches and political victories, Riddle's private experiments split something loose from his soul.
Upon returning in 1994, Voldemort realized how ridiculous wizarding Britain is and decided to retire and enjoy his immortality. He decided to take Peter with him, giving his pet death eaters ridiculous tasks. He spent time sunning himself, randomly cursing Peter, and assigning Snape impossible missions that give Dumbledore heart attacks. Sometimes he entertained Harry Potter too.
In a world, Bellatrix Black was sorted into Hufflepuff. With her proximity to the kitchens, she falls in love with baking. Edited mostly with ChatGPT—just a collection of one shot at Bella's store - The Puff and Whisk. The story has five time periods: Hogwarts (pre-1971), Post-Hogwarts (1971-1974), Bakery (1974-1991), Harry (1991-1998) and Post-War (post-1998).
Upon returning in 1994, Voldemort realized how ridiculous wizarding Britain is and decided to retire and enjoy his immortal. He decided to take Peter with him. He spent time sunning himself, randomly cursing Peter and giving Snape ridiculous missions to give Dumbledore heart attacks.