Stories by BalefulAutodidact

Tom Marvolo Riddle has spent most of his ten years at Wool's Orphanage alone, friendless and isolated. Cold, strong willed and determined to break his powerlessness he has begun exploring a newfound ability within himself, and is desperate to use it. But

Lily Evans is bright, charming and brave, but entering a new world is still scary. With prejudice still lurking in the magical world, and hints of something darker beginning to form, she can rely only on herself and the one friend who enters that world with her, to take Lily from the nervous, bright young muggle, to the fierce, brave witch she will become.

As Harry's sixth year begins, and knowing the showdown with the Dark Lord is inevitable, he's chosen to take a more active role in his own future. For his first move, he wants to get closer to the new and eccentric potions master. Little does he know the