Tom Riddle

## Thomas Marvolo Riddle III

**Minister Thomas 'Tom' Marvolo Riddle III** O.M (First Class) (b. 31 December, 1926) was a British Half-Blood Wizard who served as the Minister for Magic of Great Wizarding Britain from 1955 to 2004 and attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he was sorted into Slytherin House.

A able politician who renovated the Ministry into the 20th Century and managed to stamp out corruption on all levels, Tom Riddle was not only one the youngest Minister's but also one of the most popular, being in office for 49 years. Tom married Myrtle Warren in 1953 and had three children with her; Delphini, Malvolio and Aurelius, two of which gave him five grandchildren.

## **Biography**

### **Early Life and Schooling (1926 - 1945)**

Tom Riddle was born in London at Wool's Orphanage to single Witch mother, Merope Gaunt. Merope, a frail Squib, died an hour after giving birth, presumably leaving baby Tom orphaned. However, two weeks later, Tom's father, Muggle Thomas Riddle II, arrived at the orphanage and took Tom home with him to be raised by Thomas, his wife Cecilia and parents, Thomas I and Mary.

Tom's childhood was both cold and loving as his Step-Mother, Cecilia dotted on him like he was her own child but from an early age, Tom knew she wasn't his birth mother even though his father demanded he call her 'mum', something young Tom never did. His father was very cold towards Tom and would often leave his family for months at a time on business trips. His father also refused to talk about Tom's birth mother, insisting Cecilia was. Tom's grandparents were a bit better but still rather strict towards him whilst the family butler, Wilfred Trott taught Tom how to cook. The family's gardener, Frank Bryce would often teach Tom many things like skinning a chicken or chopping down a tree.

Despite his less then stellar upbringing, Tom was raised in luxury as his family were very rich and Tom grew up in his family's ancestral home, Enigma Hall that was near the village of Little Hangleton. Tom's favourite place in his family's estate was a large Ash tree in the gardens, where he would climb it and talk to snakes.

When Tom turned 11, his family was visited by Professor Albus Dumbledore of Hogwarts and told that Tom was a Wizard. Although his father was reluctant to let him go, he was convinced when Dumbledore told him that Hogwarts was a prestigious boarding school. Wilfred drove Tom and Cecilia to London, where they followed Dumbledore's instructions and went to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies.

When September 1st rolled around, only Cecilia saw him off from Platform nine and three quarters. On the Hogwarts Express, Tom sat in a carriage with three boys. Two of them, Bruce Potter and Septimus Weasley left after realising that the other boy was Blair Avery. The last remaining boys started to talk and after Blair told Tom about Blood Purity, Tom asked him why it mattered. When Blair couldn't answer, Tom told him that Pure-Blood supremacy was stupid and promised Blair he would be top of their class in the first week. Tom also told Blair about his theory that his birth mother was a Witch. Tom and Blair quickly became the best of friends.

Once at Hogwarts, Tom was sorted into Slytherin along with Blair and the latter introduced the former to their new Slytherin dormmates; Alphonsus Lestrange, Octavius Thicknesse, Cassio Rosier, Leonidas Dolohov and Mathias Mulciber. Tom reiterated his views of Blood Purity after Alphonsus asked of his Blood Status and whilst Lestrange and to a certain extent Octavius respected him, Cassio, Leo and Matt instantly disliked him.

Tom kept his promise to Blair and very quickly became the smartest person in their year, earning him the respect of his other dormmates. Over time, Tom would stamp out all Blood Purity views in his friends, which intern helped Wizarding society move forward. Tom went to his first Quidditch Match in his First Year and instantly disliked the sport.

During his time at school, Tom became the favourite student of Professor of Potions, Horace Slughorn and was the crowning jewel Slughorn's Slug Club. During a Slug Club party, Slughorn boasted about Tom's achievements and predicted he would become the Minister for Magic in ten years after graduating.

In his Fifth Year, Tom was made Prefect, elevating his status even further whilst he got his first girlfriend; Addison Harper. Tom sat his O.W.L's and scored perfect O's on every exam.

In his Sixth Year, Tom's father and grandparents were killed in a car crash and he went home to attend the funeral. Tom, having become more emotional during the course of his relationship with Addison, apologised to Cecilia for never calling her 'mum' and told her he didn't care who his real mother was as, in his eyes, she was. In return, Cecilia told Tom the story of his birth;

On the outskirts of Little Hangleton, the Gaunt Family lived in a shack with the youngest daughter, Merope a abused maid to her brother and father. After both them were arrested, Merope brewed a potion that made her long time crush, Tom's father fall in love with her and run away together. Eventually, whilst pregnant with Tom, Merope couldn't bare the thought that Thomas wasn't in love with her and let the potions wear off, hoping he would stay with her for the baby's sake. He did not and only retrieved baby Tom because of the scandal a illegitimate child could cause after a associate told him of Tom's existence.

Tom, shook by the story, went to the Gaunt shack, only to find his elderly uncle Morfin. After a less then stellar reunion with his relative, Tom left the shack in disgust and, with the help of Blair, tracked down his mother's grave in London. Tom and Blair than got drunk and defiled his father's grave. Blair also told Tom about the Gaunt's supposed relation to Salazar Slytherin.

