Tom Riddle

**Tom Riddle** is a major antagonist in the *Rigel Black Chronicles*.

As in canon, he was a brilliant but sociopathic child, and made plans to become immortal by creating Horcruxes. However, upon the death of Myrtle Warren, he reconsidered the idea of losing a portion of his soul, and felt sufficient remorse for the death that his soul reintegrated itself.

Instead of his original plans for terrorism and violent revolution, he set out to achieve his goals through politics, taking over the ultra-conservative Cure Our World party, rebranding it to Save Our World, and revitalising it into a powerhouse. He has since succeeded in passing a suite of laws that ban non-purebloods from Hogwarts, from government office, and from various types of employment.

## Profile

### Personality

Unlike the canonical Voldemort, Riddle has remained sane, and is not given to arbitrary torture and murder. He can be reasoned with, and is unwilling to upset the whole apple cart of society. However, he remains a very dangerous man, calculating and ruthless and deeply bigoted against the non-magical world.

### Skills

Riddle possesses immense magical reserves, described as "Lord level", comparable to those of Harry and Dumbledore. Unlike Harry, he has long experience in using his magic, allowing him to achieve feats that she cannot replicate, like lashing out with magic to sting her cheek in reprimand, faster than her own magic can shield her.

He is very accomplished in debate, as befitting a decades-long politician, and Lily can only hold her ground against him in conversation, at best.

## Family Tree

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## Appearances

**Appearances**
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 9 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 12 (*mentioned*)
* The Pureblood Pretense: Chapter 18 (*mentioned*)
 * The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 1
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 3 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 4 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 8 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 9
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 10
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 11 (*mentioned*)
* The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 12 (*mentioned*)
 * The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 3
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 4 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 5 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 6 (*Boggart*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 9 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 10 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 11
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 12 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 13
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 14 (*mentioned*)
* The Ambiguous Artifice: Chapter 15 (*mentioned*)
 * The Futile Facade: Chapter 4 (*mentioned*)
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 5
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 6
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 7
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 8
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 9
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 10
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 11
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 12
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 13
* The Futile Facade: Chapter 14 (*mentioned*)
 * The Malignant Masquerade: Chapter 1
* The Malignant Masquerade: Chapter 2

## References

1. ↑ In The Serpentine Subterfuge: Chapter 14, Riddle Jr. (the magical construct) says, "I think our magics are just too incompatible. She leans closer to Neutral than to Light, but still… it took some time to gain complete control over her magic."