When he returned to school, Tom found the Chamber of Secrets and Slytherin's Basilisk before showing his discovery to Headmaster, Armando Dippet. Tom became a celebrity over night as the Heir of Slytherin.

Also during his Sixth Year, Tom tutored several younger students, including; Abraxas Malfoy, Jerome Goyle, Caspian Crabbe, Rubeus Hagrid and Hawthorne Pettigrew.

In his Seventh Year, Tom was made Head Boy and when he graduated he was one of the smartest students to ever grace the hallowed halls of Hogwarts. Whilst celebrating their graduation, Addison broke up with Tom as she wanted to travel and knew Tom did not.

### **Ministry Career (1945 - 1955)**

Because of his impressive resume, Tom was not offered a Ministry Internship but a fully fledge job in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes instead. Tom proved to be a very effective worker and was promoted several times in his first year, giving him a tidy salary. Due to Addison's dumping of him, Tom became very promiscuous during this time.

In 1946, Tom started dating his co-worker and old classmate, Olivia Hornby whilst also entering into an affair with his boss, Spiro Sharpman's wife, Penelope. Tom also had a plethora of one night stands with various Muggle girls. Although his relationship with Olivia only lasted a couple of months, Tom kept up his affair with Penelope for 3 years.

Socially, Tom was very popular and attended many parties such as Ministry functions, Pure-Blood Society parties and even got a membership at the exclusive club, The Pure-Blood Imperium.

Tragedy struck Tom's life when Spiro discovered the affair with his wife. In anger and grief, Spiro killed his wife before killing himself. Tom had a realisation at the funeral of the person he had become; like his father. Tom took time off work and spent a romantic weekend with Addison at her family's summer house in France. Although both knew their reunion was short lived, Tom and Addison enjoyed themselves. When Tom returned to work after a emotional goodbye with Addison, he was Head of the department.

Tom ran the DMAC for 4 years before he replaced the recently deceased Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Tom, who had felt guilty and depressed in the DMAC due to the painful memories of Penelope, felt much better in the DIMC and decided to see his new job as a new lease of life. In was during this time that Tom met Myrtle Warren, his new secretary.

Tom quickly fell in love with Myrtle but did nothing due to his fear of ruining her life like he did Penelope. Eventually, the two did get together after a lengthy conversation. The two married in 1953, with Blair as best man and the year later had their first child; a daughter called Delphini.

### **Minister for Magic (1955 - 2004)**

In 1955, Tom decided to run for Minister for Magic. His main opponents were then current Minister, Wilhelmina Tuft and DMLE Director, Siegfried Fudge. Tom's Election Campaign was heavily covered by the press and in the end he won, being elected the 27th Minister for Magic. During this time, Myrtle gave birth to their second child; this time a son called Malvolio. Two years later they would have another son called Aurelius.

Delphini Riddle became an Auror and married Rabastian Lestrange, Alphonsus' son. Malvolio Riddle never married and became a Quidditch Player for the Tutshill Tornados. Aurelius Riddle married Blair's daughter, Phoebe and opened a very successful ice-cream shop.

As Minister, Tom did many things such as giving more budget to the Auror Office and stamping out corruption. Tom was also the founder of the Lycanthrope Liaison Office with registered Werewolf, Remus Lupin. Despite his busy schedule, Tom always made time for his family in the mornings and evenings unless absolutely impossible.

In the early 80s', Tom started to receive death threats but ignored them, not taking the threats serious until an attempt was made on his life by assassins whilst he shopped in Diagon Alley. Auror James Potter, Sirius Black, Gawain Robards and Head Auror, Rufus Scrimgeour were put on his case and eventually, a group of Pure-Blood supremacists known as The Warlocks, led by Lucius Malfoy were arrested but Scrimgeour died. Many Pure-Bloods were arrested and thrown in Azkaban whilst the three remaining Auror's were given Order of Merlin's (First Class). Although Potter and Black did leave the Auror's.

In 1994-95, Tom oversaw the new Triwizard Tournament and personally congratulated the winner, Cedric Diggory. Also during this time, Tom discovered his wand's brother was the wand of Harry Potter, James' son. At this point, Tom had several grandchildren and wanted to spent more time with them, so, in 2004, he announced his retirement. Tom was replaced as Minister by Amelia Bones, the Director of the DMLE.

### **Retirement (2004 - Present)**

In retirement, Tom spent most of his time with Myrtle and the rest of his family. He lived in Enigma Hall and started participating in many hobbies to pass the time.

## **Physical Appearance**

Tom was a very handsome man with pale, smooth skin and silky black hair. His eyes were dark and he grew to be 6 foot tall. In his youth, Tom was clean shaven but as he grew older he maintained a healthy amount of black stubble. Tom's temples went grey when he was in his 60s' whilst the remainder of his hair slowly greyed over the years until he was more salt then pepper when he stepped down. Despite this, Tom was still a very handsome man and was featured in many fashion and gossip magazines.